In celebration of Asean
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The two festive days and nights celebrate the culture of the Asean members through music, food, cultural show, handicrafts and photo exhibition.
In celebration of Asean
Chiang Mai offers the best free show in town on Friday and Saturday, as the Northern Province hosts the Asean One Multicultural Festival 2015 at Tha Pae Gate. The two festive days and nights celebrate the culture of the Asean members through music, food, cultural show, handicrafts and photo exhibition. Tay Cher Siang & Winnie Ho from Cambodia, Malissa Tham from Singapore and Nita Aartsen from the Philippines will take turns to perform while visitors gorge on Asean food and sample different brews.
Some like it hot
Smooth Curry, the Thai restaurant at Plaza Athenee Bangkok A Royal Meridien Hotel, spices up the palate from this month with a range of Southern delicacies supplementing its well-balanced a la carte selections. The new menu includes “Bamee Hokian Talay” (stir-fried Hokian noodle), Gai Tom Kamin (chicken soup with turmeric), “Gaeng Goong Look Gluy” (spicy young banana curry with shrimp), “Pla Kapong Thod Phad Phed Bai Yeera” (stir-fried fish with tree basil) and Kua Kling Pla Kapong (spicy and hot stir-fried snapper).
Flying high to Bangalore
AirAsia is to operate direct flights between Bangkok and Bangalore (aka Bengaluru) from September onwards. The five weekly flights will form a welcome bridge between Thailand’s capital and the Southern Indian city. Billed as India’s Silicon Valley, Bangalore is known for its IT industry and also boasts such cultural attractions as temples and palaces. AirAsia flight FD 137 will depart Don Mueang International Airport at 9pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, and arrive at Bengaluru International Airport at 11pm (local time). The return flight (FD 138) will leave Bangalore at 11.45pm before landing at Bangkok at 5am.
A salute to tradition
Manathai Hotels & Resorts embraces Thai heritage with the launch of a luxury boutique resort in Koh Samui. Located opposite a fishing village on Lamai Beach, the 148-room colonial-period styled beachfront resort sets itself apart by the lengths to which it has gone to remain authentic to the cultural nuances of the destination utilising indigenous materials and methods as foundations to shape the guest experience. Examples can be found throughout the resort, from the ancient Dok Phi Khun floral patterns exhibited in the coloured glass panels in rooms and restaurant areas to the use of Bai Jak, the leaf from the native Nypa Palm, which the resort uses to provide complimentary hand fans to guests. Visit www.Manathai.com.
