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Monday, March 31, 2008
V Australia announces SYD-LAX as launch route
Good news for Australian travellers (and American travelers) looking for flights between the US and Australia.
Australia's newest international Airline, V Australia, has announced daily direct Sydney-Los Angeles flights as its inaugural trans-Pacific route when it takes to the skies from 15 December 2008.
Fares are on sale now from $999 AUD return, inclusive of taxes and charges of approximately $415 AUD.
The airline has also announced that Northwest Airlines will offer codeshare flights across the United States and Canada.
V Australia, part of the Virgin Group, will be the first Australian airline (subject to regulatory approval) to offer an alternative to Qantas on the trans-Pacific route, which is possible now after the Open Skies Accord between Australia and the US that was agreed to last month.
Australia's newest international Airline, V Australia, has announced daily direct Sydney-Los Angeles flights as its inaugural trans-Pacific route when it takes to the skies from 15 December 2008.
Fares are on sale now from $999 AUD return, inclusive of taxes and charges of approximately $415 AUD.
The airline has also announced that Northwest Airlines will offer codeshare flights across the United States and Canada.
V Australia, part of the Virgin Group, will be the first Australian airline (subject to regulatory approval) to offer an alternative to Qantas on the trans-Pacific route, which is possible now after the Open Skies Accord between Australia and the US that was agreed to last month.
Labels: airlines, australia, usa, v australia
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
Bangkok Airways Flight Review - Samui to Singapore
Flight: Bangkok Airways PG 961 Date: 24 Feb 2008
Bangkok Airways is a Thai airline based at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok. Bangkok Airways operates flights in Thailand as well as to destinations in Cambodia, China, Japan, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Singapore and Vietnam.
Bangkok Airways at Koh Samui
My flight was from Samui, Thailand to Singapore for a flight of just under two hours.
Bangkok Airways is not a low cost airline as they serve food, and they are not a full service airline as there is no inflight entertainment. They call themselves a boutique airline, which is probably a good way to split the difference.
Seating is assigned and Bangkok Airways serve meals on all flights.
Bangkok Airways Inflight Meal
Bangkok Airways is a Thai airline based at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok. Bangkok Airways operates flights in Thailand as well as to destinations in Cambodia, China, Japan, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Singapore and Vietnam.
Bangkok Airways at Koh Samui
My flight was from Samui, Thailand to Singapore for a flight of just under two hours.
Bangkok Airways is not a low cost airline as they serve food, and they are not a full service airline as there is no inflight entertainment. They call themselves a boutique airline, which is probably a good way to split the difference.
Seating is assigned and Bangkok Airways serve meals on all flights.
Bangkok Airways Inflight Meal
Labels: bangkok airways, flight review, koh samui, singapore, thailand
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Koh Samui Airport
Location: Koh Samui - Thailand Date: 24 Feb 2008
Samui Airport (USM) is the airport of Koh Samui, serving domestic and international destinations. Samui Airport is a privately owned airport, built and owned by Bangkok Airways.
Samui Airport
Ticket Office
Bangkok Airways bills itself as a boutique airline and the airport feels more like a tropical hotel resort than an airport. Samui Airport was listed 4th Best Airport in the Smart Travel Asia 2006 online poll.
Departure Lounge
The airport has 2 terminals (Domestic and International) and is opened planned. There are no wall as such, so the tropical air circulates freely in the terminal and you can see the gardens and runway nearby.
The departure lounge features comforts that you would usually associate with alliance lounges at big airports. There is a Courtesy Corner with free coffee and snacks, and complimentary newspaper stand. There is also a free internet corner (but no wireless).
Courtesy Corner
Newspaper Rack
The toilets are great. You have to go in even if you don't need to just to see the tropical fish tanks.
Tropical Fish Tank - Mens Toilet
Boutique Toilet
When your flight is ready you are transferred to your plane via a tropical transfer bus.
Transfer Bus
Samui is a great airport if you have become too accustomed to the drudgery of low cost airline terminals, which are often not much more than a tin shed. It adds a touch of class to flying which was lost, well decades ago. The high landing costs for other airlines though is probably why there aren't as many airlines flying into Samui.
Samui Airport is currently used by Bangkok Airways, Thai Airways, Berjaya Air and Firefly.
Samui Airport (USM) is the airport of Koh Samui, serving domestic and international destinations. Samui Airport is a privately owned airport, built and owned by Bangkok Airways.
Samui Airport
Ticket Office
Bangkok Airways bills itself as a boutique airline and the airport feels more like a tropical hotel resort than an airport. Samui Airport was listed 4th Best Airport in the Smart Travel Asia 2006 online poll.
Departure Lounge
The airport has 2 terminals (Domestic and International) and is opened planned. There are no wall as such, so the tropical air circulates freely in the terminal and you can see the gardens and runway nearby.
The departure lounge features comforts that you would usually associate with alliance lounges at big airports. There is a Courtesy Corner with free coffee and snacks, and complimentary newspaper stand. There is also a free internet corner (but no wireless).
Courtesy Corner
Newspaper Rack
The toilets are great. You have to go in even if you don't need to just to see the tropical fish tanks.
Tropical Fish Tank - Mens Toilet
Boutique Toilet
When your flight is ready you are transferred to your plane via a tropical transfer bus.
Transfer Bus
Samui is a great airport if you have become too accustomed to the drudgery of low cost airline terminals, which are often not much more than a tin shed. It adds a touch of class to flying which was lost, well decades ago. The high landing costs for other airlines though is probably why there aren't as many airlines flying into Samui.
Samui Airport is currently used by Bangkok Airways, Thai Airways, Berjaya Air and Firefly.
Labels: airport, bangkok airways, koh samui, thailand
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English Footballs Cultural Hegemony
Location: Thailand Date: 23 Feb 2008
Travel throughout Southeast Asia and you will soon notice that English Football shirts dominate over all other European leagues.
I don't know enough about the game to tell the difference between the quality of the national leagues of Europe, but whenever I meet a football purist they will you about how the Italian or Spanish league is better quality than the English league. This may or may not be so, but in terms of popularity English football is miles ahead.
Here is a good article about English Football at Time Magazine.
English Football Live
Knock-off Football Shirts - English Clubs Dominate.
Travel throughout Southeast Asia and you will soon notice that English Football shirts dominate over all other European leagues.
I don't know enough about the game to tell the difference between the quality of the national leagues of Europe, but whenever I meet a football purist they will you about how the Italian or Spanish league is better quality than the English league. This may or may not be so, but in terms of popularity English football is miles ahead.
Here is a good article about English Football at Time Magazine.
English Football Live
Knock-off Football Shirts - English Clubs Dominate.
Labels: football, sport, thailand
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
No Speedo Please
Location: Koh Samui - Thailand Date: 23 Feb 2008
Bo Phut beach on the north shore of Koh Samui is the most upmarket of all the beaches on the island. Its class is confirmed with this sign.
No Speedo Please - Bo Phut Beach, Koh Samui
Bo Phut beach on the north shore of Koh Samui is the most upmarket of all the beaches on the island. Its class is confirmed with this sign.
No Speedo Please - Bo Phut Beach, Koh Samui
Labels: beach, koh samui, thailand
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Don't Drink and Vote
Location: Koh Samui - Thailand Date: 23 Feb 2008
There was an election on in Thailand, and on the election weekend the sale of alcohol was banned. Interesting idea. I guess their reasoning is that it's hard enough picking candidates sober.
Election Laws No Alcohol - Thailand
There was an election on in Thailand, and on the election weekend the sale of alcohol was banned. Interesting idea. I guess their reasoning is that it's hard enough picking candidates sober.
Election Laws No Alcohol - Thailand
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Beach Hawker
Location: Koh Samui - Thailand Date: 23 Feb 2008
A hawker advertising his product on Mae Nam Beach, Koh Samui.
Beach Hawker - Mae Nam Beach, Koh Samui
A hawker advertising his product on Mae Nam Beach, Koh Samui.
Beach Hawker - Mae Nam Beach, Koh Samui
Labels: beach, koh samui, thailand
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Purple Dog
Location: Koh Samui - Thailand Date: 22 Feb 2008
Purple Dog - Koh Samui
Purple Dog - Koh Samui
Labels: dogs, koh samui, thailand
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Mummified Monk
Location: Koh Samui - Thailand Date: 22 Feb 2008
The Mummified Monk at Wat Khunaram has to be the most unusual attraction on Koh Samui. The monk, Loung Pordaeng, died in 1973 in the meditation position and that is how he is presented today, still relatively well preserved. Sunglasses have been added so as not to scare the kiddies.
The Wat is on the 4169 ringroad between Ban Thurian and Ban Hua Thanon.
Mummified Monk - Koh Samui
The Mummified Monk at Wat Khunaram has to be the most unusual attraction on Koh Samui. The monk, Loung Pordaeng, died in 1973 in the meditation position and that is how he is presented today, still relatively well preserved. Sunglasses have been added so as not to scare the kiddies.
The Wat is on the 4169 ringroad between Ban Thurian and Ban Hua Thanon.
Mummified Monk - Koh Samui
Labels: koh samui, temple, thailand
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Gas by the bottle
Location: Koh Samui - Thailand Date: 22 Feb 2008
There are proper petrol/gas stations all over Koh Samui but once you are on the road you can get fuel for your bike by the bottle from these little roadside shops.
Gasoline Bottles
There are proper petrol/gas stations all over Koh Samui but once you are on the road you can get fuel for your bike by the bottle from these little roadside shops.
Gasoline Bottles
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Tailor on the Beach
Location: Koh Samui - Thailand Date: 21 Feb 2008
Interesting location for a tailor shop. I don't how many people dream about getting a suit made whilst lying on the beach, but I'm sure it's not many.
Tailor on the Beach
Interesting location for a tailor shop. I don't how many people dream about getting a suit made whilst lying on the beach, but I'm sure it's not many.
Tailor on the Beach
Labels: beach, koh samui, thailand
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Coffee of the Day - Lamai Beach
Location: Koh Samui - Thailand Date: 21 Feb 2008
Coffee - Lamai Beach, Koh Samui
Coffee - Lamai Beach, Koh Samui
Labels: coffee, koh samui, thailand
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No Durian
Location: Koh Samui Ferry - Thailand Date: 20 Feb 2008
The Durian is known in Southeast Asia as the "King of Fruits". Its aroma is so pungent though that this King is not welcome inside some places.
No Durian
The Durian is known in Southeast Asia as the "King of Fruits". Its aroma is so pungent though that this King is not welcome inside some places.
No Durian
Labels: food, koh samui, thailand
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Monday, March 24, 2008
Beach Monkeys
Location: Railay - Thailand Date: 15 Feb 2008
The great thing about Thailand is you have a better chance of seeing exotic animals like monkeys and elephants in a urban setting than seeing them in the wild.
Monkey - Railay
Like most urban animals these monkeys have become accustomed to people and have picked up the bad habit of picking through human garbage.
Monkey drinking from a can - Railay
The great thing about Thailand is you have a better chance of seeing exotic animals like monkeys and elephants in a urban setting than seeing them in the wild.
Monkey - Railay
Like most urban animals these monkeys have become accustomed to people and have picked up the bad habit of picking through human garbage.
Monkey drinking from a can - Railay
Labels: beach, krabi, monkey, railay, thailand
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Lime Fresh
Location: Railay - Thailand Date: 15 Feb 2008
An environmentally friendly way to freshen a urinal without the use of chemicals.
Lime Urinal - Railay
An environmentally friendly way to freshen a urinal without the use of chemicals.
Lime Urinal - Railay
Labels: krabi, public toilet, railay, thailand
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Lunchtime on the Beach
Location: Railay - Thailand Date: 15 Feb 2008
Lunch boat - Railay
Lunch Boat Menu - Railay
Lunch boat - Railay
Lunch Boat Menu - Railay
Labels: beach, food, krabi, railay, thailand
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Railay Beach - Thailand
Location: Railay - Thailand Date: 15 Feb 2008
Railay Beach is in the province of Krabi on the Andaman Coast of Southern Thailand.
Hat Phra Nang - Railay
The beach is on a peninsular of land blocked off by rugged cliffs, so the only way there is by small boats.
Long Tail Boat - Railay
The 2007 edition of Lonely Planet say that it is their "favourite beach in Thailand". Given Lonely Planet's immense popularity such a statement might be a kiss of death for some beaches. There is a lot of new construction going on here but there is no road access to Railay, so traffic is limited to boats. It takes 45 minutes from Krabi Town in a long tail boat.
Resort Under Construction - Railay
The cliffs and limestone formations has made Railay popular with rockclimbers.
Rock Climber - Railay
Railay Beach is in the province of Krabi on the Andaman Coast of Southern Thailand.
Hat Phra Nang - Railay
The beach is on a peninsular of land blocked off by rugged cliffs, so the only way there is by small boats.
Long Tail Boat - Railay
The 2007 edition of Lonely Planet say that it is their "favourite beach in Thailand". Given Lonely Planet's immense popularity such a statement might be a kiss of death for some beaches. There is a lot of new construction going on here but there is no road access to Railay, so traffic is limited to boats. It takes 45 minutes from Krabi Town in a long tail boat.
Resort Under Construction - Railay
The cliffs and limestone formations has made Railay popular with rockclimbers.
Rock Climber - Railay
Labels: beach, krabi, railay, thailand
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Sunday, March 23, 2008
Hua Hin
Location: Hua Hin - Thailand Date: 13 Feb 2008
Hua Hin is a beach resort town 3 hours drive south of Bangkok. It is popular with Bangkok weekenders and and retired westerners. It is a bit more upmarket than some of the beach resorts further south, so it is off the backpackers banana pancake trail.
Hua Hin Beach
Beach Cafe Menu
Hua Hin is a beach resort town 3 hours drive south of Bangkok. It is popular with Bangkok weekenders and and retired westerners. It is a bit more upmarket than some of the beach resorts further south, so it is off the backpackers banana pancake trail.
Hua Hin Beach
Beach Cafe Menu
Labels: beach, hua hin, thailand
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Saturday, March 22, 2008
Sugar Fix Shrine
Location: Bangkok - Thailand Date: 11 Feb 2008
These little shrines can be seen all over Bangkok. Usually there will be fruits or a bowl of rice made as an offering. For some reason the offering of choice at this shrine is red soft drink.
Offerings at a Roadside Shrine - Bangkok
These little shrines can be seen all over Bangkok. Usually there will be fruits or a bowl of rice made as an offering. For some reason the offering of choice at this shrine is red soft drink.
Offerings at a Roadside Shrine - Bangkok
Labels: bangkok, temple, thailand
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Greening a concrete jungle
Location: Bangkok - Thailand Date: 11 Feb 2008
Bangkok is a sprawling city of concrete, so it's great when you arrive at sidewalks like this full of greenery.
Potted Sidewalks - Bangkok
Bangkok is a sprawling city of concrete, so it's great when you arrive at sidewalks like this full of greenery.
Potted Sidewalks - Bangkok
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Friday, March 21, 2008
Grilled Bananas
Location: Bangkok - Thailand Date: 11 Feb 2008
Grilled Bananas
Grilled Bananas
Labels: bangkok, food, thailand
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
The World's top destinations as viewed on Wikipedia
Wikipedia article traffic statistics
Do a search on Google these days and Wikipedia will probably be in the first page results. This website can tell you how many times an article has been viewed on Wiki, and it also compiles a top list.
I have sorted out from the top 10,000 list the most viewed destinations, as well as a list of the most viewed attractions.
The list is compiled from the most viewed articles from February 1 to February 23, 2008.
Top Destinations
Rank - Article - Page views
14 Kosovo 1018946
15 United_States 988039
45 London 515664
46 Canada 510033
47 India 507567
55 United_Kingdom 466895
57 Japan 462387
64 New_York_City 450708
72 Germany 430256
74 Australia 425615
86 France 400524
99 Dubai 369698
102 China 364141
108 Russia 354725
123 Serbia 329859
126 England 326744
128 Europe 322994
130 Italy 320714
136 Mexico 308952
142 Brazil 301715
154 Spain 289192
173 Africa 278683
194 Cuba 267385
196 California 266978
205 Singapore 262626
214 Venice 257342
221 Egypt 253225
226 Ireland 251932
227 Philippines 251527
280 Turkey 224957
286 Netherlands 223160
287 Sweden 222765
294 European_Union 220686
300 Switzerland 219210
313 Scotland 215003
323 Argentina 211686
324 Paris 210454
336 Iran 204469
338 Greece 204422
344 Poland 203047
400 Albania 189708
401 Rome 189575
404 South_Africa 188909
406 Norway 187479
410 New_Zealand 186683
417 Pakistan 185333
430 Hong_Kong 183104
469 Romania 175488
472 Indonesia 174495
479 Iceland 173836
480 Warsaw 173590
499 Florida 168760
548 Belgium 162563
561 Finland 160745
568 Malaysia 159803
578 Kenya 157889
596 Thailand 155628
598 Asia 155433
608 Afghanistan 154023
617 Jamaica 152940
634 United_Arab_Emirates 150394
651 Chile 148375
652 Antarctica 148372
653 Colombia 148363
684 Austria 143313
685 Morocco 143128
716 Wales 140267
718 New_England 140056
743 Bosnia_and_Herzegovina 138068
744 Mount_Everest 137867
748 Croatia 137681
758 Iraq 136649
779 Hungary 134057
815 Bangladesh 130692
818 Ghana 130468
828 Yugoslavia 129631
832 Cyprus 129521
846 Portugal 127822
855 Taiwan 127504
866 Dominican_Republic 126689
869 East_Timor 126298
874 Saudi_Arabia 125753
876 Ethiopia 125669
890 North_America 124596
912 Manhattan 123300
914 Chad 122970
928 Guam 122160
954 Madagascar 120859
963 South_Korea 120335
964 Berlin 120268
966 Lebanon 120032
968 Amsterdam 119914
997 Montenegro 118336
1014 Haiti 117171
1120 Bulgaria 111885
1131 Republic_of_Macedonia 111346
1152 Cambodia 110672
1160 Prague 110261
1172 Ecuador 109636
1173 Armenia 109633
1196 New_Jersey 108100
1222 Mumbai 106702
1230 Republic_of_Ireland 106560
1231 Barcelona 106462
1235 Czech_Republic 106420
1249 Vancouver 105839
1260 Jordan 105324
1306 Moscow 103608
1310 Washington 103501
1311 Philadelphia 103485
1313 Sydney 103264
1316 Sudan 103177
1324 Quebec 102913
1341 Luxembourg 102373
1355 Greenland 101978
1358 Malta 101954
1370 Costa_Rica 101671
1392 Beijing 100800
1395 Ohio 100661
1415 Kazakhstan 99639
1421 Sri_Lanka 99452
1425 Montreal 99385
1428 Shanghai 99312
1437 South_America 99072
1467 Zimbabwe 97813
1476 Budapest 97491
1492 North_Korea 96868
1511 Istanbul 96378
1513 Tanzania 96300
1515 Monaco 96186
1524 Jerusalem 95962
1546 Vienna 95340
1551 Great_Britain 95220
1556 Massachusetts 95014
1567 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo 94749
1574 Mexico_City 94533
1581 Nepal 94306
1677 Slovenia 91455
1707 Belarus 90604
1714 Caribbean 90429
1720 Burma 90241
1724 Panama 90144
1734 Rio_de_Janeiro 89819
1737 Qatar 89654
1754 Guatemala 89108
1822 Algeria 87408
1825 Guyana 87346
1872 Maryland 86314
1891 Illinois 85989
1912 Estonia 85440
1925 Bahrain 85263
1939 Syria 84999
1957 Lithuania 84602
1959 Mongolia 84575
1972 Liechtenstein 84371
1988 Athens 84018
1993 American_Samoa 83837
2017 Rwanda 83364
2022 Nicaragua 83274
2075 Somalia 82027
2085 Madrid 81915
2109 Slovakia 81341
2114 North_Carolina 81233
2127 Belgrade 80995
2151 Michigan 80610
2161 Minnesota 80516
2187 Abu_Dhabi 79888
2248 Uganda 78643
2264 Liverpool 78375
2265 Barbados 78363
2286 Colorado 78085
2322 Palestine 77578
2330 Connecticut 77394
2342 Belize 77208
2363 Korea 76886
2385 Alabama 76566
2394 San_Francisco 76477
2400 Aruba 76394
2448 Andorra 75698
2455 Maine 75614
2475 El_Salvador 75347
2478 Laos 75307
2544 Wisconsin 74057
2549 Melbourne 73995
2552 Middle_East 73959
2562 Libya 73751
2603 Louisiana 73291
2606 Mauritius 73207
2607 Liberia 73093
2618 Northern_Ireland 72913
2625 Latvia 72819
2664 Munich 72433
2691 Manchester 72053
2698 Usa 71990
2721 Dublin 71756
2748 Angola 71325
2788 Florence 70848
2830 Fiji 70292
2847 Tibet 70104
2863 Sicily 69831
2898 Tunisia 69340
2916 Kuwait 69072
2949 Jakarta 68584
2950 Boston 68527
2955 Buenos_Aires 68457
3007 Honduras 67760
3032 Eritrea 67536
3057 Micronesia 67211
3112 Montana 66540
3113 Maldives 66472
3137 Brooklyn 66195
3186 Kansas 65587
3237 Brunei 65086
3291 Latin_America 64389
3366 Gibraltar 63577
3375 Balkans 63491
3384 Moldova 63406
3466 Bahamas 62530
3509 Scandinavia 61988
3540 Uruguay 61682
3542 Rhode_Island 61672
3551 Oklahoma 61598
3561 New_york 61504
3568 Glasgow 61425
3570 Utah 61376
3628 Bangalore 60874
3663 Mali 60484
3682 Nevada 60294
3690 Sierra_Leone 60241
3711 Yemen 59992
3740 Manila 59722
3760 Cape_Verde 59567
3813 Los_Angeles,_California 59173
3823 Samoa 59113
3837 Los_Angeles 59015
3877 Bangkok 58733
3895 Southern_United_States 58569
4066 Siberia 57161
4072 Brussels 57099
4073 Alien 57094
4081 Delaware 57007
4106 Namibia 56810
4195 Bavaria 56187
4238 Isle_of_Man 55873
4286 Stockholm 55521
4306 Geneva 55404
4326 Holland 55256
4341 Birmingham 55145
4342 Alberta 55142
4370 Frankfurt 54933
4373 Bali 54916
4394 Wyoming 54812
4415 Delhi 54609
4432 United_states 54451
4438 Kuala_Lumpur 54429
4440 Darfur 54414
4465 Himalayas 54265
4471 Phoenix,_Arizona 54237
4473 Harlem 54214
4499 Arkansas 54012
4525 Saint_Petersburg 53783
4557 Uzbekistan 53570
4565 São_Paulo 53518
4600 Indiana 53323
4632 Suriname 53138
4640 South_Carolina 53093
4655 Botswana 52984
4685 Great_Lakes 52784
4702 Beirut 52597
4716 Grenada 52457
4736 Cayman_Islands 52360
4765 Ottawa 52217
4779 Calgary 52119
4798 People's_Republic_of_China 52009
5008 Zambia 50682
5016 Paraguay 50622
5023 Easter_Island 50568
5057 Oxford 50380
5182 Chechnya 49629
5193 Hamburg 49547
5329 Cape_Town 48852
5339 Papua_New_Guinea 48765
5381 Nebraska 48547
5393 Sarajevo 48511
5456 Goa 48212
5466 Benin 48179
5467 Pearl_Harbor 48176
5471 Canberra 48150
5568 United_States_of_America 47581
5570 Alexandria 47575
5576 Southeast_Asia 47540
5620 Eastern_Europe 47363
5676 City_of_London 47067
5783 West_Virginia 46596
5784 Copenhagen 46589
5876 Mount_Fuji 46224
5942 Timbuktu 45961
5977 Tasmania 45777
6045 Mount_Kilimanjaro 45469
6053 Nova_Scotia 45377
6157 Boston,_Massachusetts 44955
6186 Djibouti 44759
6202 Damascus 44693
6241 Taipei 44537
6274 Brisbane 44376
6441 Mount_Etna 43633
6442 Krakatoa 43631
6451 Guangzhou 43614
6452 Cologne 43611
6460 The_Bronx 43576
6481 Havana 43499
6484 Transylvania 43488
6603 Seattle 42982
6604 Georgia_(country) 42978
6624 Tonga 42867
6676 Atlanta 42683
6704 Andes 42587
6774 New_zealand 42318
6899 Central_America 41901
6904 Johannesburg 41890
6907 Adelaide 41880
6908 Zanzibar 41878
6948 Tehran 41696
7009 Oslo 41442
7012 Mediterranean 41431
7039 South_africa 41331
7041 Bucharest 41321
7042 Naples 41320
7072 Kyrgyzstan 41165
7104 Lisbon 41062
7118 Ibiza 41014
7239 Kerala 40582
7275 Saint_Lucia 40505
7300 America 40421
7331 Detroit 40315
7395 Appalachian_Mountains 40121
7403 Tuscany 40091
7520 Georgia 39705
7600 Vanuatu 39473
7601 Casablanca 39473
7622 Nunavut 39397
7628 Cornwall 39384
7685 Guinea 39206
7715 Bohemia 39091
7773 Dresden 38926
7810 Leeds 38807
7842 The_Hague 38708
7899 Burundi 38523
7983 Hong_kong 38314
7993 Uluru 38281
8011 Crete 38215
8054 Perth,_Western_Australia 38108
8142 Abkhazia 37890
8145 Saskatchewan 37881
8160 Corsica 37833
8182 Kolkata 37772
8244 Karachi 37567
8245 Patagonia 37564
8271 San_Marino 37498
8339 Auckland 37309
8352 Las_vegas 37279
8465 Portland,_Oregon 36932
8480 Normandy 36863
8495 Atlanta,_Georgia 36823
8627 Edmonton 36467
8758 Strasbourg 36115
8865 Swaziland 35799
8885 Togo 35753
8903 Staten_Island 35708
8918 Okinawa 35675
8946 Montserrat 35590
8953 Lima 35580
8982 Bora_Bora 35509
8993 Austin,_Texas 35486
9047 Seattle,_Washington 35354
9072 Dominica 35299
9118 South_Dakota 35208
9158 Tel_Aviv 35108
9172 Phoenix 35094
9354 New_Delhi 34665
9377 Los_angeles 34593
9453 Tahiti 34440
9454 Lesotho 34437
9633 Arctic 34002
9658 Macedonia 33956
9675 West_Africa 33923
9710 Seattle,_Washington 33857
9714 UK 33852
Top Attractions
Rank - Article - Page views
371 Burj_Dubai 196521
509 Taj_Mahal 167412
655 Sungnyemun 148178
940 Stonehenge 121544
949 Colosseum 121215
1035 Eiffel_Tower 116078
1081 Mount_Rushmore 113464
1383 Berlin_Wall 101006
1589 Great_Wall_of_China 94118
1664 Great_Pyramid_of_Giza 91794
1935 Panama_Canal 85074
2225 Empire_State_Building 79161
2494 Niagara_Falls 74980
2811 Disneyland 70485
2818 Petra 70431
3248 Great_Barrier_Reef 64924
3434 Burj_Al_Arab 62900
3455 Tower_of_London 62695
3828 Great_Wall 59092
4193 Forbidden_City 56195
4368 Louvre 54952
4858 Palace_of_Versailles 51671
5146 Sistine_Chapel 49837
5173 London_Underground 49673
5267 Petronas_Twin_Towers 49126
5470 Notre_Dame_de_Paris 48152
5771 Victoria_Falls 46643
6310 CN_Tower 44203
6467 Angkor_Wat 43556
6713 Suez_Canal 42557
6836 Arc_de_Triomphe 42085
7059 Alhambra 41251
7187 Wembley_Stadium 40764
7272 Kaaba 40520
9035 London_Heathrow_Airport 35384
9937 Dubai_waterfront 33314
Do a search on Google these days and Wikipedia will probably be in the first page results. This website can tell you how many times an article has been viewed on Wiki, and it also compiles a top list.
I have sorted out from the top 10,000 list the most viewed destinations, as well as a list of the most viewed attractions.
The list is compiled from the most viewed articles from February 1 to February 23, 2008.
Top Destinations
Rank - Article - Page views
14 Kosovo 1018946
15 United_States 988039
45 London 515664
46 Canada 510033
47 India 507567
55 United_Kingdom 466895
57 Japan 462387
64 New_York_City 450708
72 Germany 430256
74 Australia 425615
86 France 400524
99 Dubai 369698
102 China 364141
108 Russia 354725
123 Serbia 329859
126 England 326744
128 Europe 322994
130 Italy 320714
136 Mexico 308952
142 Brazil 301715
154 Spain 289192
173 Africa 278683
194 Cuba 267385
196 California 266978
205 Singapore 262626
214 Venice 257342
221 Egypt 253225
226 Ireland 251932
227 Philippines 251527
280 Turkey 224957
286 Netherlands 223160
287 Sweden 222765
294 European_Union 220686
300 Switzerland 219210
313 Scotland 215003
323 Argentina 211686
324 Paris 210454
336 Iran 204469
338 Greece 204422
344 Poland 203047
400 Albania 189708
401 Rome 189575
404 South_Africa 188909
406 Norway 187479
410 New_Zealand 186683
417 Pakistan 185333
430 Hong_Kong 183104
469 Romania 175488
472 Indonesia 174495
479 Iceland 173836
480 Warsaw 173590
499 Florida 168760
548 Belgium 162563
561 Finland 160745
568 Malaysia 159803
578 Kenya 157889
596 Thailand 155628
598 Asia 155433
608 Afghanistan 154023
617 Jamaica 152940
634 United_Arab_Emirates 150394
651 Chile 148375
652 Antarctica 148372
653 Colombia 148363
684 Austria 143313
685 Morocco 143128
716 Wales 140267
718 New_England 140056
743 Bosnia_and_Herzegovina 138068
744 Mount_Everest 137867
748 Croatia 137681
758 Iraq 136649
779 Hungary 134057
815 Bangladesh 130692
818 Ghana 130468
828 Yugoslavia 129631
832 Cyprus 129521
846 Portugal 127822
855 Taiwan 127504
866 Dominican_Republic 126689
869 East_Timor 126298
874 Saudi_Arabia 125753
876 Ethiopia 125669
890 North_America 124596
912 Manhattan 123300
914 Chad 122970
928 Guam 122160
954 Madagascar 120859
963 South_Korea 120335
964 Berlin 120268
966 Lebanon 120032
968 Amsterdam 119914
997 Montenegro 118336
1014 Haiti 117171
1120 Bulgaria 111885
1131 Republic_of_Macedonia 111346
1152 Cambodia 110672
1160 Prague 110261
1172 Ecuador 109636
1173 Armenia 109633
1196 New_Jersey 108100
1222 Mumbai 106702
1230 Republic_of_Ireland 106560
1231 Barcelona 106462
1235 Czech_Republic 106420
1249 Vancouver 105839
1260 Jordan 105324
1306 Moscow 103608
1310 Washington 103501
1311 Philadelphia 103485
1313 Sydney 103264
1316 Sudan 103177
1324 Quebec 102913
1341 Luxembourg 102373
1355 Greenland 101978
1358 Malta 101954
1370 Costa_Rica 101671
1392 Beijing 100800
1395 Ohio 100661
1415 Kazakhstan 99639
1421 Sri_Lanka 99452
1425 Montreal 99385
1428 Shanghai 99312
1437 South_America 99072
1467 Zimbabwe 97813
1476 Budapest 97491
1492 North_Korea 96868
1511 Istanbul 96378
1513 Tanzania 96300
1515 Monaco 96186
1524 Jerusalem 95962
1546 Vienna 95340
1551 Great_Britain 95220
1556 Massachusetts 95014
1567 Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo 94749
1574 Mexico_City 94533
1581 Nepal 94306
1677 Slovenia 91455
1707 Belarus 90604
1714 Caribbean 90429
1720 Burma 90241
1724 Panama 90144
1734 Rio_de_Janeiro 89819
1737 Qatar 89654
1754 Guatemala 89108
1822 Algeria 87408
1825 Guyana 87346
1872 Maryland 86314
1891 Illinois 85989
1912 Estonia 85440
1925 Bahrain 85263
1939 Syria 84999
1957 Lithuania 84602
1959 Mongolia 84575
1972 Liechtenstein 84371
1988 Athens 84018
1993 American_Samoa 83837
2017 Rwanda 83364
2022 Nicaragua 83274
2075 Somalia 82027
2085 Madrid 81915
2109 Slovakia 81341
2114 North_Carolina 81233
2127 Belgrade 80995
2151 Michigan 80610
2161 Minnesota 80516
2187 Abu_Dhabi 79888
2248 Uganda 78643
2264 Liverpool 78375
2265 Barbados 78363
2286 Colorado 78085
2322 Palestine 77578
2330 Connecticut 77394
2342 Belize 77208
2363 Korea 76886
2385 Alabama 76566
2394 San_Francisco 76477
2400 Aruba 76394
2448 Andorra 75698
2455 Maine 75614
2475 El_Salvador 75347
2478 Laos 75307
2544 Wisconsin 74057
2549 Melbourne 73995
2552 Middle_East 73959
2562 Libya 73751
2603 Louisiana 73291
2606 Mauritius 73207
2607 Liberia 73093
2618 Northern_Ireland 72913
2625 Latvia 72819
2664 Munich 72433
2691 Manchester 72053
2698 Usa 71990
2721 Dublin 71756
2748 Angola 71325
2788 Florence 70848
2830 Fiji 70292
2847 Tibet 70104
2863 Sicily 69831
2898 Tunisia 69340
2916 Kuwait 69072
2949 Jakarta 68584
2950 Boston 68527
2955 Buenos_Aires 68457
3007 Honduras 67760
3032 Eritrea 67536
3057 Micronesia 67211
3112 Montana 66540
3113 Maldives 66472
3137 Brooklyn 66195
3186 Kansas 65587
3237 Brunei 65086
3291 Latin_America 64389
3366 Gibraltar 63577
3375 Balkans 63491
3384 Moldova 63406
3466 Bahamas 62530
3509 Scandinavia 61988
3540 Uruguay 61682
3542 Rhode_Island 61672
3551 Oklahoma 61598
3561 New_york 61504
3568 Glasgow 61425
3570 Utah 61376
3628 Bangalore 60874
3663 Mali 60484
3682 Nevada 60294
3690 Sierra_Leone 60241
3711 Yemen 59992
3740 Manila 59722
3760 Cape_Verde 59567
3813 Los_Angeles,_California 59173
3823 Samoa 59113
3837 Los_Angeles 59015
3877 Bangkok 58733
3895 Southern_United_States 58569
4066 Siberia 57161
4072 Brussels 57099
4073 Alien 57094
4081 Delaware 57007
4106 Namibia 56810
4195 Bavaria 56187
4238 Isle_of_Man 55873
4286 Stockholm 55521
4306 Geneva 55404
4326 Holland 55256
4341 Birmingham 55145
4342 Alberta 55142
4370 Frankfurt 54933
4373 Bali 54916
4394 Wyoming 54812
4415 Delhi 54609
4432 United_states 54451
4438 Kuala_Lumpur 54429
4440 Darfur 54414
4465 Himalayas 54265
4471 Phoenix,_Arizona 54237
4473 Harlem 54214
4499 Arkansas 54012
4525 Saint_Petersburg 53783
4557 Uzbekistan 53570
4565 São_Paulo 53518
4600 Indiana 53323
4632 Suriname 53138
4640 South_Carolina 53093
4655 Botswana 52984
4685 Great_Lakes 52784
4702 Beirut 52597
4716 Grenada 52457
4736 Cayman_Islands 52360
4765 Ottawa 52217
4779 Calgary 52119
4798 People's_Republic_of_China 52009
5008 Zambia 50682
5016 Paraguay 50622
5023 Easter_Island 50568
5057 Oxford 50380
5182 Chechnya 49629
5193 Hamburg 49547
5329 Cape_Town 48852
5339 Papua_New_Guinea 48765
5381 Nebraska 48547
5393 Sarajevo 48511
5456 Goa 48212
5466 Benin 48179
5467 Pearl_Harbor 48176
5471 Canberra 48150
5568 United_States_of_America 47581
5570 Alexandria 47575
5576 Southeast_Asia 47540
5620 Eastern_Europe 47363
5676 City_of_London 47067
5783 West_Virginia 46596
5784 Copenhagen 46589
5876 Mount_Fuji 46224
5942 Timbuktu 45961
5977 Tasmania 45777
6045 Mount_Kilimanjaro 45469
6053 Nova_Scotia 45377
6157 Boston,_Massachusetts 44955
6186 Djibouti 44759
6202 Damascus 44693
6241 Taipei 44537
6274 Brisbane 44376
6441 Mount_Etna 43633
6442 Krakatoa 43631
6451 Guangzhou 43614
6452 Cologne 43611
6460 The_Bronx 43576
6481 Havana 43499
6484 Transylvania 43488
6603 Seattle 42982
6604 Georgia_(country) 42978
6624 Tonga 42867
6676 Atlanta 42683
6704 Andes 42587
6774 New_zealand 42318
6899 Central_America 41901
6904 Johannesburg 41890
6907 Adelaide 41880
6908 Zanzibar 41878
6948 Tehran 41696
7009 Oslo 41442
7012 Mediterranean 41431
7039 South_africa 41331
7041 Bucharest 41321
7042 Naples 41320
7072 Kyrgyzstan 41165
7104 Lisbon 41062
7118 Ibiza 41014
7239 Kerala 40582
7275 Saint_Lucia 40505
7300 America 40421
7331 Detroit 40315
7395 Appalachian_Mountains 40121
7403 Tuscany 40091
7520 Georgia 39705
7600 Vanuatu 39473
7601 Casablanca 39473
7622 Nunavut 39397
7628 Cornwall 39384
7685 Guinea 39206
7715 Bohemia 39091
7773 Dresden 38926
7810 Leeds 38807
7842 The_Hague 38708
7899 Burundi 38523
7983 Hong_kong 38314
7993 Uluru 38281
8011 Crete 38215
8054 Perth,_Western_Australia 38108
8142 Abkhazia 37890
8145 Saskatchewan 37881
8160 Corsica 37833
8182 Kolkata 37772
8244 Karachi 37567
8245 Patagonia 37564
8271 San_Marino 37498
8339 Auckland 37309
8352 Las_vegas 37279
8465 Portland,_Oregon 36932
8480 Normandy 36863
8495 Atlanta,_Georgia 36823
8627 Edmonton 36467
8758 Strasbourg 36115
8865 Swaziland 35799
8885 Togo 35753
8903 Staten_Island 35708
8918 Okinawa 35675
8946 Montserrat 35590
8953 Lima 35580
8982 Bora_Bora 35509
8993 Austin,_Texas 35486
9047 Seattle,_Washington 35354
9072 Dominica 35299
9118 South_Dakota 35208
9158 Tel_Aviv 35108
9172 Phoenix 35094
9354 New_Delhi 34665
9377 Los_angeles 34593
9453 Tahiti 34440
9454 Lesotho 34437
9633 Arctic 34002
9658 Macedonia 33956
9675 West_Africa 33923
9710 Seattle,_Washington 33857
9714 UK 33852
Top Attractions
Rank - Article - Page views
371 Burj_Dubai 196521
509 Taj_Mahal 167412
655 Sungnyemun 148178
940 Stonehenge 121544
949 Colosseum 121215
1035 Eiffel_Tower 116078
1081 Mount_Rushmore 113464
1383 Berlin_Wall 101006
1589 Great_Wall_of_China 94118
1664 Great_Pyramid_of_Giza 91794
1935 Panama_Canal 85074
2225 Empire_State_Building 79161
2494 Niagara_Falls 74980
2811 Disneyland 70485
2818 Petra 70431
3248 Great_Barrier_Reef 64924
3434 Burj_Al_Arab 62900
3455 Tower_of_London 62695
3828 Great_Wall 59092
4193 Forbidden_City 56195
4368 Louvre 54952
4858 Palace_of_Versailles 51671
5146 Sistine_Chapel 49837
5173 London_Underground 49673
5267 Petronas_Twin_Towers 49126
5470 Notre_Dame_de_Paris 48152
5771 Victoria_Falls 46643
6310 CN_Tower 44203
6467 Angkor_Wat 43556
6713 Suez_Canal 42557
6836 Arc_de_Triomphe 42085
7059 Alhambra 41251
7187 Wembley_Stadium 40764
7272 Kaaba 40520
9035 London_Heathrow_Airport 35384
9937 Dubai_waterfront 33314
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Bangkok Tailors dump the Dollar for the Euro
The slow decline of the US Dollar as a global currency continues with the tailors of Bangkok now advertising their rates in euros.
Advertisements for tailors can be found on the free tourist maps of Bangkok. I was in Bangkok in 2005 and all of the prices were in USD. Now the advertisements are in euros.
Below are copies of some advertisements from 2005 and 2008.
2005 - Ambassador Tailors US Prices
2008 - Ambassador Tailors Euro Prices
2005 - Patricks Tailors US Prices
2008 - Patricks Tailors Euro Prices
Advertisements for tailors can be found on the free tourist maps of Bangkok. I was in Bangkok in 2005 and all of the prices were in USD. Now the advertisements are in euros.
Below are copies of some advertisements from 2005 and 2008.
2005 - Ambassador Tailors US Prices
2008 - Ambassador Tailors Euro Prices
2005 - Patricks Tailors US Prices
2008 - Patricks Tailors Euro Prices
Labels: bangkok, dollar, euro, thailand
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Monday, March 17, 2008
Fundament(al) Attention to Detail
Location: Chiang Mai - Thailand Date: 8 Feb 2008
The attention to detail found in the statues at the Wats in Thailand is incredible. How they know what a dragons behind looks like though is beyond me.
Dragon
Dragons Behind
The attention to detail found in the statues at the Wats in Thailand is incredible. How they know what a dragons behind looks like though is beyond me.
Dragon
Dragons Behind
Labels: chiang mai, statue, temple, thailand
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Long Neck Women - Chiang Mai
Location: Chiang Mai Province - Thailand Date: 7 Feb 2008
The long neck women are from Burma/Myanmar but many live as refugees in Thailand. The long neck women are known as Padaung, a sub-group of the Karen tribe.
Long Neck Woman
The Karen tribe villages are near the Thai-Myanmar border, but there are also "villages" near Chiang Mai. I say "villages" as they are really just market stalls set up for the benefit of tours from Chiang Mai.
Long Neck Market Village
Opinion is divided on these tours. Some say it is a like a human zoo, while others say that the money raised in the markets is money that these tribes wouldn't have otherwise got.
My conscience wasn't helped by a story about the plight of the long neck women that was continually aired on BBC World the week I was there.
It seemed to me though that both the tourists and the tribe are willing participants in this bizarre tour.
Long Neck Woman Weaving
Long Neck Child
Long Neck Girl
The long neck women are from Burma/Myanmar but many live as refugees in Thailand. The long neck women are known as Padaung, a sub-group of the Karen tribe.
Long Neck Woman
The Karen tribe villages are near the Thai-Myanmar border, but there are also "villages" near Chiang Mai. I say "villages" as they are really just market stalls set up for the benefit of tours from Chiang Mai.
Long Neck Market Village
Opinion is divided on these tours. Some say it is a like a human zoo, while others say that the money raised in the markets is money that these tribes wouldn't have otherwise got.
My conscience wasn't helped by a story about the plight of the long neck women that was continually aired on BBC World the week I was there.
It seemed to me though that both the tourists and the tribe are willing participants in this bizarre tour.
Long Neck Woman Weaving
Long Neck Child
Long Neck Girl
Labels: chiang mai, long neck women, thailand
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Sunday, March 16, 2008
Elephant Riding in Chiang Mai
Location: Chiang Mai Province - Thailand Date: 7 Feb 2008
When visiting Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand you can't seem to walk more than 100 metres without passing a shop selling elephant riding tours.
There are many elephant riding trips available packaged with other activities, usually hill tribe treks and some other activity like white water rafting. These sort of day tours make for good value when you consider how much time you would save if you went to each activity individually.
Most elephant rides go for half an hour to one hour. There is no need to go for over an hour, unless you really love elephants.
Elephant Mount
Elephant Trekking
At the elephant park people were selling bundles of bananas and sugar cane to feed the elephants. It's a great way to make friends with your ride. Just give him a tap on the head and his amazing trunk will pop up and snuffle up the food on offer.
Feeding Elephant Banana
Feeding Elephant Cane
Elephant Head
When visiting Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand you can't seem to walk more than 100 metres without passing a shop selling elephant riding tours.
There are many elephant riding trips available packaged with other activities, usually hill tribe treks and some other activity like white water rafting. These sort of day tours make for good value when you consider how much time you would save if you went to each activity individually.
Most elephant rides go for half an hour to one hour. There is no need to go for over an hour, unless you really love elephants.
Elephant Mount
Elephant Trekking
At the elephant park people were selling bundles of bananas and sugar cane to feed the elephants. It's a great way to make friends with your ride. Just give him a tap on the head and his amazing trunk will pop up and snuffle up the food on offer.
Feeding Elephant Banana
Feeding Elephant Cane
Elephant Head
Labels: chiang mai, elephant, thailand
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
Buddhist quotes in the garden of Wat Phrasingh
Location: Chiang Mai - Thailand Date: 6 Feb 2008
Clean, clear, calm; these are characteristics of a noble person.
Good to forgive, the best to forget.
It is flooded water that makes mud; it is clean water that wipes away mud.
Merit is to accumulated, evil is to be abandoned.
No other foes are greater than birth and death. No other friends are greater than merits.
Selfishness is the real enemy of peace
Today is better than two tomorrows.
To do good and evil unseen by others are always seen by oneself.
A man who will be the public leader, must know how to be the public follower.
Clean, clear, calm; these are characteristics of a noble person.
Good to forgive, the best to forget.
It is flooded water that makes mud; it is clean water that wipes away mud.
Merit is to accumulated, evil is to be abandoned.
No other foes are greater than birth and death. No other friends are greater than merits.
Selfishness is the real enemy of peace
Today is better than two tomorrows.
To do good and evil unseen by others are always seen by oneself.
A man who will be the public leader, must know how to be the public follower.
Labels: chiang mai, temple, thailand
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Friday, March 14, 2008
Temple of the Dog
Location: Chiang Mai - Thailand Date: 6 Feb 2008
Dog lounging at Wat Chiang Mun in Chiang Mai.
Wat Chiang Mun Dog
Dog lounging at Wat Chiang Mun in Chiang Mai.
Wat Chiang Mun Dog
Labels: chiang mai, dogs, thailand
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Chiang Mai Tuk Tuk
Location: Chiang Mai - Thailand Date: 6 Feb 2008
Tuk Tuk - Chiang Mai
Tuk Tuk - Chiang Mai
Labels: chiang mai, thailand, tuk tuk
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Friday, March 07, 2008
Having a leak in Lopburi
Location: Lopburi - Thailand Date: 2 Feb 2008
Mens Toilet - Lopburi
Mens Toilet - Lopburi
Labels: lopburi, public toilet, thailand
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Monkeys of Lopburi - Thaialnd
Location: Lopburi - Thailand Date: 2 Feb 2008
Lopburi is about 150 km north of Bangkok and it makes a good stop on the way to Chiang Mai. This small city has temple ruins strewn though the working streets of the town, which breaks up the drab new concrete buildings.
Lopburi is most famous for is resident monkeys (of the Crab-eating Macaque variety). The monkeys are fed by the locals and have since lost their fear of people, so they won't mind going after you aggressively if you offer them food.
Monkey hi-wire
Street Monkeys
Lopburi is about 150 km north of Bangkok and it makes a good stop on the way to Chiang Mai. This small city has temple ruins strewn though the working streets of the town, which breaks up the drab new concrete buildings.
Lopburi is most famous for is resident monkeys (of the Crab-eating Macaque variety). The monkeys are fed by the locals and have since lost their fear of people, so they won't mind going after you aggressively if you offer them food.
Monkey hi-wire
Street Monkeys
Labels: lopburi, monkey, thailand
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