Buriram Times
Essential travel info for Buriram plus article on tourism in Buriam and Thailand.
That night at dinner we all talked about the effects of altitude that we were feeling. Everyone had some symptom like mild headache or slight breathlessness and so the feeling was, albeit reluctant, that we should start taking Diamox and looking back now we all should have started to take it when advised to do…
Intrepid Scotsman John MacDonald is not one for lounging about watching tv and his latest adventure took him to Nepal and the Himalayas. The following is John’s story in his own words and we have broken it down into sections. We’re sure you will find it as interesting as we did. It started as an…
From 31st Dec 2016, 37 additional nations were granted 30-day visa exemption, instead of 15 days, when entering Thailand via a land border. As the Kingdom of Thailand ruled that only two entries are allowed for land border crossings per year news came through that certain countries will be entitled to visa exemptions In addition…
If you’re looking for something to do over the holiday period, then perhaps the following may appeal to you. Chiang Rai welcomes visitors with cool weather and colourful flowers at the Chiang Rai Flower Festival and Music in the Park. The festival gets underway tomorrow and continues through January 31 at Mae Fah Luang Garden….
The Tourism and Sports Ministry have predicted that foreign tourists will generate revenue of Bt400.4 billion this quarter, marking a 2-per-cent increase from the fourth quarter last year. Meanwhile, local travellers are expected to contribute Bt228 billion in revenue, marking an 8.8-per-cent increase. The total tourism revenue for the October-to-December period is expected to be…
Bangkok has become the world’s most visited city according to MasterCard’s 2016 Global Destination Cities Index annual report. Bangkok’s number one ranking does not come as a surprise, as it has been in the top three most visited cities since MasterCard started this report. However, this rise came from a thirteen percent jump in traveler arrivals between 2015 and 2016. The only other top ten city to post a…
As the cool season now well under way, the Jim Thompson Farm in Pak Thong Chai district of Nakhon Ratchasima has once again thrown open its gates and as it does every year, is inviting Thais and foreigners to take in the beauty of nature and experience the Isaan way of life. Designed around the…
The Boys At The Bar Are Confused Again One of the largest and most successful brewers in Thailand, Singha, have changed the logo on their beer bottles. Unless you have very good eyesight you can easily miss the embossed letters on the upper part of the bottle. The new logo doesn’t seem to mean…
Thirty billion baht plans for a light tram network in Phuket will be revealed this month. Communications minister Arkhom Termphitayaphaisit said that the plan is a joint venture between the government and the private sector. He said that the main details would be revealed this month after traffic and environmental impact studies had been…
Speaking with a busy Buriram and well-traveled, businessman recently an interesting scenario came to light. With the new airport in Siem Reap, just 280 kilometers from Buriram, nearly half the distance to Bangkok, it offers a more convenient alternative. He travels to the Cambodian border at Chong Chom and then there is a regular bus…
