Archive for the ‘Travel & Tourism’ Category
Monday, June 16th, 2014
The whole of Thailand is still under martial law, but the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has now lifted the curfew from the entire country.
The NCPO established the curfew - which initially was for between 22:00 and 05:00, then later reduced to between 00:00 and 04:00 - on ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
Thailand’s National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has announced the lifting of the nighttime curfew in 17 provinces and 15 districts in three further provinces with immediate effect.
The provinces are Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi, Tak, Rayong, Chanthaburi, Sukhothai, Mae Hong Son, Uttaradit, Phrae, Nan, Nakhon Phanom, Sakon Nakhon, Roi Et, Loei, ...
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Monday, June 9th, 2014
Thailand's nighttime curfew has been lifted in seven (7) more major tourist destinations: Hua Hin, Cha-am, Krabi, Phang Nga, Hat Yai, Koh Chang and Koh Phangan with immediate effect, as announced by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).
This latest announcement brings the total number of major Thai ...
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Friday, June 6th, 2014
The lifting of the curfew in Thailand has been extended to Koh Phangan for the famous Full Moon Party this month, scheduled to take place between the 9th-13th of June. Let revellers revel!
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2014
The curfew in Thailand, put in place by the Thai military junta, has been adjusted to 1am-4am in all provinces except for Pattaya, Phuket and Koh Samui where the curfew has been lifted entirely. This has been done in order to alleviate inconvenience in these tourist hotspots.
Whether you agree or ...
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Monday, June 2nd, 2014
Book by 30th June 2014 and receive 15% discount on any Komodo National Park trip departing in 2014 on SY Indo Siren!
This dive route allows you to explore the Komodo dive sites to their fullest. The diving is varied from muck dives in Bima Bay, sloping reefs and dark volcanic ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
SilkAir has launched flights between Singapore and Kalibo the gateway to Boracay in Philippines.
Kalibo will be SilkAir’s third destination in the Philippines after Cebu and Davao, increasing the number of destinations in SilkAir’s route network to 46 destinations in 12 countries.
Flights to Kalibo will be operated on a thrice weekly ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
The Thai military has announced a shortened curfew, now to operate from midnight until 4am.
In Bangkok, both The BTS Skytrain and MRT Subway are operating as normal during the day, but will stop services at 9pm for the duration of the curfew. However, BTS and MRT urge all those ...
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Friday, May 23rd, 2014
At 16:30 on Thursday afternoon, the Thai military staged a coup that, among other things, dissolved the caretaker government, suspended the constitution, banned gatherings of more than five people, and issued a curfew across the country that starts at 22:00 and ends at 05:00.
The curfew applies to everyone in Thailand, ...
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2014
This morning at 3am the Thai army declared martial law in Thailand.
The army chief, Gen Prayuth, signed the "first announcement" to set up the Peace-Keeping Command Centre (PKCC) under the military and dissolved the government's Centre for the Administration of Peace and Order. Under the "second announcement" of the ...
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Friday, May 9th, 2014
Walindi Plantation Resort, located in Kimbe Bay on the Papua New Guinean island New Britain, has a great summer special for scuba divers this July.
Book 2 people in a twin/double Bungalow or Plantation House Room and receive 50% discount on the second person’s accommodation cost (applies to a minimum 4 ...
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Friday, April 18th, 2014
Symbiosis Custom Travel is pleased to be able to offer discount prices on these luxury river cruises along Myanmar’s (Burma’s) great waterways this summer.
Pyay (Prome) to Kalay, 14 nights on the Irrawaddy and Chindwin rivers
Vessel: RV Katha Pandaw
Departs: August 16th, 2014
Offer: 20% off
Price: starting at USD 3,508 ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2014
"Butanding interaction" is the Philippines' official term for swimming with whalesharks. Butanding, a Bicol dialect word, means blind shark, which is how local fishermen once thought, incorrectly, of these creatures. Local whaleshark guides are known as Butanding interaction officers - or BIO - a somewhat pompous term for a good ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2014
A glorious way to gently explore these 2 beautiful countries is to take a luxury cruise along one of the worlds's greatest rivers, the mighty Mekong, as it flows through the heart of Cambodia and out though Vietnam's Mekong Delta.
[caption id="attachment_3233" align="alignleft" width="660"] Pandaw in front of Phnom Penh's Royal ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2014
Good news for travellers from Scotland, Qatar are launching flights to Doha from Edinburgh using the new Boeing Dreamliner, starting on 28 May this year. With connections from there to numerous destinations in Asia, this should noticeably shorten travel times to this part of the world.
Flying direct to and from ...
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