Joe’s Downstairs (223/3 Prabaramee Road, Patong Beach, Phuket 83150) — One of Phuket’s most popular restaurants for lunch, sunset cocktails, dinner or late night drinks, Joe’s Downstairs is located right on the water with breathtaking views of Kalim Bay. This backdrop, combined with the all white interior and terrazzo bar make Joe’s is a great […]
Gaggan (68/1 Soi Langsuan, opposite Soi 3, Bangkok) – this is a progressive Indian restaurant — located in a colonial style wooden house set in the heart of downtown Bangkok. Gaggan means “sky” in Hindi, and this 70-year old restored bungalow of sorts, with green gardens, comfortable rooms and cane furniture, make patrons feel like […]
Da Maurizio (223/2 Prabaramee Road, Phuket) — Da Maurizio Bar Ristorante offers the finest in contemporary Italian cuisine in a beautiful seaside location. Enjoy your evening, while seated a few feet from the dramatic interplay of waves crashing into subtly lit rocks. Da Maurizio’s has always distinguished itself from other Italian restaurants and the new […]
Wat Traimit (Mittaphap Thai-China Rd., Talat Noi, Samphanthawong, Bangkok 10100) – this temple houses a unique Buddha statue made out of 5.5 tons of solid gold (previously hidden in coatings of plaster – presumably to protect it from robbers). It is assumed that the statue came from the Sukhothai period / 13th century (when bands […]
Wat Suthat (Bamrung Muang Road, Sao Chingcha, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok) – this is one of the oldest and most beautiful of Bangkok’s Buddhist temple – whose construction started in 1782 by King Rama I (with Rama II and III all having a hand in its completion). Apart from its delightful architecture, the temple boasts some […]
Wat Pho (2 Sanamchai Road, Grand Palace Subdistrict, Pranakorn District, Bangkok) – built by King Rama I, this is reputed to be the oldest temple in Bangkok. Nowadays, Wat Pho is best-known for its Temple of the Reclining Buddha, whose statue runs at 45 meters long and 15 meters high. The soles of the feet, […]
Wat Arun (Arun Amarin Road, Bangkok) — this temple was redecorated for the first time when King Taksin relocated the capital city fromAyutthayato Thonburi in 1767, and built a palace near where the temple is. Wat Chaen or Wat Makok was officially renamed in the reign of King Rama II as Wat Arun Ratchatharam (meansTempleofDawn) […]
Vimanmek Mansion (16 Rajvithi Road, Dusit, Bangkok 10300) – originally known as the world’s largest teakwood building, this mansion was originally a royal residence during the early part of the 20th century. It eventually fell into disuse until the 1980s when the Queen of Thailand converted it into a museum displaying historic items & collectibles […]
Siriraj Medical Museum (2 Prannok Road, Bangkoknoi, Bangkok 10700) — Since the 19th Century, Siriraj hospital has been established as the first ‘western’ medical centre in the Kingdom of Thailand according to the royal legislation and graciousness of King Rama the V of the Chakri Dynasty. Siriraj hospital is also the first medical college of […]
Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm & Zoo (555 moo 7, taiban,Amphur Muang ,Samut Prakan, 10280) — this Zoo is located 45 minutes south of Bangkok. Visitors who come to the crocodile farm can see a wide variety of animals other than crocodiles, including elephants, lions, tigers, monkeys, horses, and hippos. There are frequent crocodile shows, famous for […]