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Tourists visiting Thailand mid-November will be treated to a heavenly welcome to the Land of  Smiles. Star gazers will be able to enjoy a sublime galactic display on the night of November 17, 2009, when a meteor shower is expected to be visible in the skies. The Leonids meteor shower will send between 100-150 meteors plunging through the sky per hour. Continue reading →

Visitors to Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok are being given a rare opportunity to spot newly discovered wildlife. According to a spokesman from WWF International, a total of 163 new species were discovered last year in the mighty Mekong River, which runs through Thailand. Last week two new species were added to the list; a gecko with leopard-like spots on its body and a fanged frog that eats birds. Continue reading →

Although the cost of travel in Thailand is significantly lower than in many parts of the world, one of the biggest problems faced by many travellers is constantly having to work out the conversion rate to find out exactly how much they are spending.With the Baht converting at a rate of 35 to the US dollar and 55 to the UK pound or 40 to the Euro, it becomes difficult to figure out the price of things for those used to budgeting in their home currency. Continue reading →

Anyone who struggles with the language barrier when travelling in Thailand will be interested in the new invention from National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (Nectec). The wiz kids at the centre have come up with an innovative speech-to-speech translation system which could revolutionize the tourism industry. Continue reading →