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Thong Nai Pan life: May 2014

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Tuesday, 20 May 2014. Jetskis in Koh Phangan. I was going to post pictures of jetskis in the water in Thong Nai Pan, but thought this will just encourage people who look at pictures without reading the text. Don’t hire jetskis in Thong Nai Pan. Here are the reasons why:. They pollute. You can smell the petrol fumes from the jetskis. The police won’t help you. Your resort manager won’t help you. The only thing that will help you is having 2 passports! Most people don’t go anywhere on a jetski. T...Please ...

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Thai Architecture Contemporary and Traditional: Train Station Architecture in Thailand

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Thai Architecture Contemporary and Traditional. Photos and articles about Architecture in Thailand. Wednesday, 29 April 2015. Train Station Architecture in Thailand. Hua Lamphong Train Station. Perhaps since steam power was a Western innovation, along with mechanised industrialisation (and indeed train station design) it was felt that the train station should reflect this – a new, grand departure for Thailand. Hua Hin Train Station. The main building on the platform is the small wooden pavilion. It i...

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Thong Nai Pan life: April 2015

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Wednesday, 29 April 2015. Bamboo Restaurant opened its doors circa 2006. Ever since its inception Pi Gan stood at the helm of a popular establishment that served up great Thai food and that became one of the meeting places of beach folk in Thong Nai Pan Noi. Sadly ‘Bamboo’, as it became affectionately known, closed in early 2015. Gan has left to pursue a new catering project in Koh Chang. Many bars and restaurants not just in Thailand but elsewhere have a life span. Styles and trends change. Thos...It is...

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Thai Architecture Contemporary and Traditional: Tree Houses in Thailand

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Thai Architecture Contemporary and Traditional. Photos and articles about Architecture in Thailand. Saturday, 21 February 2015. Tree Houses in Thailand. Khao Sok Tree House. This is a resort set near the National Park of Khao Sok. It is a staging post for safaris in the park. It gives guests the chance to be in a jungle environment. The rooms are bungalows that are on stilts. They are not built in the cradle of a branch but are surrounded by plenty of trees. The resort does well to co...This resort is on...

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Thai Architecture Contemporary and Traditional: April 2015

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Thai Architecture Contemporary and Traditional. Photos and articles about Architecture in Thailand. Wednesday, 29 April 2015. Train Station Architecture in Thailand. Hua Lamphong Train Station. Perhaps since steam power was a Western innovation, along with mechanised industrialisation (and indeed train station design) it was felt that the train station should reflect this – a new, grand departure for Thailand. Hua Hin Train Station. The main building on the platform is the small wooden pavilion. It i...

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Thai Architecture Contemporary and Traditional: February 2012

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Thai Architecture Contemporary and Traditional. Photos and articles about Architecture in Thailand. Sunday, 12 February 2012. Practical Considerations for House Design in Thailand. One of the great natural resources that Thailand has is wood. There are plenty of hardwoods. A friend recently completed building a holiday villa in Thong Nai Pan. He bought turf for the garden. The grass didn’t seem to grow but lots of pretty butterflies could be seen flitting over the dying grass. It took him a...Having a la...

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Thai Architecture Contemporary and Traditional: August 2011

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Thai Architecture Contemporary and Traditional. Photos and articles about Architecture in Thailand. Wednesday, 10 August 2011. The best and the worst of bathrooms in Thailand. Bathrooms in Thailand are vastly varying quality. In cheap hotels, guest houses and bungalows bathrooms are functional and clean at best and awkward, dirty and falling apart at worse. Hot water vs. cold water. Styles of bathroom in Thailand. The color scheme of a bathroom can make it stand out. White seems sterile and out of da...

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Thai Architecture Contemporary and Traditional: July 2013

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Thai Architecture Contemporary and Traditional. Photos and articles about Architecture in Thailand. Thursday, 25 July 2013. The majority of visitors to Thailand head for the beach. They might stop for a few days in Bangkok and Chiang Mai but for most the focal point of the holiday is going to be a beach milieu. It is thus the buildings found at beach resorts that are going to inform people’s ideas of Thai architecture; that and Thai temples. Poppies Restaurant in Koh Samui. It is hard to find any structu...

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Thai Architecture Contemporary and Traditional: May 2011

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Thai Architecture Contemporary and Traditional. Photos and articles about Architecture in Thailand. Saturday, 14 May 2011. Architecture and Practice in Thailand. The Enjoyable Part of Thai Architecture. One of the most enjoyable aspects of building a house in Thailand. The Gap Between Design and Building. There is unfortunately a huge gap between thought and action, between plan and practice, between architectural design and building. Villa in Koh Phangan. Thai Roofs and Hardwood. Another problem was the...

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Thong Nai Pan life: May 2013

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Sunday, 12 May 2013. King Rama V in Thong Nai Pan. King Chulalongkorn was the fifth monarch of Siam in the Chakri Dynasty, also known as King Rama V. The present King Bhumibol is of the same dynasty and is called Rama IX. King Rama V was the monarch that saved the Kingdom from partition under colonial powers. He also attempted to reduce corruption in the administration, abolished slavery and did what he could to modernize the Kingdom while preserving the religious traditions of the country. Posted by OPe...