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Over the last few decades, Thailand’s capital city, Bangkok, has changed into a modern, exciting and sophisticated city. It offers to visitors not only the cosmopolitan amenities they would expect from other big cities --
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Bangkok Metropolis, Sukhumvit area, main tourirst haunts of Nana, Patpong, Chatuchak, Silom, etc. --
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Often referred to as the “Gold Coast” of Thailand because of its golden sand, Pattaya -- only 147 kilometers from Bangkok -- is one of Asia’s premier beach resorts.
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Three days and 2 nights in Thailand’s most happening resort city in a hotel of your choice with round-trip transport from Bangkok, daily breakfast, and an off-island tour with lunch.
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Located approximately 862 kilometers south of Bangkok is Phuket, Thailand’s largest island, which is often dubbed as the pearl of the Andaman, or the pearl of the south. Its natural resources- rocky peninsular, limestone cliffs, white powdery beaches, tranquil broad bays and tropical in-land forests contribute to making it the South’s wealthiest, busiest, most visited and most popular island and province.
Samui is now recognized as one of the world's foremost beach resorts today. It's picturesque beaches and rolling green hills are well complimented by world-class resorts and businesses that provide visitors with the best possible holiday experience.
Often called the Rose of the North, Chiang Mai is one of the few places in Thailand where it is possible to find in the heart of the city centuries-old chedis and temples next to modern convenience stores and boutique hotels.
You're My Lucky Charm
When it comes to flowers, there's no other country in the region that offers a wide choice of orchids and other species. Flowers can brighten up one's day, enhance the interiors of a house, shop or office.
Scenes of old Siam are re-enacted everyday at dawn just outside your home with the ritual offering of alms to monks, an ancient practice that enables individuals to make merit.
Classical Thai dances have been part of Thai culture for centuries. They are performed to ensure rain for a bountiful harvest, please the spirits, mark festivals and important events and entertain royalty. 
In Thai culture, if a man wants to ask a woman's parents for her hand in marriage, he needs a distinguished person to do it for him. Negotiations are held on the amount of money to be paid to the bride's family and gold or jewels to be given to the bride. 
IN Thailand, it is common to see people perform a wai gesture to greet one another. A wai is done by pressing one’s hands together at chest level. You then bend your head forward until it touches your fingertips. 
