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World Class
The Sky
King's Cup
Fashion
Tennis Returns
Lights Up For
Returns to
Rules at
to Hua Hin
The King
Black Mountain
the InterCon
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Welcome to our 1st issue of our 2nd year, which we call “Volume 2”. With the new year we have updated our look and will work even harder to bring you a magazine ǁŝƚŚ ƐƵĐŚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ƐƚŽƌŝĞƐ and brilliant photos that LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ĮŶĚ ŝƚ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƚŽ throw us away, hence our ŶĞǁ ͞sŽůƵŵĞ͟ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶ͘ We welcome you to keep and collect each monthly issue, like ƚŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů 'ĞŽŐƌĂƉŚŝĐ͛Ɛ ŽĨ the past. Please let us know how we are doing and how we can improve. The end of 2013 and going right into J a n u a r y h a s b e e n eve nt f u l a n d f u n -f i l l e d . On the 21st of December night became day as 30,000 ĮƌĞǁŽƌŬƐ ůŝƚ ƵƉ ƚŚĞ ƐŬLJ ŝŶ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ,ŝƐ DĂũĞƐƟĞƐ December 5th birthday, pictures on page 14. World-class tennis returned to Hua Hin with Serena Williams and Victoria njĂƌĞŶŬĂ ďĂƩůŝŶŐ ŝƚ ŽƵƚ͕ ƉĂŐĞ ϮϬ͘ Ƶƚ ĮƌƐƚ͕͘͘͘ ^ĞƌĞŶĂ ĂŶĚ ͞sŝĐĂ͟ ƐŚĂƌĞĚ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƚǁĂůŬ ĨŽƌ Ă ƐĞŶƐĂƟŽŶĂů ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ ƐŚŽǁ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ /ŶƚĞƌ ŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂů ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ ZĞƐŽƌƚ͕ ƉĂŐĞ ϭϬ͘ tŝƚŚ Ψϭ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ h^ ͛Ɛ ŝŶ ƉƌŝnjĞ ŵŽŶĞLJ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŵƵĐŚ ĞdžĐŝƚĞŵĞŶƚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ͛Ɛ <ŝŶŐ͛Ɛ ƵƉ 'ŽůĨ ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ƉůĂĐĞ :ĂŶƵĂƌLJ ϭϲƚŚ ƚŚƌƵ ƚŚĞ ϭϵƚŚ Ăƚ ůĂĐŬ DŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ͕ ƉĂŐĞ ϭϮ͘ KƵƌ ,Kd 'ĞƚĂǁĂLJ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƵƐ ƵƉ EŽƌƚŚ ĂŐĂŝŶ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ DĂĞ ,ŽŶŐ ^ŽŶ͕ ŽŶĐĞ ŝƐŽůĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĐŽŵĞ Ă ĚƌĞĂŵ ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶ͕ ƉĂŐĞ ϯϰ͘ ŶĚ ĮŶĂůůLJ͕ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ has received a lot of accolades lately and our latest happened in December when Trip Advisor proclaimed Hua Hin number ϱ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƉ ϭϬ ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƐĞ ŝƐ ƐŝĂ͘ ZĞĂĚ ǁŚLJ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĚ ŽƵƚ ǁŚŽ ĞůƐĞ ŵĂĚĞ ƚŚĞ ůŝƐƚ ŽŶ ƉĂŐĞ ϰϲ͘
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Luxury living & Exclusive lifestyle
HOT HUA HIN G MA
CONTENTS
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www.facebook.com/hothuahinmagazine Luxury living & Exclusive lifestyle
HO T HUA HIN G MA
Complimentary copy
Issue 01 Volume 02 Jan15 - Feb 15 , 2014 | www.facebook.com/hothuahinmagazine
King's Cup
Śŝůů Θ 'ƌŝůů ŚĂŶĚŽŶ ƌƵŶĐŚ
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DĂĚĞ ŝŶ dŚĂŝůĂŶĚ EŝŐŚƚ ǁŝƚŚ ^ĞƌĞŶĂ ĂŶĚ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ
10
<ŝŶŐ͛Ɛ ƵƉ ƌĞƚƵƌŶ ƚŽ ůĂĐŬ DŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ
12
,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ͛Ɛ ƐŬLJ ĞdžƉůŽĚĞƐ ŝŶ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶ
14
tŽƌůĚ ĐůĂƐƐ ƚĞŶŶŝƐ ƌĞƚƵƌŶƐ ƚŽ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ
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^ĐĂƌůLJ͕ Ă ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ ŽŐ͛Ɛ ƐƚŽƌLJ
26
ĂƌƐ ŝŶ dŚĂŝůĂŶĚ ďƵLJŝŶŐǀƐ͘ ƌĞŶƟŶŐ
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ŶĞǁ LJĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ŶĞǁ ƌĞƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ
32
DĂĞ ,ŽŶŐ ^ŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŵŝƐƚƐ
34
dŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͛Ɛ ƐŽ ďƌŝŐŚƚ͘͘͘
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ĞůŝĞǀĞ ƚŚĂƚ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ dŚĂŝ ŝƐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ
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dŽƉ ϭϬ ĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƐĞ ŝŶ ƐŝĂ
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,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ͛Ɛ ĞƐƚ ƵLJƐ
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AZINE
World Class
The Sky
Tennis Returns
Lights Up For
Returns to
Rules at
to Hua Hin
The King
Black Mountain
the InterCon
Fashion
ŽŶƚĂĐƚ ƵƐ ƚŽ ĮŶĚ ŽƵƚ ŚŽǁ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵƌ ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ ďĂŚƚ ƚĂŶLJĂŚŽƚŚƵĂŚŝŶΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ Žƌ ƚĂŶLJĂΛŚŽƚŚƵĂŚŝŶ͘ĐŽŵ
DĞĚŝĂ WĂƌƚŶĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ dŚĂŝůĂŶĚ WƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ǁĂƌĚƐ ϮϬϭϰ Edited and published by ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ WƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ĞŶƚƌĂů Ž͘ >ƚĚ͘ Tel : +66 (0) 84 387 5699 info@hothuahin.com Although all materials are published in good faith and based on ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƐŽůŝĐŝƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƵƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ŽĨ ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞƌ ƚĂŬĞƐ ŶŽ responsibility for any errors, loss or omissions that may occur. EŽ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŵĂLJ ďĞ reproduced in full or in part without ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĐŽŶƐĞŶƚ ŽĨ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ Property Central Co. Ltd. ůů ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ĐŽƉLJƌŝŐŚƚ͘ ůů ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ĂƌĞ ƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĚ͘
Chi l l & Gr il l C h a n d o n B runch
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Ğ ŚĂǀĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ ǁƌŝƚĞƌ 'ƵLJ ĞƌŝŶŐĞƌ ƚŽ ƚŚĂŶŬ ĨŽƌ njƵƌĞ͛Ɛ ŶĞǁ ŐƌĂŶĚ ͞ Śŝůů Θ 'ƌŝůů ŚĂŶĚŽŶ ƌƵŶĐŚ͘͟ /Ŷ ŚŝƐ ϭϴϵϱ ĞƐƐĂLJ ͞ ƌƵŶĐŚ͗ WůĞĂ͕͟ ĞƌƌŝŶŐĞƌ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĞĚ ͟Ă ůĂƚĞƌ ŵĞĂů ŽŶ Sunday would make it easier for those who liked to drink on Saturday nights. He ǁƌŽƚĞ͕ ͞ LJ ĞůŝŵŝŶĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ƵƉ early on Sunday, brunch would make life brighter for Saturday night carousers.” He ĞǀĞŶ ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĞĚ ƚŚĂƚ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ĐŽīĞĞ ĂŶĚ tea, perhaps this new meal could start with alcoholic beverages. ƚ njƵƌĞ͕ ƚŚĞ /ŶƚĞƌ ŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂů ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ ZĞƐŽƌƚ͛Ɛ ŶĞǁůLJ ƌĞǀĂŵƉĞĚ ďĞĂĐŚ ĨƌŽŶƚ restaurant, your brunch starts with either Ă ďŽƩůĞ ŽĨ ŚĂŶĚŽŶ ƌƵƚ Žƌ ZŽƐĞ͕ ƐŚĂƌĞĚ between 2 people. tŝƚŚ Ă ůĞŝƐƵƌĞůLJ ϭƉŵ ƐƚĂƌƚ ƟŵĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ
Jan 15 - Feb 15 , 2014
no need for a Sunday morning rush. Once ƐĞĂƚĞĚ͕ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵƌ ĮůůĞĚ ŚĂŵƉĂŐŶĞ glass in hand, you can feast from their “live ƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ͕͟ ůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĐŚŝůůĞĚ ŽƵƚ ƚƵŶĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ their resident DJ while enjoying the views of the gulf of Siam. dŚĞ Śŝůů Θ 'ƌŝůů ŚĂŶĚŽŶ ƌƵŶĐŚ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ Ă ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ ĂƵƚŚĞŶƟĐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĚĞůŝĐĂĐŝĞƐ ŽīĞƌĞĚ ŽŶ ĨŽŽĚ ƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ ƐƉƌĂǁůŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ďƵīĞƚ ůĂLJŽƵƚ ŽŶƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ newly reopened beachfront restaurant terrace. :ƵƐƚ Ă ĨĞǁ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďƌƵŶĐŚ͛Ɛ ͞ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐ͟ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ ůŝǀĞ ƐƚĂƟŽŶƐ ͞^ŚĂŬĞ DĞ͟ ĂƌďŽŶĂƌĂ͕ ͞dĂŬĞ DĞ͟ WŚĂĚ dŚĂŝ͕ ͞^ĂǀŽƌ DĞ͟ WĂŶ &ƌŝĞĚ ƵĐŬ >ŝǀĞƌ͕ ͞&ŝƌĞ DĞ͟ ^ƵĐŬůŝŶŐ WŝŐ͕ ͞&ŝƐŚ DĞ͟ WĂĞůůĂ ĂŶĚ ͞DĞůƚ DĞ͟ /ĐĞ ƌĞĂŵ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉĞƐ ^ƚĂƟŽŶ ĂůŽŶŐ with other heavenly deserts.
If you have young children, the /ŶƚĞƌ ŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂů͛Ɛ WůĂŶĞƚ dƌĞŬŬĞƌƐ <ŝĚƐ ůƵď ŝƐ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƚĂŬĞ ĐĂƌĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ůŝƩůĞ ŽŶĞƐ͛ ĞŶƚĞƌƚĂŝŶŵĞŶƚ͕ ƐŽ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĞŶũŽLJ Ă ďůŝƐƐĨƵů ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ ĞŶũŽLJŝŶŐ ĨŽŽĚ͕ ĚƌŝŶŬƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů /ŶƚĞƌ ŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂů seaside. Ɛ ĞƌƌŝŶŐĞƌ ƐĂŝĚ ͞ ƌƵŶĐŚ ŝƐ ĐŚĞĞƌĨƵů͕ ƐŽĐŝĂďůĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶĐŝƟŶŐ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ƚĂůŬͲ ĐŽŵƉĞůůŝŶŐ͕ ŝƚ ŵĂŬĞƐ LJŽƵ ƐĂƟƐĮĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ yourself and your fellow beings.” WƌŝĐĞ͗ ϭ͕ϳϬϬ нн ƉĞƌ ƉĞƌƐŽŶ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ Ă ŽƩůĞ ŽĨ ŚĂŶĚŽŶ ƉĞƌ ƚĂďůĞ ;ƉĞƌ Ϯ ƉĞƌƐŽŶƐͿ ϭƉŵ ƚŽ ϰƉŵ͘
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Thailand Property Awards Highly Commended
Oriental Beach Pearl has turned up the comfort and turned down the prices by offering you to join in on our prepaid rental program. Starting price in this state-of-the-art resort is THB 3,250,000 with the option to accept a 5% per year rental agreement, enjoy your villa for 6 weeks per year, and pay ONLY THB 2,548,000 for a fully furnished luxury home with mini golf, beach volleyball and an artificial white sand beach right at your door step. Phase I and II are already built and offer a 1800m2 salt water pool for you to enjoy. Once Phase III and IV is completed in 2015 you will have over 7000m2 of saltwater pool to enjoy in the resort taking up 40,000m2 of land.
Oriental Beach Pearl offers plenty of palm trees, an abundance of tropical flowers, exotic fruits, lots of facilities such as tennis court, High tech GYM, 60 meter water slide and much more... The newly opened restaurant in the resort is named SALA BO and means a house to enjoy and relax. You can enjoy authentic Thai food and a good variation of fine European dining at very affordable prices. Once you have made your choice of food we invite you to visit our 500 bottle selection of wines from all over the word. After dinner you may want to relax in our lounge or enjoy a SPA and wellness treatment in our SPA facility. Please book a viewing by contacting Mr. Flemming Bo Sorensen at fb@orientalbeachpearl.com or call 0868340881
Mad e in Thail and Night with Serena and Victoria
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Although he is now focused on his career in the United States where he ŚĂƐ ǁŽŶ ƚǁŝĐĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ W' dŽƵƌ͕ ŚŽƉƌĂ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞĚ ƚŽ ǁŝŶ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ƟƚůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ LJĞĂƌ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ <ŝŶŐ͛Ɛ ƵƉ 'ŽůĨ ,ƵĂ Hin. Andersson Hed will also be aiming to ĞŵƵůĂƚĞ ĚĨŽƌ͛Ɛ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ <ŝŶŐ͛Ɛ ƵƉ ďLJ ƚĂƌŐĞƟŶŐ ŚŝƐ ŵĂŝĚĞŶ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ ŝŶ Asia. Having secured his only European dŽƵƌ ƟƚůĞ ŝŶ /ƚĂůLJ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϬ͕ ƚŚĞ ϰϭͲLJĞĂƌͲ old Swede will be seeking to launch his ϮϬϭϰ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ŝŶ ŇLJŝŶŐ ĨĂƐŚŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ Ă commanding performance in Thailand. Like Andersson Hed, Cejka has yet to enjoy a win in Asia although he has ǁŽŶ ĨŽƵƌ ƟŵĞƐ ŝŶ ƵƌŽƉĞ͘ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ <ŝŶŐ͛Ɛ ƵƉ 'ŽůĨ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ Ă much cherished win that would add to his proud record. dŚĞ ƋƵĂƌƚĞƚ ŝƐ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĨĂĐĞ ƐƟī challenges from Asian Tour players where a total of 13 Tour members currently occupy the top-200 on the KĸĐŝĂů tŽƌůĚ 'ŽůĨ ZĂŶŬŝŶŐ ;Kt'ZͿ͘ dŚĞ <ŝŶŐ͛Ɛ ƵƉ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjŝŶŐ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĞ͕ chaired by Khun Suwat Liptapanlop,
recently signed a 5 year agreement with the Asian Tour. According to Khun Suwat “We look forward to a very ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵů ƐƚĂŐŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ <ŝŶŐ͛Ɛ ƵƉ 'ŽůĨ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƉůĂLJĞĚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ůĂĐŬ DŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ 'ŽůĨ ůƵď ŝŶ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŶ ƵŶƉƌĞĐĞĚĞŶƚĞĚ h^Ψϭ million in total prize money. It will be Ă ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŐŽůĨ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŝůů Ɖŝƚ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĞƐƚ dŚĂŝ ƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƚŚĞ ďĞƐƚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ Asian Tour.” While golf will undoubtedly be the ĂƩƌĂĐƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ǁĞĞŬ͕ ƚŚĞ <ŝŶŐ͛Ɛ ƵƉ 'ŽůĨ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ ǁŝůů ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ƌĂŝƐĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĮůĞ ŽĨ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ ĂƐ Ă ƚŽƉ ƚŽƵƌŝƐŵ ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ͘ &Žƌ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƟŵĞ ĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ <ŝŶŐ͛Ɛ ƵƉ 'ŽůĨ ,ƵĂ Hin will be broadcast live, over four ƌŽƵŶĚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐŝĂŶ dŽƵƌ͛Ɛ ŐůŽďĂů ƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶ ƉůĂƞŽƌŵ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞĂĐŚĞƐ ŽǀĞƌ 180 countries and 640 million homes, ensuring extensive exposure for the popular beach resort town of Hua Hin, as well as the sponsors, and the Kingdom of Thailand itself.
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The beaches were packed as everyone waited with high ĂŶƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞ ƚŽ ďĞŐŝŶ͘ ĞĂĐŚ ƌĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚƐ ĚŝĚ ŐƌĞĂƚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶƐ being quickly snapped up. Near the palace, the beachfront KĐĞĂŶƐŝĚĞ ĞĂĐŚ ůƵď ĂŶĚ ZĞƐƚĂƵƌĂŶƚ ƉƵƚ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ Ă special menu for the evening ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ Ă ƐĞĂĨŽŽĚ Y along with a mix of Asian fusion ŝƚĞŵƐ ĂŶĚ ƚĞƌƌŝĮĐ ĚĞƐĞƌƚƐ͘ <ŚƵŶ Wipawan Sangounpan from Oceanside said “the menu for the evening was similar to our ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ƌƵŶĐŚ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ popular and regularly receives great reviews.” She went on to say “Our wonderful beachfront ůŽĐĂƟŽŶ ǁĂƐ ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĨŽƌ ǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌĞǁŽƌŬƐ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ĂůƐŽ ǀĞƌLJ ƌŽŵĂŶƟĐ͕ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ĞdžĐŝƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŽƵƌ DŽŽŶůŝŐŚƚ Serenade dinner by the beach on sĂůĞŶƟŶĞ͛Ɛ ĂLJ͕ &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ ϭϰƚŚ which will include a love inspired set dinner, 2 glasses of sparkling ǁŝŶĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ƌŽŵĂŶƟĐ ƐĞƌĞŶĂĚĞ Ăƚ your table by a classical duo”. &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞŝƌ ^ƵŶĚĂLJ ƌƵŶĐŚ͛Ɛ Žƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů sĂůĞŶƟŶĞ͛Ɛ ĚŝŶŶĞƌ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ƚŚĞŵ Ăƚ ϬϯϮ ϱϯϭͲϰϳϬ͘
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ƵĂ ,ŝŶ ŐŝǀĞƐ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ŽŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ ƚŽ ,ŝƐ džĐĞůůĞŶĐLJ ^ƵǁĂƚ >ŝƉƚĂƉĂŶůŽƉ͕ ƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ >ĂǁŶ dĞŶŶŝƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ dŚĂŝůĂŶĚ͕ ĨŽƌ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐ ǁŽƌůĚ ĐůĂƐƐ ƚĞŶŶŝƐ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ƌŽLJĂů ƌĞƐŽƌƚ ďĞĂĐŚ ƚŽǁŶ͘ dŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ůŝŶĞƵƉ ĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ďĞƩĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ EŽ͘ ϭ ĂŶĚ EŽ͘Ϯ ƌĂŶŬĞĚ ǁŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ƚĞŶŶŝƐ ƉůĂLJĞƌƐ ^ĞƌĞŶĂ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ h͘^͘ ĂŶĚ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ njĂƌĞŶŬĂ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ĞůĂƌƵƐ͕ ƉůĂLJŝŶŐ ĂŶ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŵĂƚĐŚ ŽŶ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ϮϴƚŚ Ăƚ ĞŶƚĞŶŶŝĂů WĂƌŬ͘ ^ĞƌĞŶĂ ĚŽŵŝŶĂƚĞĚ ǁŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ƚĞŶŶŝƐ ŝŶ 2013, winning 11 tournaments while going 78-4 overall. Victoria Azarenka was able to beat Williams twice but Williams equaled her with two wins ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ njĂƌĞŶŬĂ ͲͲ ƚŚĞ ĮŶĂůƐ Ăƚ ZŽŵĞ and the U.S. Open giving Williams Ă ϭϯͲϯ ĂůůͲƟŵĞ ǁŝŶ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ Azarenka.
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dŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌƐ ůŝŶĞƵƉ ĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ďĞƩĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ EŽ͘ ϭ ĂŶĚ EŽ͘Ϯ ƌĂŶŬĞĚ ǁŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ƚĞŶŶŝƐ ƉůĂLJĞƌƐ Jan 15 - Feb 15 , 2014
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Serena has amassed 13,260 rankings points, more than 5,000 ahead of Azarenka, who seeks to ĚĞĨĞŶĚ ŚĞƌ ƟƚůĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ KƉĞŶ͕ ŚĞƌ ŶĞdžƚ ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ ĂŌĞƌ leaving Hua Hin. That tournament could also be a guide to see which players emerge in 2014. Li Na, from China, who delighted ĐƌŽǁĚƐ Ăƚ ůĂƐƚ LJĞĂƌ͛Ɛ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ dĞŶŶŝƐ /ŶǀŝƚĂƟŽŶĂů ŵŽǀĞĚ ƵƉ ĨƌŽŵ EŽ͘ 7 in 2012 to No. 3 in the rankings ŝŶ ϮϬϭϯ ĂŌĞƌ ƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĂƌƚĞƌĮŶĂůƐ ŝŶ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵƌ 'ƌĂŶĚ ^ůĂŵ ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ůĂƐƚ LJĞĂƌ ;ƐŚĞ ůŽƐƚ ƚŚĞ ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂŶ KƉĞŶ ĮŶĂů ƚŽ njĂƌĞŶŬĂ and the WTA Championships to Williams). ŌĞƌ ƐƚƌƵƫŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƵī ŽŶ ƚŚĞ catwalk the night before at the ŐůĂŵŽƌŽƵƐ ͞DĂĚĞ ŝŶ dŚĂŝůĂŶĚ EŝŐŚƚ with Serena & Victoria”, the two superstars slugged it out on the court Saturday at the annual tennis match staged for charity by the /ŶƚĞƌ ŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂů ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ ZĞƐŽƌƚ͘
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^ĞĐŽŶĚͲƌĂŶŬĞĚ DƐ͘ njĂƌĞŶŬĂ ǁŽŶ Ă close encounter, prevailing 7-5, 6-3 in front of about 3,000 fans at the Hua Hin tŽƌůĚ dĞŶŶŝƐ /ŶǀŝƚĂƟŽŶĂů͘ dŚĞ ŵĂƚĐŚ ǁĂƐ broadcast on Channel 3 Thailand, and on networks around the world. DƐ͘ njĂƌĞŶŬĂ ďƌŽŬĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ϲͲϱ ůĞĂĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƐĞƚ ĂŶĚ ďƌŽŬĞ ƚǁŝĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ĨŽƌ ŚĞƌ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ǀŝĐƚŽƌLJ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĞdžŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ĞǀĞŶƚ ĂŌĞƌ ϮϬϭϭ͘ DƐ͘ tŝůůŝĂŵƐ͕ ǁŚŽ ďĞĂƚ DƐ͘ njĂƌĞŶŬĂ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h͘^͘ KƉĞŶ ĮŶĂů ůĂƐƚ LJĞĂƌ͕ ŚĂŝůĞĚ the match as “a good warm up” for the upcoming Australian Open. DƌƐ͘ ƌŝƩĂ <Ƶƚnj͕ ƚŚĞ 'ĞŶĞƌĂů DĂŶĂŐĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ /ŶƚĞƌ ŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂů ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ͕ ƐĂŝĚ ŝƚ ŚĂĚ been a thrill to once again host the stars of ǁŽŵĞŶ͛Ɛ ƚĞŶŶŝƐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐŽƌƚ͘ ͞/ƚ ŝƐ ĂŶ ŚŽŶŽƌ to have tennis superstars Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka to help promote Thai silk and Hua Hin,” she said. “Number one ǀĞƌƐƵƐ ŶƵŵďĞƌ ƚǁŽ͕ ŝƚ ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ŐĞƚ ďĞƩĞƌ than that.”
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The Hua Hin Tennis džŚŝďŝƟŽŶ ŝƐ Ă ĐŚĂƌŝƚLJ match started by /ŶƚĞƌ ŽŶƟŶĞŶƚĂů ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ in 2010. Past winners ǁĞƌĞ DĂƌŝĂ ^ŚĂƌĂƉŽǀĂ͕ Kim Clijsters, Victoria Azarenka and Li Na. Serena, one of the most successful players of all ƟŵĞ ŵĂĚĞ ŚĞƌ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ debut this year whereas ƚŚŝƐ ŵĂƌŬĞĚ sŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ͛Ɛ 3rd straight appearance at the Hua Hin Tennis /ŶǀŝƚĂƟŽŶĂů͘ ŌĞƌ ǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ the 2011 and 2012 Australian open, her next ƚŽƵƌŶĂŵĞŶƚ ĂŌĞƌ ƉůĂLJŝŶŐ in Hua Hin, everyone is wondering if Victoria can make it 3 in a row.
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ĐĂƌůLJ ǁĂƐ ĨŽƵŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ϱ ƉƵƉƉŝĞƐ ŽŶ Ă ďƵƐLJ ƌŽĂĚ ŶĞĂƌ ŝŶ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ͘ ^ŚĞ ŚĂĚ ŚŽƌƌŝĮĐ ŽƉĞŶ ƐŽƌĞƐ ĐĂƵƐĞĚ ďLJ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ďŽŝůŝŶŐ ǁĂƚĞƌ Žƌ ĂĐŝĚ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ƚŚƌŽǁŶ ŽǀĞƌ ŚĞƌ. DĂƌůŝĞ dŝŵŵĞƌŵĂŶƐ͕ ĨŽƵŶĚĞƌ ŽĨ WƌŽũĞĐƚ streetdogs Hua Hin-Thailand, took her immediately to the Tan-Diau pet hospital ĨŽƌ ƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĞƌŝůŝƐĂƟŽŶ͘ ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ŚĞƌ ŚŽƌƌŝĮĐ ŝŶũƵƌŝĞƐ ĐĂƵƐĞĚ by humans, Scarly (named because ŽĨ ŚĞƌ ƐĐĂƌƐͿ ǁĂƐ ƚŚĞ ĨƌŝĞŶĚůŝĞƐƚ ůŝƩůĞ dog imaginable. Always wagged her tail and jumping up when she saw us. Unfortunately, as we have no premises, when she had been spayed and her scars had healed, she had to go back out on the street. Every day when we went to feed her and ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĚŽŐƐ͕ ƐŚĞ ĐƌŝĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƌĂŶ ĂŌĞƌ ƵƐ ǁŚĞŶ ǁĞ ůĞŌ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ŚĞĂƌƚ ďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ͘ tĞ ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ Ă ŶĞǁ ŚŽŵĞ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĞƚ͕ ďƵƚ ŶŽƚŚŝŶŐ͘ DŽƐƚ ƉĞŽƉůĞ ǁĂŶƚ puppies not a badly scarred dog. Eventually we found Headrock dogs a
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ƌĞƐĐƵĞ ƌĞͲůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ,ƵĂ ŚŝŶ ƚŽ ĂŶŐ Sapan. 200 kilometres south of Hua Hin. They had published a story on Facebook about a wonderful nun who had 13 dogs and 10 puppies. So, I wrote to Verity of Headrock dogs begging her to ask the Nun if she would take her and I would sponsor her as this lovely person exists on 1000 baht per month. The Nun agreed but she could not go immediately. I had sleepless nights thinking she was so close to a good home, what if she gets run over on the busy road? So I boarded her at the Tan-diau pet hospital in Hua Hin for a week or so. At the end of September, we collected ^ĐĂƌůLJ ĂŶĚ ĚƌŽǀĞ ƚŽ ĂŶŐ ^ĂƉĂŶ͘͘ Scarly who has now been renamed DĂůĞĞ ;:ĂƐŵŝŶĞ ŝŶ dŚĂŝͿ ƐƉĞŶƚ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚ with Verity and her husband Thep at ,ĞĂĚƌŽĐŬ ĚŽŐƐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞ ƐĞƩůĞĚ ŝŶ ǀĞƌLJ
quickly..... actually too quickly. She began to follow Verity all over the garden and waited for her outside the kitchen. When the weather improved, Verity and Thep put her in the car and drove to the EƵŶ͛Ɛ ĐŽŵƉŽƵŶĚ ǁŚĞƌĞ DĂůĞĞ ǁĂƐ Ă ďŝƚ overwhelmed by all the dogs and puppies. ^ŚĞ ǁĂƐ ƚĂŬĞŶ ƚŽ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ƵŶŽĐĐƵƉŝĞĚ house where she had the place to herself. The Nun broke down one of the walls so DĂůĞĞ ĐŽƵůĚ ƐĞĞ ŚĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞdžƚ ŚŽƵƐĞ͘ DĂůĞĞ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚƌƵƐƚ ƚŚĞ EƵŶ ĂůŵŽƐƚ immediately. It was a wonderful sight. sĞƌŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ dŚĞƉ ĐŚĞĐŬĞĚ ƵƉ ŽŶ DĂůĞĞ ĞǀĞƌLJ ĚĂLJ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ƐĞĞŵĞĚ ƐŚĞ ŚĂĚ͛ ƐĞƩůĞĚ ŝŶ ǀĞƌLJ ǁĞůů ďƵƚ ŚĂĚŶ͛ƚ ďĞĞŶ ůĞƚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ ŚĞƌ house yet. The Nun wanted to wait a few
more days. A few days later Verity and Thep went to ƚŚĞ dĞŵƉůĞ ƚŽ ǀŝƐŝƚ DĂůĞĞ͘ They were overjoyed to see how well ƐŚĞ ŚĂĚ ƐĞƩůĞĚ ŝŶ͘ ^ŚĞ ŚĂƐ ŚĞƌ ŽǁŶ ůŝƩůĞ ŚŽƵƐĞ͕ ĂĐƚƵĂůůLJ ŝƚ͛Ɛ Ă ǀĞƌLJ ďŝŐ ŚŽƵƐĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ĚŽŐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚĞ ƐŚĂƌĞƐ ŝƚ ǁŝƚŚ ϰ ůŽǀĞůLJ ƉƵƉƉŝĞƐ ǁŚŽ ƐŚĞ͛Ɛ made good friends with. ^ŚĞ͛Ɛ ǀĞƌLJ ŚĂƉƉLJ ĂŶĚ ƌƵŶƐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉůĂĐĞ ůŝŬĞ ƐŚĞ͛Ɛ ĂůǁĂLJƐ ůŝǀĞĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ͘ ^ƵĐŚ a wonderful change from being on a ĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐ ƌŽĂĚ͘ dŚĞ ŶƵŶ͛Ɛ ĐŽŵƉŽƵŶĚ
ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ ϰ Žƌ ĮǀĞ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ͕ ŬƵƟƐ ĂŶĚ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ŐĂƌĚĞŶƐ is almost at the top of a very steep hill. Some cars go up the hill to visit the caves but they never get over 5 ŬŝůŽŵĞƚƌĞƐ ƉĞƌ ŚŽƵƌ ĂƐ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ƐŽ steep! DĂůĞĞ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ƐĂĨĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ and is loved by all who meet her. /Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐŽƵůĚ ĮŶĚ ŝƚ ŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ŚĞĂƌƚ ƚŽ ŐŝǀĞ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ĚŽŐ Ă loving home, please visit ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ŚĞĂĚƌŽĐŬĚŽŐƐ͘ ŽƌŐ͘ƵŬͬ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŐ ^ĂƉĂŶ ĂƌĞĂ ĂŶĚ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ ƐƚƌĞĞƚĚŽŐƐŚƵĂŚŝŶ͘ĐŽŵͬĞŶŐͬ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ ĂƌĞĂ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ĂĚŽƉƚ͕ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ŚĞůƉ ǁŝƚŚ ĨŽŽĚ ĂŶĚ ŵĞĚŝĐŝŶĞ Žƌ ƐƉŽŶƐŽƌ Ă ĚŽŐ ;Žƌ ƚǁŽ͊Ϳ :ĂŶĞ <ĞLJ͕ sŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌ WƌŽũĞĐƚ ^ƚƌĞĞƚĚŽŐƐ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ
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ƚ͛Ɛ ĞĂƐLJ ƚŽ ƌĞŶƚ Ă ĐĂƌ ŝŶ dŚĂŝůĂŶĚ͘ /Ŷ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ Ă ĐŽŵƉĂĐƚ ƐŝnjĞ ĐĂƌ ǁŝůů ƐĞƚ LJŽƵ ďĂĐŬ ϱϬϬ ƚŽ ϭ͕ϬϬϬ ďĂŚƚ ƉĞƌĚĂLJ ĚĞƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŵŽĚĞů͕ ƌĞŶƚĂů ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ ĂŶĚ ŽĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ƚŚĞ ůĞŶŐƚŚ ŽĨ ƌĞŶƚĂů͘ If you would like to rent on a longer term basis of a month or more you can expect to pay 10,000-20,000 baht per ŵŽŶƚŚ͘ ŝŐŐĞƌ ƐŝnjĞ ĐĂƌƐ ǁŝůů ŽĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ĂĚĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ďŝůů͘ ZĞŶƚĂů ĐĂƌƐ ĂƌĞ ƵƐƵĂůůLJ ŝŶ ĨĂŝƌůLJ good shape and come with insurance. This is a very important point, make ƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ LJŽƵ ƌĞŶƚ ĨƌŽŵ ŽīĞƌƐ ŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞ͘ ^ŽŵĞ ƐŵĂůů ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ and should you get into an accident you will be responsible for 100% of the costs including any medical costs if the accident is serious.
send the car to your place of residence when you arrive in Hua Hin and pick it up from when you depart. This is very convenient. If you own a house in Hua Hin and use it regularly as a holiday home you might be tempted to buy a car. This has certain advantages but of course also comes with the usual added expenses for maintenance, insurance and tax. To qualify for a car purchase you must ŚĂǀĞ Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ Ă ďůƵĞ ďŽŽŬ ;ďĞƩĞƌ ĞǀĞŶ Ă yellow book).
ůƵĞ ďŽŽŬ͗ LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŝŵŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ ĂŶĚ ĂƉƉůLJ ĨŽƌ Ă ͞ĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ ŽĨ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞ͘͟ dŚŝƐ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ƚŚĞ ďůƵĞ ďŽŽŬ ĂŶĚ LJŽƵƌ ƉĂƐƐƉŽƌƚ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ǀĂůŝĚ ǀŝƐĂ͘ dŚĞ ĐŽƐƚ ŝƐ ĂƉƉƌŽdž͘ d, ϲϬϬ͘ There are many car rental companies in Ğ ĂǁĂƌĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ŽŶůLJ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ ǀĂůŝĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŵŽŶƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ LJŽƵƌ ƚŽ ƐŵĂůůĞƌ ƐŝnjĞ ůŽĐĂů ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ͘ DLJ ĐĂƌ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƚĂŬĞŽǀĞƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌ ĨĂǀŽƌŝƚĞ ŝƐ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ŚƵĂŚŝŶĐĂƌƌĞŶƚĂů͘ ŶĞĞĚƐ ƚŽ ďĞ ĚŽŶĞ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ ĂƐ ĐŽŵ ͘ DĂŶLJ ĐĂƌ ƌĞŶƚĂů ĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ ǁŝůů Jan 15 - Feb 15 , 2014
ŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞ LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ĂƉƉůLJ ĨŽƌ Ă ŶĞǁ ĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ ŽĨ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞ ĂŐĂŝŶ͘ zĞůůŽǁ Ŭ͗ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ Ă LJĞůůŽǁ Ŭ͕ LJŽƵ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞ ĂŶLJ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ͘ With either one of the above, you can then proceed to do your car purchase. I will not delve into the details of the ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ŵĂŬĞƌƐ͕ ŵŽĚĞů ĂŶĚ ǀĂƌŝĂŶƚƐ ŽĨ cars available in Thailand but imported cars are extremely expensive. It is therefore more economical to buy locally made cars. There are many available mostly Japanese brands but also Ford, Chevrolet and others. You may toy with the idea to buy a 2nd hand car. This market however is not as transparent. ϮŶĚ ŚĂŶĚ ĐĂƌƐ ĂƌĞ ƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJ ĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ and the car history is not transparent and can be dodgy. Unless you know the ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů ŽǁŶĞƌ͕ ŝƚ ŵĂLJ ďĞ ďĞƩĞƌ ƚŽ ŽƉƚ ĨŽƌ a new one altogether. As far as the type of car is concerned,
the most important decision is not necessarily big or small but 4-wheel drive, pick up or passenger car. With the roads ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJ ŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ǁĞƚ season a 4-wheel or pick up may come in handy. On the other hand, parking in Hua ,ŝŶ͛Ɛ ĐŽƌĞ ĐĂŶ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ďĞ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐŝŶŐ ƐŽ Ă ĐŽŵƉĂĐƚ ĐĂƌ ŵŝŐŚƚ ďĞ Ă ďĞƩĞƌ ĐŚŽŝĐĞ ŝĨ LJŽƵ ƉůĂŶ ŽŶ ďĞŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŽǁŶ ŽŌĞŶ͘ /Ĩ you frequently drive long distances then a mid-size to large sedan will be a more comfortable choice. Select the dealer you buy from ĐĂƌĞĨƵůůLJ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŵĂŝŶ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ where to buy: Hua Hin, Pranburi or Cha Am. You may run into problems if you buy elsewhere and reside in Hua Hin, ƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƚƐ Ă ďĞƩĞƌ ŝĚĞĂ ƚŽ ďƵLJ ĨƌŽŵ dealers in the province and not too far from your home. ŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĚĞĂůĞƌƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ of service and it is therefore preferable to check carefully (with friends, blogs ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶͿ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚĞĂůĞƌ is reliable and provides good quality ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘ /ƚ ŝƐ ďĞƩĞƌ ƚŽ ďƵLJ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƌ͕ ǁŚĞƌĞ
you will do the service later on therefore ƚŚĞ ŝŶŝƟĂů ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚĞĂůĞƌ ŝƐ ĂŶ important one. Depending on the brand you might ŚĂǀĞ ƚŽ ǁĂŝƚ ĨƌŽŵ ϭ ʹ ϲ ŵŽŶƚŚƐ ƵŶƟů you get your new car. There is not much ƌŽŽŵ ĨŽƌ ƉƌŝĐĞ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶ ďƵƚ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ƐƋƵĞĞnjĞ ŝŶ ƐŽŵĞ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝŌƐ 29 with your purchase including a free comprehensive insurance policy for the ĮƌƐƚ LJĞĂƌ͘ ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƵŶůŝŬĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ͕ ĚĞĂůĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ƌĂƚŚĞƌ ŝŶŇĞdžŝďůĞ ĂƐ ĨĂƌ ĂƐ ƉƌŝĐĞ concessions are concerned. You will have to put down a small deposit and the full ƉƌŝĐĞ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ŽĨ ŚĂŶĚ ŽǀĞƌ͘ Please remember that you have to have the yellow book or the blue book with the ĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ ŽĨ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞ ƌĞĂĚLJ ĂŶĚ ǀĂůŝĚ ĨŽƌ ďŽƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ ŽĨ ƐŝŐŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞ ĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƟŵĞ LJŽƵ actually take over the new car. ƌŝǀŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌ ŽǁŶ ĐĂƌ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞ ŝŶ ŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ĨƵŶ͘ / ŚŽƉĞ LJŽƵ ĞŶũŽLJ ƚŚĞ ride.
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dŚĞ ^ǁŝƐƐ ^ŚĞĞƉ &Ăƌŵ is located in Cha Am allows you to commune with nature. The Sheep farm has many farm ĂŶŝŵĂůƐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƟŶŐ ĂƌĞĂƐ ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐ for memorable picture taking.
^ĂŶƚŽƌŝŶŝ is located in Cha Am bills itself as an “Amused Shopping Experience” with a “Village Zone” ǁŚĞƌĞ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ƐŚŽƉ ƚŽ LJŽƵƌ ŚĞĂƌƚ͛Ɛ content, a “Park Zone” where you will ĮŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚŚĞŵĞ ƉĂƌŬ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ Ă &ĞƌƌŝƐ wheel and an “Event Zone” where ĞǀĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ǁŝůů ƚĂŬĞ ƉůĂĐĞ͘ Santorini is also great for picture taking.
dŚĞ dĞĂŬ WĂůĂĐĞ is located between ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ ĂŶĚ ŚĂ ŵ ďƵŝůƚ ďLJ <ŝŶŐ ZĂŵĂ VI is a gem. The palace and gardens ĂƌĞ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƐĞƚ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐŝĚĞ͘ dŚĞ ƉĂůĂĐĞ ŝƐ ďƵŝůƚ ŝŶ ƐƟůƚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŶ be toured with some of the original ĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ ƐƟůů ŝŶ ƉůĂĐĞ͘
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sĞŶĞnjŝĂ is located north of Hua ,ŝŶ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ƉĂƐƚ ƚŚĞ ĂŝƌƉŽƌƚ ƌƵŶǁĂLJͬ ƚƵŶŶĞů͘ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ͛Ɛ ŶĞǁĞƐƚ ƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ ŵĂůů is scheduled to open June 1st and is ŵŽĚĞůĞĚ ĂŌĞƌ sĞŶŝĐĞ /ƚĂůLJ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĞƉůŝĐĂƐ of some of their signature buildings. Take a gondola ride down their long canal and then enjoy a wonderful meal and some shopping.
WůĞĂƌŶǁĂŶ is located North of Hua ,ŝŶ͛Ɛ ĐĞŶƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ ŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă “center for happiness” where you can ƌĞůŝǀĞ ƚŚĞ ͞ŐŽŽĚ ŽůĚ ĚĂLJƐ͟ ŝŶ ĂƵƚŚĞŶƟĐ surroundings. Here there are many ƉŝĐƚƵƌĞ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŽŶĞ should have plenty of room on their camera memory card for all the pictures that will be sure to be taken.
,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ EŝŐŚƚ DĂƌŬĞƚ is located in the center of Hua Hin and runs the ůĞŶŐƚŚ ŽĨ ĞĐŚĂŶƵĐŚŝƚ ZŽĂĚ ĨƌŽŵ WŚĞƚĐŚŬĂƐĞŵ ZŽĂĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ WƌĂƉŽŬŬůĂŽ ZŽĂĚ ŶĞdžƚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŝůǁĂLJ ƚƌĂĐŬƐ͘ dŚĞ most famous of all Hua Hin markets, no visit to Hua Hin is complete without taking a stroll down the Hua ,ŝŶ EŝŐŚƚ DĂƌŬĞƚ͘
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ŽůŽŶŶĂĚĞ DĂůů is Located in Hua ,ŝŶ͛Ɛ ĐĞŶƚĞƌ ŚŽƵƐĞƐ Ă ƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ ĂƌĐĂĚĞ͕ restaurants and a hotel.
&ůŽĂƟŶŐ DĂƌŬĞƚƐ – Hua Hin boasts ƚǁŽ ŇŽĂƟŶŐ ŵĂƌŬĞƚƐ ďŽƚŚ ǀĞƌLJ ŶĞĂƌ ŽŶĞ ĂŶŽƚŚĞƌ͘ dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŇŽĂƟŶŐ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ is located on soi 112, southwest of Hua ,ŝŶ͛Ɛ ĐĞŶƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĐŽŶĚ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ŝƐ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ĚŽǁŶ ƐŽŝ ϭϭϮ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ Ă ůĞŌ ƚƵƌŶ ĚŽǁŶ Ă ƐŽŝ ƚŽ reach. There is plenty of signage for both.
ŝĐĂĚĂ DĂƌŬĞƚ is Located in Khao Takiab, is a must see if you are in Hua Hin over the weekends. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings only this DĂƌŬĞƚ ŚĂƐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ͘ big draw is the live entertainment nightly in its amphitheater as well as its art galleries, food and drink establishments ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ƉůĞŶƟĨƵů ĂŶĚ ƵŶŝƋƵĞ ƐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐ͘
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tĂƚ ,ƵĂLJ DŽŶŐŬŽů is located west of Hua Hin on the way to the Pala U waterfall. Probably the most famous temple in the Hua Hin area it is home to the largest statue of the immensely ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ƵĚĚŚŝƐƚ ŵŽŶŬ >ƵĂŶŐ WƵ dŚƵĂƚ who was famed for his “miracles”. Luan Pu Thuat lived some 400 years ago.
ůĂĐŬ DŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ tĂƚĞƌ WĂƌŬ is located EŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚ ŽĨ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ͛Ɛ ĐĞŶƚĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŝƐ very popular. With a 17 meter tower ĂŶĚ ϵ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ƐůŝĚĞƌƐ Ă ĚĂLJ ƐƉĞŶƚ ŚĞƌĞ will produce plenty of smiles for the whole family.
,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ ,ŝůůƐ sŝŶĞLJĂƌĚ is located approximately 45 minutes West of Hua Hin. Although a bit of a distance you will thank yourself once you arrive. A wonderful restaurant built on a hillside overlooking the vineyards awaits you. /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĨŽŽĚ LJŽƵ ĐĂŶ ĂůƐŽ ride an elephant and tour the vineyards.
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Ϭϭϰ ŝƐ ŚĞƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ ϮϬϭϯ Ă ŵĞŵŽƌLJ͘ &Žƌ ŵŽƐƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ϮϬϭϯ ŵĞĂŶƚ ĞŶĚůĞƐƐ ŚŽůŝĚĂLJƐ ƉĂƌƟĞƐ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŽŽ ŵƵĐŚ ĨŽŽĚ ĂŶĚ ĚƌŝŶŬ ǁĂƐ ĐŽŶƐƵŵĞĚ͘ dŚĞ ŽǀĞƌͲ ŝŶĚƵůŐĞŶĐĞ ũƵƐƟĮĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽŵŝƐĞ LJŽƵ ŵĂĚĞ ƚŽ LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ƚŚĂƚ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ EĞǁ zĞĂƌ LJŽƵ ǁĞƌĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ Įƚ ĂŶĚ ůŽƐĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĞdžĐĞƐƐ ƉŽƵŶĚƐ This “promise to self” is proved year in and year out by the number of gym memberships we sell. Our new memberships in January roughly double compared to all other months. KŶĐĞ LJŽƵ͛ǀĞ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚ LJŽƵƌ ŐLJŵ membership, take a moment to commend LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨ ĨŽƌ ƚĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ƐƚĞƉ ŽŶ LJŽƵƌ ŶĞǁ ĮƚŶĞƐƐ ƉĂƚŚ͘ dŽ ŐĞƚ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ your gym membership it is important to remember the following:
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zŽƵƌ ŵĞƚĂďŽůŝƐŵ ǁŽŶ͛ƚ ŝŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJ change, this is a slow process that takes a few months for your body to adjust. dŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ǀĞƌLJ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ LJŽƵ ĚŽ NOT “burn out” fast, since the major fat ůŽƐƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƐĞĞŶ ĂŌĞƌ ϯͲϰ ŵŽŶƚŚ͘ Do not start from zero gym visits to 5
ƟŵĞƐ Ă ǁĞĞŬ͘ zŽƵƌ ďŽĚLJ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ƌĞĂĚLJ ĨŽƌ that quick increase and you will “burn out” ƚŽ ĨĂƐƚ͘ / ƐƵŐŐĞƐƚ LJŽƵ ƐƚĂƌƚ ǁŝƚŚ ϯ ƟŵĞƐ Ă week. Ž ŶŽƚ ĐƵƚ ĚŽǁŶ ŽŶ LJŽƵƌ ĞĂƟŶŐ ƐŝŶĐĞ your body now needs more energy to ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ LJŽƵƌ ŶĞǁ ĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ ůĞǀĞů͘ zŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ your calories to maintain a proper energy ůĞǀĞů͘ &ŽĐƵƐ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ŽŶ ĞĂƟŶŐ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ƟŵĞ ĂŶĚ ĞĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚ ĨŽŽĚ͘ Now that you are training it is important to remember to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner and drink plenty of water throughout the day. For weight loss its best to avoid ĞĂƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ůĂƐƚ ϰ ŚŽƵƌƐ ďĞĨŽƌĞ LJŽƵ ŐŽ ƚŽ sleep. For breakfast I suggest yogurt with muesli or fruit,… maybe a few eggs. Try to get vegetables every day. Do not skip the green vegetables, since they are extremely healthy for you (we will talk about that later). 'Ğƚ LJŽƵƌ ƉƌŽƚĞŝŶƐ ŵĂŝŶůLJ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĮƐŚ ĂŶĚ ĐŚŝĐŬĞŶ͘ ^ŬŝƉ ƚŚĞ ďƵƩĞƌ͕ ǁŚŝƚĞ ďƌĞĂĚ ĂŶĚ sugar if you can. It is important to remember not to get ĨĂŶĂƟĐĂů ǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵƌ ŶĞǁ ĮƚŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝĞƚ ƌŽƵƟŶĞ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ƐƟůů ƟŵĞ ĨŽƌ Ă ĐĂŬĞ Žƌ Ă ƐŶĂĐŬ͕ ďƵƚ ƚƌLJ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ Ă ͞Žī ĚĂLJ͟ ǁŚĞƌĞ you eat what you want if you in general over the week eat healthy with moderate carbohydrate and fat intake, then you will lose fat/weight. ůƐŽ͕ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ĨŽĐƵƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ǁĞŝŐŚƚ ůŽƐƐ͙ ĨŽĐƵƐ on the fat loss which will make your body ŶŝĐĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŚĞĂůƚŚŝĞƌ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ͘ DƵƐĐůĞƐ ĂƌĞ much more heavy than fat, so even if you lost fat, you might not see it on the weight scale since you gained muscle. /Ĩ LJŽƵ ĂƌĞ Ă ǁŽŵĂŶ ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ďĞ ƐĐĂƌĞĚ ŽĨ ŐĞƫŶŐ ďŝŐ ŵƵƐĐůĞƐ͕ ŽŶůLJ ϭ й ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĨĞŵĂůĞ
ďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƵƚŚŽƌ <ŝŵ &ĂůĐŽŶ has been a consultant to ƚŚĞ ĮƚŶĞƐƐ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ ĨŽƌ ŵĂŶLJ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ ,Ğ ŽƉĞŶĞĚ ŚŝƐ ĮƌƐƚ ŐLJŵ ŝŶ ĞŶŵĂƌŬ ŝŶ ϭϵϵϯ͘ In 2000 he founded Equinox Fitness and ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ϲ LJĞĂƌƐ ŚĂĚ ϭϲ ůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ 32,000 members. Here in Hua Hin Kim is the owner of @ >ĞƟĐ͕ &ŝƚŶĞƐƐ͕ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ͛Ɛ ĮƌƐƚ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ĮƚŶĞƐƐ ĨĂĐŝůŝƚLJ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŽŶ ƐŽŝ ϴϴ ũƵƐƚ Žī WĞƚĐŚĂŬĂƐĞŵ ĂŶĚ ŶĞdžƚ ƚŽ ŝŐ <ĂŶŐ͘ ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ůĞƟĐĮƚŶĞƐƐ͘ĐŽŵ dĞů͘ϬϯϮ ϱϭϭ ϮϵϮ
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KŶĐĞ LJŽƵ͛ǀĞ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚ LJŽƵƌ ŐLJŵ membership take a moment to commend yourself for taking the ĮƌƐƚ ƐƚĞƉ ŽŶ LJŽƵƌ ŶĞǁ ĮƚŶĞƐƐ ƉĂƚŚ
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ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŐĞŶĞƟĐ ŵĂŬĞͲƵƉ ƚŚĂƚ ĂůůŽǁƐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ “bulk up”. If you think you are one of these women ask for ƉƌŽƉĞƌ ĂĚǀŝĐĞ ƌĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ǁŽŶ͛ƚ be a problem. ƵƌŝŶŐ LJŽƵƌ ŝŶŝƟĂů ĮƚŶĞƐƐ ƌŽƵƟŶĞ ŽĨ ϯ ǀŝƐŝƚƐ ƉĞƌ ǁĞĞŬ ŵĂŬĞ ƐƵƌĞ LJŽƵ ĂĐƟǀĂƚĞ LJŽƵƌ ŵƵƐĐůĞƐ ǁŝƚŚ ǁĞŝŐŚƚƐ Ăƚ Ă ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ ŽĨ ŽŶĞ ƟŵĞ ƉĞƌ ǁĞĞŬ ĂŶĚ ŐĞƚ Ăƚ ůĞĂƐƚ ƚǁŽ ĐĂƌĚŝŽ ƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƉĞƌ ǁĞĞŬ ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĞĂĚŵŝůů͕ ďŝŬĞ͕ ĞůůŝƉƟĐĂů ƚƌĂŝŶĞƌ Žƌ our classes. Our Spinning class is 100% the highest fat burn, but also ƵŵďĂ͕ WŽǁĞƌ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐůĂƐƐĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŐŽŽĚ͘ DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ LJŽƵƌ ŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ďĂůĂŶĐĞ ǁŝƚŚ zŽŐĂ ŽŶĐĞ ŝŶ Ă ǁŚŝůĞ͘ Do not make excuses for not training, as the slogan from the small sportswear company says. – Just do it….. :-) &ŝŶĂůůLJ͕ Ž EKd ďƵLJ Ă ŽŶĞ ŵŽŶƚŚ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ŵŽƌĞ ĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ Ă ƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ ĞdžĐƵƐĞ ĨŽƌ ƐƚŽƉƉŝŶŐ ĂŌĞƌ ŽŶĞ ŵŽŶƚŚ͘ KŶĐĞ LJŽƵ͛ƌĞ ĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ŵĞŶƚĂůůLJ ʹ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ŵƵĐŚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ to keep going. Jan 15 - Feb 15 , 2014
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The mountain of Lotus
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DĂĞ ,ŽŶŐ ^ŽŶ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ the remotest provinces in Thailand and had long been isolated from the outside world
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ŚŝƐ ŵŽŶƚŚ͛Ɛ ,Žƚ 'ĞƚĂǁĂLJ ƚĂŬĞƐ ƵƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ ŽĨ DĂĞ ,ŽŶŐ ^ŽŶ͕ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂƐ ͞dŚĞ ŝƚLJ ŽĨ dŚƌĞĞ DŝƐƚƐ͘͟ EĞƐƚůĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ĚĞĞƉ ǀĂůůĞLJ ĂŶĚ ŚĞŵŵĞĚ ŝŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ŚŝŐŚ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ƌĂŶŐĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ dŚĂŝ ŚŝŐŚůĂŶĚƐ͕ DĂĞ ,ŽŶŐ ^ŽŶ ŝƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƌĞŵŽƚĞƐƚ ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐ ŝŶ dŚĂŝůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ ŚĂĚ ůŽŶŐ ďĞĞŶ ŝƐŽůĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ͘ 35
dŽĚĂLJ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ DĂĞ ,ŽŶŐ ^ŽŶ ŝƐ Ă ͞ĚƌĞĂŵ ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶ͟ ĨŽƌ ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ͘ dŽƵƌŝƐƚƐ ĂƌĞ ĂƩƌĂĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂ ĚƵĞ ƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƉƌŝƐƟŶĞ ǀŝƌŐŝŶ ĨŽƌĞƐƚƐ͕ spectacular mountains, lush valleys, indigenous wildlife and unique hill-tribes. The nearby Pai ĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ŚĂƐ ĞǀŽůǀĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ dŚĂŝůĂŶĚ ͚ŚŝƉƉŝĞƐƚ͛ hang-outs, second only to Koh Pha-ngan and daily ŇŝŐŚƚƐ ŝŶƚŽ ŝƚƐ ƐŵĂůů ĂŝƌƉŽƌƚ ďƌŝŶŐ ŐƌŽǁŝŶŐ ŶƵŵďĞƌƐ of tourists. DĂĞ ,ŽŶŐ ^ŽŶ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶŽƵƐ province in Thailand covering 13,814 square ŬŝůŽŵĞƚĞƌƐ͘ WĂƌƚƐ ŽĨ ŝƚƐ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ ƌĂŶŐĞƐ ĂƌĞ ƐƟůů covered with rain forests. The Thai highlands are part of the system of hills extending through Laos, ƵƌŵĂ ĂŶĚ ŚŝŶĂ ĂŶĚ ůŝŶŬŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ,ŝŵĂůĂLJĂƐ͘ dŚĞ ŶĂŵĞ ŽĨ DĂĞ ,ŽŶŐ ^ŽŶ ƌĞĨĞƌƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ that its terrain is highly suitable for the training of elephants. In fact, former governors of Chiang DĂŝ ƵƐĞĚ ƚŽ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞ ƚŚĞ ƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƵƉ ŽĨ ǁŝůĚ ĞůĞƉŚĂŶƚƐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĞƌĞ ƚŚĞŶ ƚƌĂŝŶĞĚ ŝŶ DĂĞ ,ŽŶŐ Son before being sent to the capital for work. Elephants remain an important part of the local culture, and elephant trekking is a popular tourist ĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ͕ ŽŌĞŶ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŽǀĞƌŶŝŐŚƚ Śŝůů ƚƌŝďĞ ŚŽŵĞ ƐƚĂLJƐ ĂŶĚ ƌŝǀĞƌ ƌĂŌŝŶŐ͘ DĂĞ ,ŽŶŐ ^ŽŶ ŝƐ Ă ĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐ ƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƵƌŵĞƐĞ ĂŶĚ >ĂŶŶĂ ƐƚLJůĞ ƚĞŵƉůĞƐ͕ ŚŽƚ ƐƉƌŝŶŐƐ͕ Śŝůů ƚƌŝďĞ ǀŝůůĂŐĞƐ͕ ƚƌĞŬŬŝŶŐ͕ ƌĂŌŝŶŐ͕ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƉĂƌŬƐ͕ Jan 15 - Feb 15 , 2014
Wat Chong Klang
Wat Pha Tat Doi Kong Mu ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ĂŶ ĂŶŶƵĂů ƌĞŐŐĂĞ ĨĞƐƟǀĂů͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ Ă ĐŚĂƌŵŝŶŐ ĐĂƉŝƚĂů ŝŶ DĂĞ Hong Son town, the town of Pai is also a traveler favorite; many people come to DĂĞ ,ŽŶŐ ^ŽŶ ĂŶĚ WĂŝ ƚŽ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ natural beauty of northern Thailand or ǁŝƚŶĞƐƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶLJ ĨĞƐƟǀĂůƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƌĞ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚ ŝŶ DĂĞ ,ŽŶŐ ^ŽŶ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJ ƚŚĞ ĂŶŶƵĂů ŶŽǀŝĐĞ ŽƌĚŝŶĂƟŽŶ ĐĞƌĞŵŽŶLJ ĨŽƌ LJŽƵŶŐ ŵĞŶ ĚĞĐůĂƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŝŶƚĞŶƟŽŶƐ ƚŽ ďĞĐŽŵĞ ƵĚĚŚŝƐƚ ŵŽŶŬƐ͘
Long Boat @ Salawin River
DĂĞ ,ŽŶŐ ^ŽŶ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ŝƚƐ ƌĞŵŽƚĞ ƐĞƫŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŵŽƵŶƚĂŝŶƐ͕ ĮƚƐ ŵĂŶLJ ƚƌĂǀĞůĞƌƐ͛ ƉƌĞĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚ ŶŽƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŽǁ Ă northern Thai city should be. A palpable ƵƌŵĞƐĞ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ Ă ďŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽǁŶ ĨĞĞů ĚŽŶ͛ƚ ĚŝƐƉĞů ƚŚŝƐ ŝŵĂŐĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ďĞƐƚ ŽĨ Ăůů͕ ƚŚĞƌĞ͛Ɛ ŚĂƌĚůLJ Ă ƚƷŬͲƚƷŬ Žƌ ƚŽƵƚ ƚŽ ďĞ ƐĞĞŶ͘ dŚŝƐ ĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚ ŵĞĂŶ DĂĞ ,ŽŶŐ ^ŽŶ ŝƐ uncharted territory; the tour groups have ďĞĞŶ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ŚĞƌĞ ĨŽƌ LJĞĂƌƐ͕ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚLJ͛Ɛ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ĂƐ Ă ďĂƐĞ ĨŽƌ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕ ĨƌŽŵ ƐƉĂ treatment to trekking, ensures that your ǀŝƐŝƚ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƋƵŝƚĞ ƵŶůŝŬĞ ĂŶLJŽŶĞ ĞůƐĞ͛Ɛ͘
Theppanom Hot Spring
dƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů >ŽŶŐ ŶĞĐŬ ƉĞŽƉůĞ
ĨĞǁ ͞ŵƵƐƚ ƐĞĞ͟ ĂƩƌĂĐƟŽŶƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ tĂƚ WŚƌĂ dŚĂƚ Žŝ <ŽŶŐ DƵ dĞŵƉůĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁĂƐ ĞƌĞĐƚĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŽƌ ŽĨ DĂĞ ,ŽŶŐ ^ŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ĂƩƌĂĐƟŽŶ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƚǁŽ ůĂǀŝƐŚůLJ ĚĞĐŽƌĂƚĞĚ ƉĂŐŽĚĂƐ͘ ůƐŽ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ŚŝůůƚŽƉ ƚĞŵƉůĞ ĂīŽƌĚƐ ĂŶ ĞdžĐĞƉƟŽŶĂů ĂĞƌŝĂů ǀŝĞǁ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ surrounding mountains and valleys. The Tam Pla, located in the Pha Suea EĂƟŽŶĂů WĂƌŬ ŝƐ ĂďŽƵƚ ϭϳ ŬŝůŽŵĞƚĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ town. The surrounding areas are brooks and cool hilly forests. A special feature ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ŚŽůůŽǁ ĐĂǀĞ ĮůůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ĨƌĞƐŚǁĂƚĞƌ ĮƐŚ ŬŶŽǁŶ ĂƐ WůĂ DƵŶŐ Žƌ WůĂ Khang, which is of the same family as the ĐĂƌƉ͘ dŚĞ ĮƐŚ ĂƌĞ ƋƵŝƚĞ ƐĂĨĞ ĨƌŽŵ ďĞŝŶŐ caught as they are believed to belong to the gods. DĂĞ ,ŽŶŐ ^ŽŶ ŝƐ ďĞƐƚ ǀŝƐŝƚĞĚ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ EŽǀĞŵďĞƌ ĂŶĚ DĂƌĐŚ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ƚŽǁŶ ŝƐ Ăƚ ŝƚƐ ŵŽƐƚ ďĞĂƵƟĨƵů͘ ƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌĂŝŶLJ season (June to October) travel to the more remote corners of the province can
ĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ ĨŽƌ ǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ ϭϴϲϰ ĐƵƌǀĞ
dƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ĞƌĂŵŽŶLJ ƚŽ ďĞ ĐŽŵĞ Ă ŵŽŶŬ
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ďĞ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĨĞǁ ƉĂǀĞĚ ƌŽĂĚƐ͘ ƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƚ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ͕ ƚŚĞ DĂĞ EĂŵ WĂŝ ǀĂůůĞLJ ĮůůƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƐŵŽŬĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐůĂƐŚͲĂŶĚͲďƵƌŶ ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͘ The only problem with going in the cool season is ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ŶŝŐŚƚƐ ĂƌĞ ĚŽǁŶƌŝŐŚƚ ĐŽůĚ ʹ LJŽƵ͛ůů ŶĞĞĚ Ăƚ least one thick sweater and a good pair of socks for mornings and evenings, and a sleeping bag or several blankets. The quickest way to get there is by air and ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐ ƚǁŽ ŇŝŐŚƚƐ͕ ĮƌƐƚ Ă ϳϬ ŵŝŶƵƚĞ ŇŝŐŚƚ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶŐŬŽŬ ƚŽ ŚŝĂŶŐ DĂŝ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŶ Ă ϯϱ ŵŝŶƵƚĞ ŇŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ DĂĞ ,ŽŶŐ ^ŽŶ͘ KƚŚĞƌ ŵŽĚĞƐ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͕ car, bus or train. If going by road you can take the DĂĞ ,ŽŶŐ ^ŽŶ >ŽŽƉ ǁŚŝĐŚ ŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶ ĚĞƐĐƌŝďĞĚ ĂƐ the road with 1,000 hairpin curves, in fact, there ĂƌĞ ϭ͕ϴϲϰ ĐƵƌǀĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƵƉŽŶ ĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶ LJŽƵ ǁŝůů ďĞ ŐŝǀĞŶ Ă ͞ĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞ ŽĨ ĐŚŝĞǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘ DĂĞ ,ŽŶŐ ^ŽŶ ŝƐŶ͛ƚ ƚŚĞ ĞĂƐŝĞƐƚ ƉůĂĐĞ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ƚŽ ďƵƚ ŝƚ͛Ɛ ĂƐƚŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ďĞĂƵƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƌĞůĂdžĞĚ ůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞ ŵĂŬĞƐ it well worth the trip.
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History has shown that even coups have ŶŽ ĞīĞĐƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛Ɛ ĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͘ For instance, the coup on September 19, 2006 had no impact on real estate
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ŚĞ dŚĂŝ ƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ŵŝŐŚƚ ŶŽƚ ďĞ ĂƐ ďƌŝŐŚƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƟƚůĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ϭϵϴϲ ƐŽŶŐ ͞dŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͛Ɛ ƐŽ ďƌŝŐŚƚ / ŐŽƩĂ ǁĞĂƌ ƐŚĂĚĞƐ͕͟ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƉŽƐƚ ƉƵŶŬ ďĂŶĚ͕ dŝŵďƵŬ ϯ͕ ďƵƚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŽŶŐ ƐĂLJƐ͕ ͞ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ĂƌĞ ŐŽŝŶŐ ŐƌĞĂƚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞ ŽŶůLJ ŐĞƫŶŐ ďĞƩĞƌ͘͟ ϮϬϭϯ ǁĂƐ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ LJĞĂƌ ĨŽƌ ĂŶŐŬŽŬ property developers as well as developers with projects in Thai resort areas such as Hua Hin and Phuket. tŚĂƚ͛Ɛ ƐƉĂƌŬŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ŽƉƟŵŝƐŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ future is the remarkable opportunity that dŚĂŝůĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ƌĞĂů ĞƐƚĂƚĞ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ ǁŝůů ĞŶũŽLJ once the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is materialized in 2015. Thailand has been projected to become a key country in which neighboring countries will be interested to make investments. The strong point of dŚĂŝůĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ƌĞĂů ĞƐƚĂƚĞ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĚĞŵĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƟŽŶƐ ĂŵŽŶŐ ďŽƚŚ dŚĂŝƐ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĂƚƌŝĂƚĞƐ ŝƐ ƐƟůů ŚŝŐŚ and that the country has a great number ŽĨ ƋƵĂůŝĮĞĚ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞƌƐ͘
ĂŶŐŬŽŬ ŚĂƐ ƐĞĞŶ ŵŽƌĞ ůĂŶĚ development projects than Jakarta, WŚŶŽŵ WĞŚŶ͕ DĂŶŝůĂ Žƌ ,Ž Śŝ DŝŶŚ ŝƚLJ͘ dŚĂŝůĂŶĚ͛Ɛ ŚŽůŝĚĂLJ ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ͕ WĂƩĂLJĂ͕ ^ĂŵƵŝ /ƐůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ WŚƵŬĞƚ have enjoyed strong foreign investment as well. ĂŶŐŬŽŬ͛Ɛ WĂĐĞ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŝƐ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ DĂŚĂEĂŬŚŽŶ ŝŶ ĂŶŐŬŽŬ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƐƚ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ ĐŽŵƉůĞdž of contemporary architecture in dŚĂŝůĂŶĚ ǁŚŝĐŚ ǁŝůů ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛Ɛ tallest building as its cornerstone. The ŚŝŐŚ ƌŝƐĞ ǁŝůů ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ ͞Zŝƚnj ĂƌůƚŽŶ ZĞƐŝĚĞŶĐĞƐ͟ ǁŝƚŚ ƉƌŝĐĞƐ ƌĂŶŐŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ϯϬ to 300 million baht. In Hua Hin they are ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ DĂŚĂ^ĂŵƵƚƌ ǁŚŝĐŚ when complete will have 91 luxury villas surrounding a 72,000 square meter ĐƌLJƐƚĂů ĐůĞĂƌ ůĂŐŽŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ƐƚĂƌƟŶŐ ƉƌŝĐĞ ĨŽƌ these villas will be one million US Dollars. ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ WĂĐĞ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͛Ɛ K Dƌ͘ ^ŽƌĂƉŽũ dĞĐŚĂŬƌĂŝƐƌŝ ͞tĞ ĂƌĞ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚ ŽŶ the robustness of high-end property as well as demand for top quality property from AEC buyers”.
Contrary to the popular opinion that ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐ ŵĂLJ ĂīĞĐƚ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŽƌƐ͛ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ ĐĂƵƐĞ apprehension among foreign property ďƵLJĞƌƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƚƌƵƚŚ ŝƐ ǀĞƌLJ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ͘ History has shown that even coups have ŶŽ ĞīĞĐƚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛Ɛ ĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͘ &Žƌ instance, the coup on September 19, 2006, had no impact on real estate at all. On the contrary, the prices of real estate ŚĂǀĞ ƐĞĞŶ Ă ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ͘ ĞƐƉŝƚĞ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŐĞĚLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ DĂƌĐŚͲ DĂLJ ϮϬϭϬ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ nearly a hundred protestors were killed, the number of new housing estates ŝŶ ĂŶŐŬŽŬ ĂŶĚ ƉĞƌŝŵĞƚĞƌƐ ĚŽƵďůĞĚ from 60,000 to 120,000 units. It can be reasonably assumed that Thai people do ŶŽƚ ƉĂŶŝĐ ŽǀĞƌ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ƚƵƌŵŽŝů ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĂƚ ƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ ǁŝůů eventually resolve favourably. dŚĞ ĞdžĂŐŐĞƌĂƚĞĚ ƌĞƉŽƌƟŶŐ ŽĨ ďŽƚŚ ĚŽŵĞƐƟĐ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ŵĞĚŝĂ ƵƐƵĂůůLJ ƐůŝŐŚƚůLJ ƐŚĂŬĞƐ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŽƌƐ͛ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ country. Nonetheless, by and large, the real estate industry in Thailand has seen ĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ŽŶůLJ ŐĞƫŶŐ ďĞƩĞƌ͘
ďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ƵƚŚŽƌ͗ ZƵƐƐ ŽǁŶŝŶŐ ŝƐ DĂŶĂŐŝŶŐ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ ŽĨ džŽƟƋ WƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƌǀĞƐ ĂƐ ŽŶĞ ŽĨ ĞůĞǀĞŶ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƉĂŶĞů judges for the Thailand Property Awards, widely seen as the Academy Awards for the Thailand Property Sector. ZƵƐƐ ŚĂƐ ĂůƐŽ ŚĞĂĚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ,ƵĂ ,ŝŶ ũƵĚŐŝŶŐ ƚĞĂŵ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ůĂƐƚ Ɛŝdž LJĞĂƌƐ͘ ZƵƐƐ͛Ɛ ĂƌƟĐůĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶ ƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƉƌŝŶƚĞĚ ŝŶ Ă ƉŽƉƵůĂƌ ŚŝŶĞƐĞ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ ĂŶĚ ŚĞ͛Ɛ ŚĂĚ ϯ ŽĨ ŚŝƐ ůƵdžƵƌLJ ůŝƐƟŶŐƐ ĐŚŽƐĞŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ tĂůů ^ƚƌĞĞƚ :ŽƵƌŶĂů͛Ɛ ͞,ŽƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĚĂLJ͟ ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ ŶĞĂƌ ǁŽƌůĚǁŝĚĞ ĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ t^:͛Ɛ h͘^͘ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ ĂŶĚ ƐŝĂŶ ĞĚŝƟŽŶƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů as on-line.
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Ĩ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĂŶLJ ďĞŐŝŶŶĞƌƐ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞƌĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽŶĞ ĐŽŶƐŽůĂƟŽŶ / ĐĂŶ ŐŝǀĞ LJŽƵ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ dŚĂŝ ŝƐ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůLJ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ &ŽƌĐĞ ƚŽ ƉƵůů LJŽƵƌ yͲtŝŶŐ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ Ă ƐŵŽůĚĞƌŝŶŐ ďŽŐ͘ /͛ǀĞ ĨŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞ ďĞŚŝŶĚ ƐƵĐĐĞĞĚŝŶŐ͕ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ͗ ͞ Ž͕ Žƌ ĚŽ ŶŽƚ͘ dŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ŶŽ ƚƌLJ͘͟
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the legendary Kasthamandap temple, courtyards, fountains and the old royal ƉĂůĂĐĞ͘ <ĂƚŚŵĂŶĚƵ ŝƐ Ă ƚĞƌƌŝĮĐ ďĂƐĞ for various Nepalese adventures and Himalayan treks. For a more spiritual journey, visit a peaceful yoga or ŵĞĚŝƚĂƟŽŶ ĐĞŶƚĞƌ Žƌ ĞŶƌŽůů ŝŶ Ă ĐŽƵƌƐĞ Ăƚ Ă ƵĚĚŚŝƐƚ ŵŽŶĂƐƚĞƌLJ͘ Ϯ͘^ĂƉƉŽƌŽ͕ :ĂƉĂŶ Sapporo Probably best known for its eponymous beer, Sapporo—the capital of ,ŽŬŬĂŝĚŽ͕ :ĂƉĂŶ͛Ɛ ŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶŵŽƐƚ ŝƐůĂŶĚͶ has maintained the youthful and open atmosphere of the 1972 Olympic Winter 'ĂŵĞƐ͕ ĚƌĂǁŝŶŐ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ǀŝƐŝƚŽƌƐ ĨŽƌ ŝƚƐ ĂŶŶƵĂů ^ŶŽǁ &ĞƐƟǀĂů ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ǁŽƌůĚͲ famous ramen. Those seeking out the full diversity of Japanese cuisine will want to visit: a city with a ramen-inspired theme
park is one that embraces and pampers foodies. ϯ͘,ĂŶŽŝ͕ sŝĞƚŶĂŵ The charming Vietnamese capital has ĂŐĞĚ ǁĞůů͕ ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ KůĚ YƵĂƌƚĞƌ͕ monuments and colonial architecture, while making room for modern developments alongside. Hanoi may ŚĂǀĞ ƐŚƌƵŐŐĞĚ Žī ƐĞǀĞƌĂů ĨŽƌŵĞƌ ŶĂŵĞƐ͕ including Thang Long, or “ascending ĚƌĂŐŽŶ͕͟ ďƵƚ ŝƚ ŚĂƐŶ͛ƚ ĨŽƌŐŽƩĞŶ ŝƚƐ ƉĂƐƚ͕ ĂƐ ƐŝƚĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ ,Ž Śŝ DŝŶŚ͛Ɛ DĂƵƐŽůĞƵŵ ĂŶĚ ,ŽĂ >Ž WƌŝƐŽŶ ĂƩĞƐƚ͘ >ĂŬĞƐ͕ ƉĂƌŬƐ͕ shady boulevards and more than 600 temples and pagodas add to the appeal of this city, which is easily explored by taxi. ϰ͘^ŝĞŵ ZĞĂƉ͕ ĂŵďŽĚŝĂ When the morning light washes over the overgrown temples and ruins of Angkor
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