Archive for the ‘Thailand’ Category
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
Exciting news - we will soon be able to fly direct between Phuket and Bali with AirAsia.
Flights are scheduled to start on on 17 December 2010, 4 flights per week. Flight time approx. 3.5 hours. Hurray!
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Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
The recent storm which brought heavy rain to the Northern and Eastern provinces of Thailand is heading south and is currently over Koh Samui. There have been some torrential downpours and strong winds, resulting in some parts of the island having their electricity supply cut off. Internet connections on the ...
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Sunday, October 31st, 2010
Symbiosis is happy to offer special discounts at Dewa Phuket. Discounts include:
20% Discount on Junior Suite (One Bedroom Residence) and Pool Villa for any booking that made from now until 30th Nov, 2010 for the stay during high season 01st Nov - 20th Dec 2010 and Jan 2011, 11 ...
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Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
Pre Christmas special offer of 10% off for all remaining liveaboard dive cruises on Mermaid I and Mermaid II.
Check out the schedules and prices here. Be quick!
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Friday, September 17th, 2010
This coming weekend, the “red shirt” protestors plan to hold demonstrations in Bangkok and Chiang Mai to mark the 4th anniversary of the 2006 coup from 17-19 September. The events will be held around Ratchaprasong intersection and the Democracy Monument in Bangkok; and the railway station and around the moat ...
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Monday, June 21st, 2010
Started at the end of 2009 the Elephant Hills Elephant Experience is just that, a chance to get close to these amazing creatures, feel their thick skin and interact with them during one of our unique experiences. Chop, prepare and feed the elephants one of their daily feeds, learn about ...
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Monday, May 31st, 2010
The curfew that has been in place on Bangkok and 23 other provinces within Thailand has been lifted by the Thai Government. The State of Emergency however, remains firmly in place.
The curfew was introduced after the Thai military moved in on the red shirt protestors in the centre of the ...
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Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
One of our favourite Eco lodges in Southern Thailand, Elephant Hills Nature Lodge, a luxury tented camp located in the rainforest on the edge of Khao Sok National Park in Southern Thailand, surrounded by dramatic, karst limestone mountains, has a great green season offer for the months of June and ...
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
The Philippines is proposing the adoption of a single visa policy for 10 South-East Asian nations, saying it would benefit trade and tourism.
Visitors currently need to secure separate visas for each of the 10 members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Philippine Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan said he was ...
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Thursday, May 6th, 2010
The UK's Foreign Office (FCO) has revised its travel advice to Thailand, which last week advised against all but essential travel to the whole country.
The travel directive has been amended as follows:
This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Summary and the Terrorism and Security ...
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Saturday, April 24th, 2010
Aboard the SY Siren
12 - 22 December 2010 - Best of Thailand - was 2,200 Euro now with 20% off making it 1,760 Euro
23 Dec 2010 - 03 Jan 2011 - Similan Islands, Thailand and Mergui Archipelago (Burma) - was 2,600 Euro now with 10% off making it 2,340 Euro
Contact ...
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
The political demonstrations by the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship in Thailand (aka UDD or "red-shirts") are expected to start in provincial areas on 11 March 2010 and reach Bangkok on 13 March 2010. The main demonstration is expected to occur near Government House and along Ratchadamnoen Road in ...
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
By THOMAS FULLER
Published in The New York Times: January 18, 2010
SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA — Bullet by bullet, workers removed the detritus of Cambodia’s past. They pulled 300 land mines and 30,000 rounds of ammunition from the red dirt and then laid down a thick layer of asphalt. Today, what would ...
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Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
Yesterday a large group of United Front for Democracy protesters demonstrated on Phitsanulok Road where government House is situated. The protest was mostly peaceful and organised to pressure the current administration into dissolving the House and amending the constitution. No violent incidents were reported.
Protest leaders have said they will stay outside Government House for not more than three days. They however vowed not to protest at the Asian ...
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
I am being thrown special offers left right and centre - mostly for hotels in Thailand - if anyone is interested. Some really quite nice places are discounting in anticipation of the big downturn expected. Let me know if you are interested.
CHRIS
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