When your single destination for your perfect Thailand holiday is reserved for the Hua Hin / Cha-am region only, one may forget that the Thai capital is brimming with life, and world-renowned religious sites are often left aside.

Created to be actively surprised of what lies within a short drive from Bangkok’s metropolitan heart, the name Nonthaburi may not immediately ring a bell when one chooses Bangkok as its base for exploration.

Thailand has gained name and fame for its extraordinary natural splendour – national parks aplenty, nature lovers may only touch the surface of what is available in the Kingdom.

Pattaya’s location along the sunset side of the upper Gulf of Thailand has gained a well-deserved top spot as one of Thailand’s leading holiday destinations.

A cornucopia of excursion opportunities awaits once you plan your itinerary for Chiang Rai province exploration, and this full-day tour is merely one of the examples of the variety of opportunities for journeying the Golden Triangle area.

City life is not cut out for everyone, particularly when the beaches and sprawling nightlife of Pattaya draw for a period of being away from it all.

Pattaya was once a small fishing village, yet this beach destination has become the equivalent of a famous European Riviera destination and searched for by many tourists, both local as international.

Among the various islands off the coast of Rayong, Koh Samed is Rayong’s major attraction – a palm-fringed tropical island with fine white-sandy beaches and fantastic opportunities for swimming, snorkelling, windsurfing, sailing and sunbathing.

What has put Pattaya on the tourism map is that this sunny, fun-filled destination along the Eastern side (or the sunset side) of the upper Gulf of Thailand is so diverse.