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You can find any type of Hotels and Resorts , from cheap to luxury star. Many of these hotels and Resorts can be booked through online. Since you are reading my blog I assume that you are interested in Thailand and might visit Thailand some day soon. Or you might be in Thailand already and you are looking for good Hotels and Resorts. Here is the list of Hotels and Resorts at other major tourist spots in Thailand.

Bangkok Hotels

Pattaya Hotels

Phuket Hotels

Krabi & Phi Phi Island Hotels

Koh Samui Hotels

Koh Chang Hotels

Koh Phangan Hotels

Hau Hin & Cha-am Hotels

Chiang Mai Hotels

Hope you will find a good quality hotel from the list of Thailand hotels and Resorts above for your dream holidays. Wishing you a great time in Thailand.

2007 An Annual Worship to Phya Lae and a Red Cross Fair in Chaiyaphum , Thailnnd

An Annual Worship to Phya Lae and a Red Cross Fair in Chaiyaphum
10-20 January 2007
Venue: The Phya Lae Monument, Muang County, Chaiyaphum Province

From 12-20 January 2007, you are invited to join an annual sacred offering to the spirit of “Phya Lae”* and a red cross fair in Chaiyaphum, a province in the northeast of Thailand (342 km from Bangkok).

On 12 January, after the spiritual ceremony, there are elephant shows and other demonstrations from various schools. Besides, authorities booths and OTOP products are set up at the fair.

On 18 January, there will be interesting activities such as drawing competition, silk contest, Thai silk fashion show, and Thida Phya Lae beauty contest.

For more information, please contact the Tourism Authority of Thailand Northeastern Office: Region 1, tel. +66 (0) 4421-3030, 4421-3666, Chaiyaphum Provincial Office, tel. +66 (0) 4481-1573, or Chaiyaphum Public Relations Office, tel. +66 (0) 4482-2502

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*Phya Lae, or Lae, emigrated from Laos to Thailand and later became the first ruler of Chaiyaphum. He was killed in the area that is now his monument, because he refused to give his allegiance to Laos’s ruler.


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2007 King Narai Regign Fair , Lop Buri , Thailand

King Narai Reign Fair “A night at King Narai Palace”
16-20 February 2007
Venue: Phra Narai Ratchaniwet Palace, Lop Buri (153 km. from Bangkok)

King Narai Reign Fair is held from 16 to 20 February 2007 to commemorate the reign of King Narai the Great (1657-1688) of Ayutthaya. The King is well known for promoting international diplomatic relations, especially with the European countries. Thai people also recognize his reign as a revitalization of Thai literature.

Narai Ratchaniwet Palace is located in the centre of Lop Buri town between Ratchadamnoen Road and Pratu Chai Road not far from the railway station. Now the whole compound has become the site of the Lop Buri National Museum. In this ceremony, the palace will be used as the site of the fair. There will be parades, cultural demonstrations, folk games of Thai children in the olden days, exhibitions from government officers, and OTOP booths selling local products. The highlights of the fair are Narai’s royal style dinner as well as light and sound presentations of the reign’s fascinating history.

For more information, please contact the Tourism Authority of Thailand Central Office: Region 7 Tel. +66 (0) 3642-2768 to 9 or Lop Buri’s Public Relations Office Tel. +66 (0) 3642-0333


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The 1st Sukhothai Orchid Festival 2007

The 1st Sukhothai Orchid Festival
Date 23 Jan 2007 - 28 Jan 2007

Place At Suan Laung Ror 9, Amphoe Mueang, Sukhothai (4 Km from Sukhothai City, on the Route No.12 (Sukhothai - Phitsanulok)

Activities
The six-days to refresh with the beautiful selected flowers.

Contact Information : 0-55252-742-3

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King Naraesuan the Great and Red Cross Fair 2007

King Naraesuan the Great and Red Cross Fair 2007, Phitsanulok Province
Date 11 Jan 2007 - 20 Jan 2007

Featuring folk plays, performances,exhibition, food and goods fair, "Bang Keaw:

Phitsanulok local dog contest and various form of entertainment,
Place In Front of Phitsanulok City Hall, along Nan River (west bank)

Activities
Organised by Phitasanulok Province

Contact Information
TAT Northern Office: Region 3 (Phitsanulok)
Tel. +66 55 252 742 ~ 3

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Practicing Dhamma to Bless His Royal Highness on the occasion of Maka Bucha Day

Practicing Dhamma to Bless His Royal Highness on the occasion of Maka Bucha Day
Date 15 Feb 2007 - 18 Feb 2007

February 15th-18th 2006
Place Nadoon Buddha’s Relics Pagoda, Amphur Nadoon, Mahasarakham Province

Activities

Dhamma practicing, chanting, paying respect to Buddha, praying, meditating, walking back and forth, listening to sermon at Dhamma ground in front of Nadoon Buddha’s Relics Pagoda, walking with lighted candles around the Nadoon Buddha’s Relics Pagoda and giving food offerings to Buddhist monks to bless His Royal highness by doing good deeds on the occasion of 80th birthday celebration of King Bhumibhol in the year 2007.

Contact Information
The Office of Buddhism, Mahasarakam Province Tel. 0 4377 7795-7


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Champion of Dog Show 2007

Champion of Dog Show 2007
Date 27 Jan 2007 - 28 Jan 2007

Place 10.00-21.00 hrs., at MCC HALL 4th FL, the Mall Ngamwongwan

Activities
Enjoy the dog contest, winning the International championship, Thailand championship and champion of the year.

Contact Information
Khun Marisa Saenkulsirisak The Mall Group Co., Ltd.
Tel. 0 2310 1549 Fax. 0 2310 1562


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The ceremony to pay homage to Phratat Chaehaeng

The ceremony to pay homage to Phratat Chaehaeng
Date 21 Jan 2007 - 15 Mar 2007

Place Wat Phratat Chaehaeng, Nan

Activities
Pay homage to Phratat Chaehaengl the pagoda for one who was born in the year of rabbit, features the wonderful procession, studying Dhamma and practice in the daytime and participate in the ceremony of paying homage through walking around the pagada within the candle light on the final day.

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Chiang Mai. Bo Sang Umbrella & Sankamphaeng Handicrafts FestivalS FESTIVAL

BO SANG UMBRELLA & SANKAMPHAENG HANDICRAFTS FESTIVAL
January 2007
Chiang Mai

Bo Sang near Chiang Mai is renowned for its exquisitely hand-painted parasols made from mulberry paper and silk. The dainty parasols are decorated with beautiful floral motifs painted in dazzling colours. The designs are very distinctive and are instantly recognizable.

During the festival, brightly decorated craft shops and stores line both sides of the 'high street' transforming Ban Bo Sang into a picturesque village decorated in the Lanna Thai style. Colourful umbrellas and traditional lanterns liven up the handicraft fair.

In addition, there are contests, exhibitions, cultural performances, local entertainment, and a variety of shows by day and night. There is a grand procession of parasols and local products, a variety of handicrafts for sale, northern-style "Khan Toke" meals, and the Miss Bo Sang pageant.

Bo Sang parasols are popular decorative and gift items sought after by visitors from all over the world. Its international appeal is confirmed by the fact that the Bo Sang parasol won the "Best Souvenir" prize at the International Tourism Seminar held in Los Angeles, USA.

For more information, please contact:
TAT Northern Region Office: Area 3 (Chiang Mai)
Tel: +66 (0) 5324 8604, (0) 5324 8607, (0) 5324 1466
Fax: +66 (0) 5324 8605
E-mail: tatchmai@tat.or.th

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NAKHON PATHOM FOOD, FRUIT AND BEST PRODUCTS FAIR 2007

NAKHON PATHOM FOOD, FRUIT
AND BEST PRODUCTS FAIR 2007
January – February 2007
Phra Pathom Chedi pagoda temple grounds,
Nakhon Pathom city centre

Situated in the fertile agricultural heartlands of the Central Plains, the rural landscape of Nakhon Pathom province is a mosaic of lush fields, orchards and plantations and farmland nurtured by a network of rivers, waterways and irrigation canals.
Blessed with ideal conditions for crop cultivation, farming and fisheries, Nakhon Pathom is the country’s ‘food basket’ and its traditional weekend markets and fairs are very popular destination for food lovers.
The province is famous for its pomelo, guava and fresh young coconuts; five-spiced braised ducks (ped pa-lo), braised duck noodles (koey teow ped), aromatic grilled pork satay, Chinese banquets, khao laam – a sticky rice dessert with either a fragrant coconut custard topping or a savoury topping cooked in a bamboo tube, and a host of other delicious local fare.
The annual Nakhon Pathom Food, Fruit and Best Products Fair offers an ideal opportunity to enjoy many of the province’s famous products and shop for the finest quality products at truly irresistible prices.
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

Thai Fruits – All You Can Eat for 29 Baht

Enjoy the rich flavour of Nakhon Pathom’s tasty fruits, freshly-picked from the orchards. All you can eat servings of pomelo, guava, mango, papaya, melon and grape – yours to enjoy for a mere 29 baht.

Sips of fragrant fresh young coconut juice or delicately-flavoured guava juice throughout the day will keep you refreshed as you make the tour of the fair grounds. Freshly-picked products from the orchards and plantations will be offered at wholesale prices, so don’t miss the opportunity to shop for fresh fruits to take home with you.

'A Taste of Delicious Local Fare’

The Nakhon Pathom Food, Fruit and Best Products Fair is a food-lover’s dream.

In a single stop, visitors will be able to conveniently ‘sample’, or indulge in a vast selection of delicious dishes prepared by 50 of the province’s famous restaurants and food stalls. The all-time-favourites include roasted pork rice, braised pork shank rice, Hainan chicken rice, noodles, rice vermicelli served with a selection of curries, meatballs, aromatic grilled pork, Pa-lo five-spice braised duck, agar, coconut agar, ‘chilled bread’, chilli dips, flossed pan-fried pork, and ‘moo paen’ – paper-thin, crispy over-roasted pork slices and Chinese-style kun chiang sausages. The finest in Chinese cuisine will be presented at the Chinese Banquet Centre.
Shop for Five-Star OTOP Products

Each of the tambon or sub-districts of Nakhon Pathom will be offering a selection of their very best five-star products for sale at the fair. Shopping in Nakhon Pathom offers excellent value-for-money. Products at the fair will be freshly-picked from the orchards and plantations, fresh from the farms, or home-made, and offered at wholesale prices.

Contact information:TAT Central Region Office – Region 1
Areas of responsibility: Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Pathom, Samut Sakhon and Samut Songkhram
Tel: +66 (0) 3457 7200, (0) 3451 2500, (0) 3462 3691
Fax: +66 (0) 3451 1200
E-mail: Tatkan@tat.or.th

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Chiang Mai Flower Festival 2007

Get back to 30 years ago, Chiang Mai was facing tremendous changes in the name of modernization. Most of Chiang Mai were concerned that this would definitely damage identity of Chiang Mai. Since The northern Capital known as “The Rose of the North”, Chiang Mai people all tried restoring Chiang Mai centuries old charming by planting flower, orchids, shrubs and blossoming trees throughout the city. Then in 1977, Chiang Mai provincial administration office cooperation with Chiang Mai city Municipality and Tourism Authority of Thailand including other public and private organization joined hands to organize the 1st Chiang Mai Flower Festival Week, from 6th - 12th February. Later in 1978 this festival was changed to the Chiang Mai Flower Festival, and the period reduced to 3 days. The Festival has been held since on the first Friday, Saturday and Sunday of February annually. Tourism Authority of Thailand has been recorded this event into festival calendar of event of Thailand as well as has promoted Chiang Mai Flower Festival to overseas. The number of tourists attending this festival was increasingly year by year.

On Saturday morning the procession of glorious decorated floats are opened by parading from Nawarat Bridge over the Ping River to Buak Haad public Park at the south west corner of city moats, where the inauguration of the festival took place. The highlight of this festival is the beauty pageant contests, for Ms Flower Bloom and Ms International Flower Bloom. (The first is for Thai and the second is for foreigner.) There are also the floral exhibitions as well as the exhibitions from private organization, local products fair, flower’s photo and painting contest and musical show in the garden. Most of Major activities are held at Buakhaat Public Park, except the traditional market “Kad Mua” is held in front of the Governor’s residence at the Nawarat Bridge.

Remarked: This year 2007, the Flower Festival will be held occasionally from 1-4 February, 2007 which continue to the Royal Flora 2006.

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Tentative Program of 31st Chiang Mai Flower Festival 2007

Thursday 1st February, 2007

09.00 am - 12.00 pm Flower exhibition and gardening Contest at Buak haad Public Park

09.00 am - 12.00 pm Local Product Fair at Buak haad Public Park

05.00 pm Opening ceremony of Flower exhibition Gardening contest and local product fair at Buak haad Public Park.

05.00 pm - 12.00 pm Musical Show in the garden

Friday 2nd February, 2007

09.00 am - 12.00 pm Flower exhibition

09.00 am - 12.00 pm Local Product Fair

06.00 pm - 12.00 pm Miss Flower Bloom contest and Miss International Flower Bloom

Saturday 3rd February, 2007

06.00 am - 12.00 am “Kadmua” ( traditional market ) near governor’s residence08.00 am Opening ceremony of 31st Flower Festival 2007 at Nawarat bridge

09.00 am - 12.00 pm Flower exhibition and gardening contest at Buak haad Public Park

09.00 am - 12.00 pm Local Product Fair at Buak haad Public Park

05.00 pm - 08.00 pm Musical Show in the garden

Sunday 4th February, 2007

09.00 am - 24.00 pm Flower exhibition and gardening contest at Buak haad Public Park

09.00 am - 24.00 pm Local Product Fair at Buak haad Public Park

17.00 pm - 20.00 pm Musical Show in the garden

source : tatchiangmai.org

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2007 The 1st Sukhothai Orchid Festival

The 1st Sukhothai Orchid Festival

Date 23 Jan 2007 - 28 Jan 2007

Place : At Suan Laung Ror 9, Amphoe Mueang, Sukhothai (4 Km from Sukhothai City, on the Route No.12 (Sukhothai - Phitsanulok)

Activities : The six-days to refresh with the beautiful selected flowers.

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The 2nd Annual Phuket International Blues Festival

The 2nd Annual Phuket International Blues Festival

Date : 16 Feb 2007 - 17 Feb 2007
Following : the success of the 1st Phuket International Blue Festival, Phuket Music Production Company, Ltd. announces The 2nd Annual Phuket International Blues Festival.

Place : The 2nd Annual Phuket International Blues Festival will be held the third weekend in February; February 16-17, 2007, at the Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort and Spa in Karon Beach.

Activities : The 2nd Annual Phuket International Blues Festival ; February 16-17, 2007,

The schedule is now confirmed. The highly acclaimed Rich Harper Blues Band (U.S.A.) will once again headline the event and close the show Saturday night. The phenomenal voice of British blues legend Victor Brox will again fill the air as Friday night draws to a close. If you did not see these magnificent performers last time, here’s your second chance!

Confirmed are also The Groove Doctors, Blue On Blue, Cannonball, The Blues Machine and Soi Dog Blues Band, as well as Victor Brox’s daughter, Kyla Brox. Don’t miss this young lady, destined to be Britain’s #1 female singer!

Schedule :
Friday February 16, 2007
18:30-19:40: Blue On Blue, Bangkok
20:00-21:10: The Blues Machine, Pattaya
21:30-22:40: Soi Dog Blues Band, Bangkok
23:00-00:10: Victor Brox, U.K.

Saturday February 17, 2007
18:30 - 19:40: Cannonball, Bangkok
20:00 - 21:10: Groove Doctors, Phuket
21:30 - 22:40: Kyla Brox, U.K.
23:00 - 00:10: The Rich Harper Band, U.S.A.

Sunday Februry 18, 2007
21:00: All-star Jam Session (Location TBA)

Contact Information
Andy Anderson E-mail : info@phuketbluesfestival.com www.phuketbluesfestival.com

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