Saturday, February 24, 2007

Trat - Chang island: Keereeta Resort&Spa.

Address : Keereeta Resort 13/14 moo.4 koh-chang Trat 23170
Tel : +66 (39) 551-304-5 Fax : +66 (39) 551-306


Keereeta is created from a melange of contempory asian architecture which inspirse comfort and relaxation.You can also take peasure in our herbal steam room.
We invite you to experience the atmosprere of Keereeta Resortthat will leave a lasting impression on you.


Keereeta resort is located at koh-chang ( Chang island ).It stand between Klong – Plao Beach and White Sand Beach about 2 kilometer. Keereeta resort is not by the sea but far from beach 200 meter and you can see the sea in some hotel’s room.



Koh Chang
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ko Chang (Thai: เกาะช้าง) is the third-largest island of Thailand, located on the Thai east coast near the border to Cambodia in the Gulf of Thailand. It is a mountainous island with several waterfalls. The island is part of the Mu Ko Chang Marine National Park.

During World War II, Ko Chang was the scene of a naval battle between the Royal Thai Navy and a Vichy France squadron. The Thais were decisively beaten.


Until the mid-1980s the infrastructure on the island was undeveloped, but tourism has increased significantly since then. The island now receives 75,000 visitors annually, about half of them Thai.



Geography
The island is about 30 km long and almost 14 km wide only 217 km², The national marine park is have a total area of 650 km² and 70 % is marine. The interior of the island is mountainous and covered with tropical rain forest. The highest elevation is Khao Salak Phet, which is 743 m above sea level. Around the coast of the island are several sandy beaches, most of which have many resorts and hotels nearby.

The west coast with Hat Sai Khao, Hat Kai Mook und Hat Ta Nam attracts the most tourists. In the south is the village of Laem Bang Bao. There is one main street on the west coast. The remaining roads on the west coast have a high gradient, while the topography of the east coast prohibits roads. Most buildings are wooden stilt houses. The island is mostly reached by a ferry departing from Laem Ngop near Trat.
National park
Main article:
Mu Ko Chang Marine National Park

In 1982 the island together with 50 surrounding small islands was protected as the Mu Ko Chang Marine National Park. About 85% of the island is part of the national park, mostly the rain forest in the interior of the island. Nearby coral reefs are also contained within the National Park. Notable animals in the park include the stump-tailed Macaque, the small Indian Civet, the Javan Mongoose, and 61 resident bird species. The Koh Chang Wart Frog (Limnonectes kohchangae) was originally thought to be an endemic species, but has now been found on the mainland as well.

Friday, February 23, 2007

Bangkok: Baiyok Sky Hotel

Address : 222 Rajprarop Road, Rajthevee, Bangkok 10400, Thailand

taken from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Baiyoke Tower II, situated on the Rajprarop Road in the Ratchathewi district of Bangkok, Thailand, is the country's tallest building. It contains the Baiyoke Sky Hotel, the tallest hotel in south-east Asia and the third-tallest all hotel structure in the world, with 673 guest rooms.

The building is 309m (1,013 ft) tall, or 328m (1,076 ft) tall if its mast is included. It has 85 floors, with a public observatory on the 77th floor and a 360-degree revolving roof deck on the 84th floor. Construction on the building ended in 1997, with the antenna being added two years later in 1999.

The Baiyoke Sky Hotel : Thailand's tallest hotel, rising 88 storeys above Bangkok skyline, is Thailand's tallest and Bangkok's most scenic hotel. The hotel is strategically located in the heart of downtown Bangkok, Surrounds by bustling market and various entertainment attractions. While enjoying the spectacular views of the colorful city from the artistically built hotel or haggling around in the famous Pratunam Area, there is also easy access to the shopping paradise like World Trade Center, Peninsula Plaza, Gayson Plaza, Sogo Department Store and MBK, which are approachable within fifteen minutes walk.

need more information, you can check at http://www.thaihotels.org/