#10: Ayutthaya Today

 

In one year, there are so many tourists come to travel in Thailand. Ayutthaya is one of the famous central provinces in Thailand. In formal name call “Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya” and in my viewpoint, it’s the first choice in their mind who loves to know about history, archaeological site, lifestyle of local people, or old capital city. So, let’s know about the simple information of this province in Thailand.

History

If we talk about the history of Ayutthaya, I’m afraid don’t be sleep tonight. So, I will tell you all just an essence of the story. Ayutthaya was founded in 1350 by King U-Thong. It was the capital of Thailand (then called Siam) for 417 years from 1350 until it was sacked by the Burmese army in 1767. Notable monarchs during the Ayutthaya period include King Naresuan the Great, who liberated Ayutthaya from the first Burmese occupation and embarked on a reign of conquest. The city was positioned in a strategic position. During several months of the year, the flood plains around the cities would be flooded by the many rivers around the city. Enemy sieges were thus impossible, and forced to withdraw. This advantage was a contributing factor in the many failed Burmese invasions. And this is a proud award of the ruins of the old capital in the Ayutthaya historical park have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since December 1991.

Geography

Ayutthaya, covering 2,556 square kilometers, is located in the flat river plain of the Chao Phraya river valley. The presence of the Lop Buri and Pa Sak rivers makes the province a major rice farming area. There are many local people are farmers, the main earning a living of that local community become agriculture in here for a long time.

Population

As for me, in this province have so many factories mostly Japanese so that make people from everywhere in Thailand come into Ayutthaya to applying a job. Therefore, it will have both local people; was born in Ayutthaya and non- native people that come from another province and another country such as Japanese and still live here. So, in Ayutthaya have numerous people that come from numerous places.  

Agriculture

The people of Ayutthaya were originally farmers who worked in the fields. So, rice is the main industry agriculture in Ayutthaya and builds earning a living for many local people.

Products

 

In Ayutthaya have various famous products such as Palm Leaf Fish Mobile, Bamboo Fan, Palm Leaf Hat, and Roti Sai Mai. But for today I would like to present Roti Sai Mai because in my opinion, it like as a signature souvenir dessert from Ayutthaya. Many people choice it to get them back home for their family, friends, lovely people, etc. Roti Sai Mai is a cotton candy or candy floss and if you come to travel in Ayutthaya, you will see in a rainbow of colors. Sweet and Delicious!  

 Famous temples

In Thailand is mostly Buddhist so I don’t wonder that why in Ayutthaya have so many temples. I will select two temples that are famous in Ayutthaya. The tourist must to go there. First, Wat Phra Si San Phet was the biggest temple in the area at its peak and is historically very significant. The temple is situated in a compound that was originally used as a royal palace and home to a number of kings during the Ayutthaya period.

Second, Wat Phra Mahathat is an impressive temple ruin originally constructed to house Buddha relics that mysteriously appeared to an early Ayutthaya king. Don’t miss if you were here the rows of headless Buddhas. One Buddha-head is in a tree trunk.

 

#9: RMUTT: Open House Highlights

In every year, my university: Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi (RMUTT) will organize “Open House” for a group of high school student in Thailand to visit our university. This year is the same of every year arranged on January 18-20, 2013. And it has the finished already. But, I will tell and demonstrate you about inside the event. What they do? What are the highlights? Who are they focusing? Let’s follow me lovely visitor, my friend, and reader.

 

As for me, it is a great opportunity for high school student around Thailand to focus on education in university and its period to step up to the first year in university. It’s a big change in your life are children surrounding becomes an adult society; it’s like open your eyes and mind, your world will open up as well. Moreover, the high school student can get more information about their favorite faculty and known more knowledge concerned with our university. So, you will see many students come from different schools in Thailand walk around the university with enthusiastic face.

In addition, these are not only educational exhibition but also have numerous shops along the road such as food, beverages, tree, various wares, etc. Moreover, there is a fashion show on the evening of young designer of our university for faculty of design. And also have various workings of student to show.  This is one event to give a chance to entire working off student.

And don’t miss this section of the event I want to represent to you all.  As you known it nearly open ASEAN community in the future. So, this year you will see the many booths that concerned with ASEAN; give some knowledge to the visitor or students who walk through. Well, this makes the high school student attention with ASEAN more and more.

The Open House at RMUTT will arrange in every year for a group of high school student and the other visitor. And it’s surly to give a chance education to make more knowledge and show our university is the best choice for you all to choose to learn here. See you next year “Open House”

#8: Tourism Trend for Thailand

Do you remember I wrote one blog about #2: Destination Thailand: Pang Ung in the last year? Pang Ung was the one from all places of Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) campaign; the destination you should go from last year. But it’s not mean you can’t go in this year (lol). For this year and this blog, I will tell you the trend for tourist arrivals in Thailand. According to TAT governor, “The ASEAN Economic Community will take off in 2015 but the idea of an “ASEAN Zone” is already drawing many more Asian tourists to Thailand. It has increased a strong sense of travel, and encouraged Asians to visit their neighboring countries.” Therefore, those can more draw many tourists come to travel in Thailand than before. In my opinion, it’s as though a “Link Tourism” because it easily travels country to country around ASEAN.

 

Moreover, according to TAT announced, “The TAT has set a 2013 target of 22.22 million international tourist arrivals, generating estimated foreign exchange revenues of 966 billion baht (USD 3o.62 billion, based on the exchange rate of 31.54 baht to the dollar).” Oh, it’s really a big crowd of people come to travel in Thailand, although it will be a statistic but I can imagine a lot of people in the airport, hotel, specific place travel, or wherever in Thailand. Therefore, it should have a lot of circulating fund within Thailand throughout the year.

Furthermore, I will talk about the problems of foreign tourist when traveling in Thailand by themselves. As for me, the tourist won’t know the specific information such as law of that country, prohibition, and interesting point for travelers. For example, when I did job training at Suvarnabhumi Airport Police Statioin. I have ever seen many cases of tourist that bought over amount of cigarette from neighboring our country or maybe in Thailand because it’s so cheap. So, they’re often quarantined by the Customs Department and finally must pay the penalty.

In my viewpoint, I suggest to resolve the problem by posting a notice at the airport, frontier each country, or give essential information in a brochure when the foreign tourist arrives to the airport. Moreover, there is Public relation on the internet to help to spread the information for worldwide.

This is my little voice from my opinion. It’s necessary to co-worker with each section of government and local people when the tourist come to travel in your area. It will become a resolve the problem for sustainable and for a long term.

 

More information: Tourism Authority of Thailand  and
Thailand Tip and Facts



 

#6: Where to stay in Thailand

 

This blog I will tell you about a local resort and concerned with sustainable tourism. From the last blog it’s about the tourism that makes the perfect destination for you, isn’t it? So, let’s go to the perfect accommodation as well. As for me, both of perfect destination and perfect accommodation will be a perfect trip, a great experience in your life.

I would like to recommend you for a local resort in the Mae Hong Son province. Fern Resort, the name is really feeling like a natural for me. They’re suitably the Eco tourism resort for nature lovers. You will wake up with the birds sound and smell with the real natural.

Facilities

Free Transfer from/to Mae Hong Son Airport Bus Station must inform flight no. or time of arrival at least 1 day before. Free Shuttle-Bus between Fern Resort and town.

-         Swimming pool

 

-         Open-air restaurant

-         Rice Terrace Bar

-         Campfire -BBQ

Location

Mae Sakud Nature Trail is behind the resort. There’re 16 stations of knowledge along the way 7.5 k.m.(4 hours) If you would like to see just the waterfall ,you can choose to go half round just 2 hours.



Direction

Fern Resort related with sustainable tourism by they pay attention to the environment, staying with the natural, and also improve the well-being of local people. They have a concept to efforts to minimize the impact of tourism, building more environmental awareness among the travelers and providing benefits for conservation and empowerment of local people.

 

More information:

http://www.fernresort.info/index.php

#5: Tourism Thailand-Perfect Destination

Last year, I have written many blogs about tourism that you can return to read all of it. For today, I want to tell you more about the tourism but it will be specialized tourism that is popular in Thailand and I never telling. Each sector in Thailand; North, East, West, South has their characteristic events and festivals throughout the year. And I choose this festival from one of the southern provinces of Thailand. That is Satun Thai and International Kite festival.

 

 

On February 1, 2013-February 28, 2013 being the time for kite both Thailand and International to demonstrate the fascination of kite that comes from various nations. And then you actually see many beauties and the power of the kite to resistant to the wind. Moreover, maybe you will get any tactic from the player to control the flying kite in the air.  

During this festival have many kinds of kite competition and kite show from both Thai and 10 international countries. The activities also include beautiful kite contest, local kite contest, kite demonstration, kite exhibition, Miss Satun contest, food and beverage selling, cultural performance and concert from famous singers every night.

For the reason, that’s why I choose this festival to present to you because I have seen the kite since I was young. In every summer, I played the kite at the field with my friend and it’s very difficult at that time to flying kite in the air. Furthermore, I would like to support and preserve the kite remain with Thailand forever.  

In Thailand have many specialized events and festivals each month to indicate and make it is a perfect destination for you. You can find awesome experience in here. I hope you will enjoy this festival that I present to you all. Welcome to Thailand.

More information: http://www.tourismthailand.org/See-and-Do/Events-and-Festivals/Satun-Thai-and-International-Kite-Festival--4573

#4: Common Mistakes in Customer Service

Near the end of year 2012. And some family uses this time to go back to your hometown, or pack the bag to travel for a long weekend. There are must happen common mistakes in customer service wherever you go around the world. As for me, perhaps that is the easy way you will lose your customers even you have tried to give a service better but nothing is perfect, isn’t it? 

In my viewpoint, there are two things that I want to discuss. First, “Not clear information” is always happening to me when I use the service. They didn’t tell the specific detail such as any food that they prepare in the room some for free but not all of it. And it didn’t have paper or anything else to explain to your customer. Finally, I’m must expend more money than usual, and it’s certainly I can’t reject it because I have eaten already.

Therefore, everything always has a solution to improve it. Just post a notice for that specific detail. In my opinion, even it’s just a little thing but these can present to sincere and honest working. You should be aware of customer’s feeling which they can decide to continue to use your service or not.

Second, “Not thoughtful”, no matter what you work, should be careful because that means the problem will follow you as well. Working with consciousness can save your time; you mustn’t come back to solve your work again. Especially, the customer will satisfy service. Easiest way to improve it is check your works again before the customer gets it, don’t think about the other when you worked.

All of these are my opinion that had ever happened to me with common mistakes in customer service. And it often makes the same mistakes over and over again. The way to make customer satisfy that is avoid of those things I told you before. Well, how about you? Have you ever gotten common mistakes in customer service? Share with me. ^^

#3: Book Review: My Life in Ruins

I believe some of you had ever used a tour agency service for travel. And it’s certainly has a tour guide to take care you throughout the trip. As for me, the tour guide is an important part of these tours; entertain, make that trip to be a good memory for tourist, have a tactic to tell the story, take care to customer, etc. You do all this perfect? Therefore, I would like to recommend you one movie that concerned with a tour guide “My Life in Ruin” for this holiday.  

So, let’s talk about types of tourist and their characteristics in the movie. In my opinion, that group of tourist as though a big problem for “Georgia” is a tour guide. There are many different tourists who come to travel in Greece but they didn’t interest in history. They are just wanting to travel to see a real place, shopping, and didn’t like to listen be serious story. But in turn, that make become enjoyable trip because everyone not the same.

The important keys to consider of tour agency are made tourist be enjoying a trip, and return to use our service again. And tour guide has learned how to have fun with customer that make throughout the trip will be smooth.  

This movie is too short but it’s funny so much. Tourists can make you joyful with the story. In this movie I believe have one older traveler name “Irv Gideon” that can make this story continues indefinitely.

Finally, I hope you will enjoy the movie in this holiday for family time. All of these are my opinion. How about you? Let’s share your opinion to me, or comment something whatever you want. Happy Holiday!

#2: Destination Thailand: Pang Ung

Hello, everyone for this time I do really exciting with the end of a year. Where are you planning to travel in the year 2013? I would like to recommend you about the place that give you feel relaxed with the nature. Pang Ung (Mae Hong Son province): First, I will tell the meaning of those 2 words “Pang” means like a “Camp” – the accommodation of persons engaged in the forest. “Ung” – is a Northern word means a large pan-shaped marshland. Pang Ung is away from the town of Mae Hong Son about 44 km. In the past, this area was a decadent forest because it had been the hill tribes’ opium plantation until His Majesty the King came to visit in B.E.2522 and gave a royal remark to provide the Royal Initiative Project relying on the local people’s willingness. At present, they grow colorful winter flowers and herbs that are useful for Thai food and medical all around. As for me, Pang Ung is the romantic place who love cold air and beautiful mountain and lake view. And sometime call “Switzerland in Thailand”

For about accommodation, people can lodge in here because there are over ten A-Frame huts (200-400 baht / night) and a bistro to serve all of visitors. However, tenting and self-cooking near the lakeside would be the best choice. And they have bathroom are available for you. If you are the one who interested in lifestyle of native Thai people, Baan Ruam Thai home stay (150-200 baht/ night) could make your dream comes true. Here you can touch with handmade fresh roasted coffee and many things you never seen before. However, there is no electricity here. I’m sure you will perceive real peaceful life here and you actually forget civilization in town.

Where to eat

 

There have a small restaurant in Mae Aw Chinese Village with Yunnan Foods.

Where to shop

If you are looking for a supermarket, department store, etc. I’m really sorry to say “It’s impossible.” Just a small shop that you can buy green tea, Chinese teapots and cups.

What activities the tourist can do

-Visitors can also ride a horse around the Mae Aw Chinese village.

- There is also a nursery for winter plants, which has both Thai and imported species.

- Bamboo raft ride, it is especially activities for visitors who wants to touch the liquid smokes above the morning lake.

- Camping and viewpoint at the lake, the lake allows travelers stay overnight in the area. Watching the night sky in peaceful environments and a morning walk on the nice paths around the lake.

Places to visit

Mae Aw Chinese Village

Mae Aw lies near the Burmese Border. Thai name: Ban Rak Thai. This is a village founded by Kuomintang soldiers. Mae Aw is famous for its tea cultivation and Yunnan food, that you can enjoy at the restaurant and shops around a small square. You can buy ginseng, jasmine, oolong and green teas, as well as Chinese teapots and cups. And here background about the immigration of Muslim Chinese from Yunnan to Northern Thailand Muslim Chinese A festival is held in February to promote tea products. You follow hot tea tasting, tea-making demonstrations combined with cultural shows. Visitors can also ride a horse around the village.

Pang Ung Lake

Not far from Mae Aw lies Pang Ung, a few kilometers out of the village there is a lake, a water reservoir, surrounded by pines with a camping area. The lake is covered by fog in the early morning, until the sunshine comes. A road runs along the lake to a green hill.

When is the best time to visit

In Winter weather (Mid-October to Mid-February) is a suitable time to go there because the winter morning, all over Pang Ung will be misted; and the sun is out from the mountain edge, its golden beams break through the lingeringly floating mist on the water's surface of the reservoir and cover all everything to turn gold. Oh! It is really beautiful scenery. But the terrain of high mountains surrounding a large basin and fresh air with natural beauty are waiting the visitors for all seasons.