Experience real life in Thailand by staying located in southern Thailand, comparably it is said to be somehow alike the krabi’s white beaches and Inland mountainous greenery, there are many waterfalls and hot springs, in which the most of them are ideal for sightseeing and holiday for years. Thailand had established the several national nature reserves, it is adjacent to the Andaman sea, as the world-class diving site, it can render a chance to browse the charming of the mermaid.
Located between Thai-Cambodian borders, it is regarded as best of Thailand’s best natural scenery, here is full of stratum waterfall, with the strong forests and winding river. Kao Soidao waterfall is located in the site of Kao Soidao wildlife protection, with total layers of 16 waterfall surrounded by lush forests ,seen around the butterflies flying around, it is full of romantic poetry.
Starting from the prehistory of Thailand till today, it is called Phi Ta Khon[ ghost mask wearing days ]as parts of Thai folk festival, joyfully seen in Loei Province once a year so largely.
The one of the traditional custom activities, it is deeply beloved by the domestic and foreign tourists, TAT renders helping hands with local tourism agency each year to run the opening ceremony.
This is full of the folk culture and customs, the local people enable to make directly dialogue with ghosts and gods, any ghost players who requires to make strut, twisting the hips and waist as well, as the Thai folk music began to sound, accommodated with the rhythm striking by the nut shell hung on the neck of the buffalos
The ghost mask wearing days, somehow it is said that it is a heritage of the ancestral culture with Thai styles fitting to the idea of the creators.
During the festival, the person wearing a mask of ghost, which give off the terror of the ghost to the pedestrians on the roadside for suddenly attack, even the children and women feel so panic, evenly make a cry, in this special day, the mischievous behavior can be understood and accepted by local people.
The festival is filled with the ceremony and made so uniquely as the symbols of totem labeled with local characteristics whatever appearing in male sexual organs or female ones.
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Thailand which is so uniquely splendid in the southeast Asia,is blended with the historical monuments, the temples and folk customs, among modern cities, it is full of rich and colorful elements in its characteristics as the melting pot of international cultures, but the elephant culture is regarded as one of the most representative ones of Thai cultures.
In Thai history, in the ancient battlefield, the elephant used to play a key role, over the hundreds of years, Thailand now renders its unique culture of tourism by attracting the people around the world, as you can so far see in Thailand, everywhere appear the figures of elephant, in the modern times, the Thai people continue to explore the roles of elephants which enable to play a new role in tourism.
Since then, the elephant culture was raised upon the new way of Thai tourism promotion, such as the elephant games, the elephant beauty category, the elephant sculptures, the elephant garments, the elephant crafts and other related activities.
In many hotels and resorts in Thailand, as you have a close contact with the elephant sculptures, full of the primitively simple
Among Thai folk customs the newly-wed couples from all over the world, come over to have a feeling differently, in their lifetime they have spent their own honeymoon there by accepting the blessings from the elephants in Thailand.
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On 25—26,June 2016, the two day trip made by ATTA and THA, within two days, with nearly 200 members, went on for purpose of the tree-planting, at early morning leaving from Bangkok to Phetchabun Province, this activity was involved into the significance over the projects of forestation in Thailand as the prospective tourist spots, and more actively meeting with the calls from Thai government to restore the greenery on the mountains and develop the ecotourism for Thailand, for young trees to be planted, named as the national species, which not only can yield out economic values, but also render for pieces of the green hills covered with the forestation, led by TAT and THA, who both made a contribution to Thai society as well as the example set-up to promote for the Thailand’ national tourism.
The trip also included that paid a visit to local Buddhist Relics—called as Si Thep National Park nearby, now it is within the Thailand’ national Buddhist relics and heritage area under the protection, built in 11 – 12 century, heavily influenced by the Khmer Buddhist architectural styles, once thriving Buddhist temples, through thousands of years but in destruction, what the visitors can see only pieces of relics and rubbles have been scattered within the park, with the ruins of ancient buildings founded around in midst of the old tall trees and lawn, form the sights that offers the visitors to imagine and get themselves into feeling over the past centuries what had happened hereby in the historical records.
Another one for visiting at the same day, built in contemporary 21st century, not long, but it is so famous to Thais as one of the Buddhist Holy Land —Wat Pra Tat Pa Son Kraew, especially arriving in the Thai New Year and holidays, the Thais despite the long journey, grouping in the whole family and friends, driving so far away to do workshop and pay to its pilgrimage over the temple, inspired by the Holy Spirit, taking at this time as rare chance to all members, for themselves and their own families, making the best wishes and gaining the fortunes from the holy huge statues of great Buddha, carried with abundant blessings in both health and wealth, taking six hour bus trip back to Bangkok.
Photo by Kingphet / Reported by Darwin
Once there was an Oscar film award winner, with everlasting fans over the world to get in love with the movie is named as [the sound of music], as times spreading over half a century, it has been so much famous for its scenery filming in the idyllic country alike paradise, which is called [AUSTRIA] ,while appealing of musical rhythm and accommodated with nice melody, the dream of the grassland is mixed with the setting of the nature on the film show, with the beautiful lawn on the Snowy mountain capped with the deep snow on the top, so intoxicated with the feeling of the audience in heaven, from inside a beautiful country, today we will go into the fairytales by introducing the very distinguished guest who is the ambassador of Austria to Thailand—H.E.Mr.Enno Drofenik，at arrival of the embassy on time, the ambassador await me awhile ,greeting to me with pleasant feeling to seat down, before the conversation we started to strike up, Mr. Ambassador gave me a briefing over the background and history of Austria, so far shifting into the broad topics by deepening into the several aspects covering with the elements of Thailand.
PART 1—THE RECORD IN HISTORY
As long as tracing back to 150 years ago, around in 1865 with long history, as the treaty of Thailand with the European powers signed up , Austrian delegates followed the groups of European countries to start up with its good will diplomatic mission and official visit to Thailand by setting up the initial diplomatic ties, as recorded in the history, which had signaled up the good relation between Austria and Thailand had been established with the Austrian consulates.
THE PART 2— GEORAGRAPHY LOCATION
Austria is surrounded by the mountains with more than one thousand meter above in height so numerously; amid the Europe’s highest mountain – the mountain Alps, located in the midst of Austria, as one of the highly developed countries in Europe, lack of the natural resources, but endowed with many factors that promoted the country’s economic leap; with its most powerful length in showing off the technological training and human resource empowerment, within short period, its economic sound in the world as it used to take-off and present its strength in offering the premium training courses and certification in nearly 200 kinds of the items in category ,so far it has won the reputation to the world ,which is indispensable to the output of high quality industrial technology by Austria.
THE PART THREE—THE PROFILE OF THE NATION
1—the capital of music from Vienna, which won the fame all over the world, tracing back to its long history and background, due to the Habsburg Empire to create the brilliant culture and prosperity along with reborn of the Austro-Hungarian empire later, became one of the powers of the old Europe and as well as focus of European music heart.
The 2nd—the mountain Alps marked as the cultural backbone and spiritual symbol in Europe; Skiing is one of the most favorite sports to majority of Austrians, at every winter, the skiers stepping at the peaks, rushing in from home and abroad to take the real experience of the world’s top level skiing along the alpine on the skiing slopes ,filled with infinite happiness, more importantly, there is a great thing beyond that to witness the sacred face of the Alps in honor , setting in amidst of the tall mountains capped with the deep snow around the world, so marvelously in miracle, even tipping with a piece of white snow on the vast mountains.
The 3rd —the food culture, it is so ideal to experience the Austrians today by following up the fashion and trend in the modern life, HEURIGEN is viewed as the one of Austrian best cuisine culture with the basic essence and the symbol. Cafe COFFEE HOUSE exist throughout Austria, with the legend left behind by the Turkish invasion in the period of OTTOMAN empire rampantly invaded in the Europe, the Turkish brought in the concept of COFFEE and with expansion of the coffee culture passed down from generation to generation till now, it had deeply rooted and molded into the mind of the modern Austria.
THE 4th—THE MUTUAL EXCHANGES
On May 2015, Austrian symphony orchestra paid a official visit to Thailand; which had enhanced the cultural exchanges between the two countries in the friendly steps; As tattooed with the symbol of the musical contacts in the highest level; in Thai society caused a stir so warmly; of course the events would be continued to run on with themes the music festival every year; then, Austrian musicians will be invited to Thailand including solo, dancers and chorus conductor as well. On the stage with cooperation with Thai symphony & orchestra performance together; all efforts will strengthen the friendship by Austria with Thai culture exchanges program and deepen the non-governmental exchanges between the two countries.
2— The cooperative projects between Thai universities and the Universities of Austria, in which ASEA UNINET offers a kind of platform and data base incorporating with the two universities’ academic communication and as pipeline; For the future, the prospects depend upon the talents from the two countries and their government educational departments respectively in further developing the national offspring.
PART 5—TRAILING INTO HISTORY
Austria, endowed with the heritages of the royal balls and privileged rights over the musical halls, in the past centuries, with the significance of the establishment of these noble palaces to feed with the demands of the royal officers and noblemen in the upper class, the musicians from European countries rushed into Vienna to seek for any opportunities to make success during the reign of Hatsberg Empire, as result of creating the flourishing and blooming of the great empire , on the hand, who had brought out the prosperity and cherished up the world of music in the heart of Europe, while stepping into the golden musical hall, where the Austrian symphony orchestra on February each year open the door to the world, providing the world-class masters of music a chance of giving performances in public so as to be acting as a bridge international to enhance for spiritual power via RADIO transmission in communication with the souls of music lovers in the world, as a kind of platform—air concert; going through the voice of Vienna to send off the music from the golden hall by means of conveying peace and spreading beyond the boundaries and over the barriers.
PART 6—THE IMMOTAL GLORY
Austria had been proud of possessing with the ancient European ballroom in a long history, totaling over hundreds of large and small size, in which the largest ballroom can accommodate over three thousand people at spot; at Salzburg festival, where have been on display of live music shows at every corner of Vienna, in the year-round Vienna has been plunged into the great joy of music; From Vienna to Salzburg, Austria offers its charming everywhere in showing an unique musical atmosphere to the tourists from all over the world.
PART 7—POWER OF NATION
Austrian vocational training is well known in the world; around the world it has totaled with 200 kinds of skills examination and certification accredited by the professional constitutions, the apprentice training courses, welcomed by employers; which is focused on establishment of the perfect system, to facilitate with the apprentice in the process of training as result of the satisfaction from the contracts between the workers and employers.
In Thailand there is Thai-Arskik Technical College, saying as one of the best example in proof; It had witnessed the cooperation for more than half a century, between Austria and Thailand, at the beginning of enlistment in 50 students, but till today expanding over 500 students; with availability of the training courses covering in the fields of mechanic, electricity and cooking and home appliance maintenance., etc., of course it has succeeded in conveying lots of the skilled workers for the Thai society today.
PART 8—CONSOLIDATE WITH THAI IN TIES
The Thai railway system in whole has been deploying the advanced technology in the metro and sky-train lines, for most important parts of the technology used on the vehicle and transportation which originated from Siemen Company based in Austria. Utilizing with more than 50% of the modern railway and subway system works make Thailand run faster and safer in the modern daily life.
PART 9 —THE EXECLLENT ARTWORKS
SWAROSKI is the world brand crystal products with its fame over the world consumers, Austria has made achievement in offering the craftsmanship of glassware, handicraft and artworks in glasses, noted as the world’s top producer; with Its exquisite glass & crystal in design, it has always been beloved by the zest collectors in seeking of the crystal glass collection internationally.
At present, in Chonburi and Ayuttaya provinces, the production bases where there have been more than 1,000 Thai employees in employment.
2— [SEMPERIT] as the famous brand in rubber series; It includes as a wide range of the application in mechanical, industrial, medical usages and construction.
PART 10—-THE EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE BOTH
Each year there are about 100,000 Austrian arriving in Thailand for tourism; And Thais, about 30,000 apply for visa to travel to Austria, the Austrian embassy in Thailand has range of empowerment to those four areas covering for issue of visa : Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Thailand; New Austrian embassy in Thailand will be completed in the spring of 2017, at now, under the construction, the new embassy will deploy the eco-materials so environmentally in the buildings so as to conform with the trend of fashion in design, initiated with its novel and unique creativity, hopefully we can see the removal of the prospects that is on the way and on forth coming soon. Then in Bangkok near future where international color would be lightened up by addition of new elements inside the heart of the cosmopolitan.
[BRIEF TO THE AMBASSADOR]
Graduated from the University Of Vienna, Austria, with master degree in law; he used to serve as the permanent general secretary to the minister of Austrian foreign ministry; after that, he was assigned to act as ambassador to Japan and today the Austria’s ambassador to Thailand.
[WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO THE EMBASSY AND AMBASSADOR OF AUSTRIA TO THAILAND WITH THE PHOTOS AND FILES PROVIDED ABOVE]
Written by Darwin
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In Thailand tourist industry, everyone knows ATH [the association of Thai hotel], as we know, Thailand as the world’s sound brands depend on Thailand’s premium services to the quality of the hotelier all over the world, especially in this issue, the editor paid a visit to the president of ATH–Mr.Surapong, with more inside story by sharing below.
[CONTENT]
ATH was founded 50 years ago, with the current members of more than 200 hotels, in each two year, the members would run a new election for new presidency in the campaign. Mr.Suraporn successfully have seated on the presidency in two terms; He is so modest and polite in public before I saw him at first sight, during his term, ATH had made coordination with Thai government closely hand in hand, uplifting and promoting Thai hotelier, whatever in quality or in brands, which led to the highest level and matching up with international standard; especially the whole image of the hospitality of Thailand had been sharply enhanced together blended with the Thai traditional culture, today Thai hotel services as a scenery appeal to the world , by attracting the large numbers of the foreign visitors oversea, getting a close feeling with [THAI SMILES ] with charming of Thailand, obviously, carved with the first impression from Thai hotels to discover THAINESS and Thailand, many overseas visitors have made lots of nice memory, so enough ,all had caused the main reason to make the overseas tourists return to Thailand once more again.
[OUTSTANDING CHIEVMENT]
One of the achievement he had ever made was that while in his term he launched a campaign in cooperation with Thai governmental tourist authorities to crush down the illegal receiving service run by the owners of the apartments and private houses on the name of the rental to the foreign tourists, actually those illegitimate activities undertook on the underground, seriously damaged and disordered the normal markets in Thailand, further by causing so much blemishes over the image of Thailand , the elimination clearly uprooted the venoms and brought back a feeling of being fresh and being pure in new look of Thailand as the premium quality of the world’s top tourist destination.
The another job was to innovate ATH ‘s duty which acts not only the function to encourage and enhance the members’ brand hotels but also at the same time, also give out a chance of interactive communication among ATH members ,together stepping on the track of development with Thailand tourist growth.
In one week of this Feb Chinese Spring Festival, the large of numbers of tourists from mainland China, accounted about more than 500,000 checking in the hotels across Thailand, comparatively, with increase of 10-15% in this year than those in last year, the target set by TAT was indicated that in the year of 2016, the total reception of the foreign tourists would be estimated about 10 million, for this point, the President shows off his optimism and in confidence.
[ON SOCIETY]
He used to serve as the president of Asia hotels in Thailand, the member of Thailand tourism committee, the national trade board Thai international conference and exhibition center; and Vice President of Thailand hotel foundation etc., before those Thai titles, he also served as the Vice President of the Asean- Community tourist organizations.
Finally ,the president told the author that he is a descendent of Chinese family, since his grandfather moved from Hainan to Thailand and China centuries ago, he still remember one Chinese name his father gave him, with many profound and meaningful ideas contained inside, making him a life time memory ,he was encouraged up and marched on; his father was the founder of Asia Hotel with more than 50 years in history after he graduated from Chulalongkorn university, then moved into the national defense college and NIDA for receiving his master courses in business management , showing off his intelligence and ability, later on he made the hotel into the sound brand one in BKK, he added that his Presidency will be expired in March 2016, he expects that his responsibility and mission would be shifted over and on the newly-elected new incumbent, he still carries out his duty and continues to make further contribution to Thai tourism and hotel industry as well, he feel pleased and sure enough of the brilliant tourist prospect in Thailand.
Reported by Darwin