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Koh Lanta

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When going to Thailand the first thing people think of are usually the beautiful islands with their clear blue water and white sand beaches. So when staying in Bangkok it was an obligation for me to check out as many as I possibly can. My personal favorite one was a rather unknown one named Koh Lanta. A friend of mine went there for a week and told me it was so beautiful that he ended up staying there for over a month. Great thing if you can work from home. After flying to Krabi I had to get to the boat and then drive to the Island for another hour. But after finally arriving at my place, the long travel was definitely worth it. The house I stayed in had a private pool and everything was very quiet. The view over the ocean was amazing especially when getting up early to watch the sunrise. The resort I stayed at, which is called Pimalai, had many restaurants with some of the best seafood I have ever tried. There was the „catch of the day“ I tried a few times, which...
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Trip to Macau

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The "old" Wynn in Macau Recently I went to Macau for gambling. The flight from Bangkok usually takes around 2 hours and costs you about 2000 baht. So while going there is really cheap, you have to choose wisely on which hotel you’re going to stay at. During the weekends Chinese people come over from Hongkong (Macau is about 30 minutes by boat from there) to spend their weekends going to the Casinos then. Some places like the ultra-modern Wynn Palace (same owner from the famous Wynn in Las Vegas) cost around 40.000 baht for a normal room then. During the week however, prices are relatively low and you can take your time to see the beautiful city of Macau. ´The streets are really clean, there is rarely any traffic and when you drive over a long bridge, you can see the old city of Macau where famous hotels like the MGM and another Wynn Casino are located. In every hotel there are huge Casinos which are running (and usually also quite crowded) for 24h every day of the we...
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Bangkok's airplane graveyard

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A few weeks ago, I uploaded a picture from an abandoned airplane at my Instagram account. After uploading the picture some photographers contacted me and asked many questions about that place. Therefore, I want to use the chance and write a small article about Bangkok’s abandoned airplane graveyard. First, I want to inform you how to get there. As usual there are different options. The cheapest one is to take a boat from Pratunam Pier to direction Bang Kapi. For just 19 Thai Baht you will drive around 35 minutes later at the last stop “Bang Kapi”. If you arrived there you must walk 2 more minutes and then you will find the airplane graveyard on your right side. To enter the area you have to pay a family who lives there around 150 – 200 Thai Baht per person. Have fun when exploring the area and bring enough time with you to take some great photos!   - Christian
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Loy Krathong festival in Chiang Mai

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Hey guys, so in the beginning of November I went to Chiang Mai for a couple of days, mainly to celebrate the Loy Kratong, or Lanternfestival. It is also celebrated in many other parts of Thailand, but this city actually celebrates 3 days of Loy Kratong. People from all over the world (and tons of German people) travel there and want to light a lantern to make a wish. In the evening, everyone gathers at the bridge, and you can see more and more lights, the longer you stay. When you have enough, you can go and buy a small decorated boat with a candle on it, that you light up and release into the river. If you have the time (I guess since you are reading our blog right now, you do), you should go and search for some more pictures of the loy kratong in Thailand. There are some people who released way more beautiful pictures and videos than I could ever take. You should find some time next year and go there for a couple of days and then travel the rest of Asia. -Zeljko
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Elephantfarm in Chiang Mai

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Hey guys, I want to tell you about my trip to an elephantfarm in Chiang Mai. It was a beautiful experience to meet those giant gentle animals. You can book a trip to a farm at any activity shop in Chiang Mai. Don't worry, they are really hard to miss. Just beware of paying to much. The usual prices range from 2.000-2.500 Baht (~50-60 €) for a full day trip and half of that for a half day trip. After a lot of negotiation, I was able to bring the price down to 1.100 Baht for the whole day. I guess they make a lot of margin on those trips. After going there, I would suggest to take the half day trip, since they don't really do much less. Here's a recap of the day: We got picked up in the morning by a taxi and arrived at the farm after about an hour. First we learned some keywords to communicate with the elephants, and then we went straight to feeding them sugarcane and bananas. After getting to know the elephants and taking some pictures, we (the full day people) were ...
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Introduction

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Hey guys from all over the world and welcome to our Thaiblog! With our first post we are going to introduce ourselves and tell you what we are doing here in Thailand. Who we are? We are Christian Bruckmüller,  Rade Zeljko Topalovic,  and Marcel Leiprecht,  three German mediamanagement students from Macromedia University in Munich.   What are we doing in Thailand? We are going to spend the next few months in Bangkok because we decided to  do a semester abroad at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. Stay tuned and be exited, more posts are coming soon!
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