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Northern Thailand – Plenty to See

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

When thinking of Thailand, we often think of Bangkok shopping, clubbing and maybe a little 'of shopping. Maybe Phuket and the beautiful beaches and many resorts. But if not, who spent some time in Thailand knows,, phuket
,, phuket
, is much more land.De northeastern Thailand is a place of ancient culture and tradition, but even after many years of tourism – The region is relatively unknown. After a two-hour, phuket
, flight aboard a Thai Airways flight to Bangkok aboard in Nong Khai, a border town between Thailand and Laos on the banks of the Mekong River.

A bridge of friendship linking the two countries and the capital city of the province is a gateway to Laos, "the beautiful and tranquil Vientinane.Inhabitation Nongkhai dats more than 200 years ago, with small, phuket
, towns that dot the river. Many ancient, phuket
, remains are found in temples on the river at Tha Bo – If route.Nongkhai Chiang Mai and 615 km from the noise and the nice thing about Bangkok and covers a vast area of 7332 kilometers square, with the longest contained within the Mekong its, phuket
, borders large – 320 kilometres.

We progressed rapidly to the Lao Friendship Bridge, and thus the, phuket
, inclusion in the modern capital of Vientiane, the ancient capital of Luang Prabang – now one of the, phuket
, most popular tourist destinations in Laos Vientiane replaced . The – There are many years, is a relaxing alternative to the hectic pace of most of the capitals of South-East Asia. Much smaller than the other capitals of the total population (Laos is only 5 million people), Vientiane The range, open roads and a mix of French colonial architecture and traditional Asian giving the city a charming, picturesque quiet.

Attractions for visitors to take. That Luang and the cost of fear sanctuary nation, Ho Phra Keo, once the image of the Emerald Buddha, now enshrined in the nearby ThailandPhra Keo was built in 1565 and was built by King host Setthathirat Emerald Buddha, which that took the King of Thailand. Although the Thais were resumed in 1779 and today, there are no monks in residence, the original building, phuket
, is now a living museum of religious art and his collection includes a red stone Buddha, a wooden copy of the famous Luang Prabang and planted a pot interesting, phuket
, and elusive of the Plain of Jars in northern Laos, thousands of satisfied jars.

After stone bigger than a lunch of regional specialties are ready for the return trip Bangkok, and includes, therefore, at home .


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