Tag: Bangkok

SATW Bill Muster Photo Contest Award

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_660" align="aligncenter" width="526" caption="Damnoen Saduak Floating Market in Ratchaburi, Thailand."][/caption] Since 1981, the Society of American Travel Writers has honored the finest travel photography with the annual Bill Muster Photo Competition, named for long time SATW member and accomplished...Read More

Bangkok and Chiang Mai named Best Cities

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_405" align="aligncenter" width="343" caption="Young Thai woman in traditional costume at Siam Niramit in Bangkok."][/caption] The readers of Travel + Leisure magazine have voted Bangkok as their favorite city in the world. I had the opportunity to visit Thailand earlier...Read More

Bangkok, Thailand photos

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_341" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Young Buddhist monks visiting Wat Phra Kaew, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, in Bangkok, Thailand."][/caption] My trip to Thailand was packed with visits to markets and temples, tourist attractions and local neighborhoods. A multitude of...Read More

Thai Puppet Show

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_333" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Thai puppet show at Aksra Theatre in Bangkok."][/caption] One of the highlights of my visit to Thailand was attending the Thai puppet show at Aksra Theatre in Bangkok. The show, named Aksra Hoon Lakorn Lek, is...Read More

Chatuchak Market, Bangkok

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_329" align="aligncenter" width="341" caption="Flower vendor at Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok."][/caption] There are street vendors all over the city in Bangkok, but one of Thailand's biggest and best known marketplaces is the Chatuchak Weekend Market on the north side...Read More

Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho, Bangkok

Posted on by Greg Vaughn
[caption id="attachment_325" align="aligncenter" width="340" caption="Reclining Buddha at Wat Pho temple in Bangkok, Thailand."][/caption] Traveling around Bangkok and Chiang Mai, I get the impression that there are Buddhist temples on almost every block in these cities. One of the most famous...Read More