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South of Bangkok & beyond: October 2008
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South of Bangkok and beyond. My photo travel journals south of Bangkok and southern provinces. Surely I skip the 3 provinces of the deep south where separatists fight for independence. Thursday, October 23, 2008. Coastal drive - Ban Laem to Hat Chao Samran. I've driven the 30km stretch of coastal roads between Ban Laem and Hat Chao Samran many times over. I would always take my time without any hurry and enjoyed scenes along the way. Can't explain why high concentrations of it leads to pink! It brings li...
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South of Bangkok & beyond: June 2008
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South of Bangkok and beyond. My photo travel journals south of Bangkok and southern provinces. Surely I skip the 3 provinces of the deep south where separatists fight for independence. Tuesday, June 24, 2008. After taking this shot, I wanted to learn more about them. at least be able to identify them for a start. The best starting point is back to Google search, of course! Birding reports listed more than 300 species in the province. Wow, that's a lot more than I realize! Philip is reputed to rediscover ...
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South of Bangkok & beyond: January 2010
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South of Bangkok and beyond. My photo travel journals south of Bangkok and southern provinces. Surely I skip the 3 provinces of the deep south where separatists fight for independence. Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Wild elephants watching - Kuiburi National Park. On the way back towards Hua Hin after visiting Dan Sing Khong, I took a detour into KuiBuri National Park. It was about 3pm in the afternoon. Lucky us, we met the ranger at the Park HQ who was about to lead a small convoy to watch wild elephants.
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South of Bangkok & beyond: Lessons of "self-sufficiency economy" - Part 1
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South of Bangkok and beyond. My photo travel journals south of Bangkok and southern provinces. Surely I skip the 3 provinces of the deep south where separatists fight for independence. Thursday, March 18, 2010. Lessons of "self-sufficiency economy" - Part 1. During the last world economic recession, the export oriented economic sector was much affected. His Majesty the King has since advocate the country to follow a more resilient economic model of 'self-sufficiency'. This is a meeting room. Animal husba...
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South of Bangkok & beyond: Experimental Wind farms
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South of Bangkok and beyond. My photo travel journals south of Bangkok and southern provinces. Surely I skip the 3 provinces of the deep south where separatists fight for independence. Monday, December 27, 2010. The first blog posted here was on the stretch of salt farms between Samut Sakhon and Samut Songkhran provinces. This is a view from the restaurant I frequented when passing through. Another cluster of smaller turbines in the vicinity. Unfortunately, I hardly see them spin whenever passing through!
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South of Bangkok & beyond: October 2009
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South of Bangkok and beyond. My photo travel journals south of Bangkok and southern provinces. Surely I skip the 3 provinces of the deep south where separatists fight for independence. Wednesday, October 14, 2009. Captivating Vandas of Suang Phueng. Recently I brought a friend who loves orchids up to Suang Phueng. He is impressed with the varieties of Vandas found there. This is my second visit and can't help captivated by its colors and beauty too. If you love orchids, this place will surely interest you.
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South of Bangkok & beyond: December 2010
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South of Bangkok and beyond. My photo travel journals south of Bangkok and southern provinces. Surely I skip the 3 provinces of the deep south where separatists fight for independence. Monday, December 27, 2010. The first blog posted here was on the stretch of salt farms between Samut Sakhon and Samut Songkhran provinces. This is a view from the restaurant I frequented when passing through. Another cluster of smaller turbines in the vicinity. Unfortunately, I hardly see them spin whenever passing through!
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South of Bangkok & beyond: August 2009
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South of Bangkok and beyond. My photo travel journals south of Bangkok and southern provinces. Surely I skip the 3 provinces of the deep south where separatists fight for independence. Monday, August 24, 2009. Heard of a place call Suan Phueng? After the visit, I realized this area was featured in BangkokPost travel article early this year. It is accessible only in recent years. It wasn't difficult to find Suang Phueng Orchid Farm. I would definitely come back this way again. Harvest time at a shrimp farm.
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South of Bangkok & beyond: May 2009
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South of Bangkok and beyond. My photo travel journals south of Bangkok and southern provinces. Surely I skip the 3 provinces of the deep south where separatists fight for independence. Saturday, May 9, 2009. A monk hood initiation procession. I often take the coastal route from Hat Chao Samran towards Ban Laem on the way back to Bangkok. This time I saw a row of men with colorful umbrellas lined the road. Well, some event must be going on. so I made an U-turn to check it out. Soon the band started to pla...