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	<title>Circle Of Asia Travel, by Surreal Holidays - offers vacation advice and customised tours in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Laos, Burma etc. &#187; Inspiring Stories</title>
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		<title>The Best Time for Fruit Lovers to Come to Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 04:53:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.circleofasia.com/2011/the-best-time-for-fruit-lovers-to-come-to-thailand/' addthis:title='The Best Time for Fruit Lovers to Come to Thailand' ><a href="http://addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>Nonthaburi Durian Festival
Date: May 21 – June 5, 2011
Venue: Wat Yai Sawang Arom, Pakkred district of Nonthaburi province

Nang Lae Pineapple &#038; Best of Chiang Rai Faire

Date: June 3 – 5, 2011
Venue: In the garden of the Chiang Rai Department of Highways office situated near the foot of the bridge over the Kok River (Mae Nam Kok), Chiang Rai
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		<title>New Rehabilitation Centres in Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>teerapole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.circleofasia.com/2010/new-rehabilitation-centre-in-thailand/' addthis:title='New Rehabilitation Centres in Thailand' ><a href="http://addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>Rehabilitation tourism is the latest development in a growing list of professional medical services available in Thailand. The country already enjoys international acclaim for superb medical and spa services. Holistic wellness, detoxification and weight loss programmes have grown quickly for the past six years.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.circleofasia.com/2010/new-rehabilitation-centre-in-thailand/' addthis:title='New Rehabilitation Centres in Thailand'  ><a class="addthis_counter"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Elephant &#8211;National Symbol of Thailand</title>
		<link>http://www.circleofasia.com/2009/elephant-national-symbol-of-thailand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>teerapole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.circleofasia.com/2009/elephant-national-symbol-of-thailand/' addthis:title='Elephant &#8211;National Symbol of Thailand' ><a href="http://addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>The Thai elephant faces a decline in natural habitat, ivory poachers, and even death at the hand of man if caught trespassing into human settlements close by forested areas of the country. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.circleofasia.com/2009/elephant-national-symbol-of-thailand/' addthis:title='Elephant &#8211;National Symbol of Thailand'  ><a class="addthis_counter"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Thai Mahouts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>teerapole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.circleofasia.com/2009/3965/' addthis:title='Thai Mahouts' ><a href="http://addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>At the height of the controversy about elephants roaming the streets of Bangkok, mahouts were dubbed "pimps," and their faithful companions "prostitutes" for selling their services in the city for whatever money they could get.

"I can't understand how a once honorable profession, between man and beast, could become tainted in the worst possible way," says Pittaya Homkrailas, who has devoted a decade studying elephants within the Thai way of life. <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.circleofasia.com/2009/3965/' addthis:title='Thai Mahouts'  ><a class="addthis_counter"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Elephants in Thailand: The Elephant Village</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>teerapole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.circleofasia.com/2009/elephants-in-thailand-the-elephant-village/' addthis:title='Elephants in Thailand: The Elephant Village' ><a href="http://addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>In a small village, only a few kilometers outside of Surin Province, man, and the mighty elephant live together in perfect harmony. Remote Traklang village and the indigenous guay people boast a unique lifestyle enjoyed for generations.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.circleofasia.com/2009/elephants-in-thailand-the-elephant-village/' addthis:title='Elephants in Thailand: The Elephant Village'  ><a class="addthis_counter"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Hilltribes in Northern Thailand</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>teerapole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.circleofasia.com/2009/hilltribe-in-northern-thailand/' addthis:title='Hilltribes in Northern Thailand' ><a href="http://addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>Thailand’s northern mountains, at the very edge of the Himilayan ridge, are home to many hilltribes that have their own unique culture of clothing, food, architecture and social traditions.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.circleofasia.com/2009/hilltribe-in-northern-thailand/' addthis:title='Hilltribes in Northern Thailand'  ><a class="addthis_counter"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Cruisng the Mekhong River: Luang Say Lodge</title>
		<link>http://www.circleofasia.com/2009/cruisng-the-mekhong-river-luang-say-lodge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>teerapole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.circleofasia.com/2009/cruisng-the-mekhong-river-luang-say-lodge/' addthis:title='Cruisng the Mekhong River: Luang Say Lodge' ><a href="http://addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>The leisurely cruise down the river form Huai Say (Laos-Thailand border) to Luang Say lodge near the small town of Pakbeng in Lao take about 7 hours while the second leg of the journey from Pakbeng to the ancient and exquisite city of Luang Prabang takes another 7 hours or so. En route, the river winds its turbulent way passing jungles, jagged rocks, mountains, teak plantations and farmland.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.circleofasia.com/2009/cruisng-the-mekhong-river-luang-say-lodge/' addthis:title='Cruisng the Mekhong River: Luang Say Lodge'  ><a class="addthis_counter"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Suwan Macha &#8211; The Island Escape</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>teerapole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.circleofasia.com/2009/suwan-macha/' addthis:title='Suwan Macha &#8211; The Island Escape' ><a href="http://addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>Gaze out over the emerald waters and towering archipelago of Phang Nga Bay or Koh Samui, and sooner or later, you’ll set eyes on an elegant, red-sailed junk. As a long–standing icon of the region, the Suwan Macha sets a relaxed course around Phuket or around Koh Samui.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.circleofasia.com/2009/suwan-macha/' addthis:title='Suwan Macha &#8211; The Island Escape'  ><a class="addthis_counter"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Mekhala &#8211; Journey on the River of Kings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>teerapole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.circleofasia.com/2009/mekhala-journey-on-the-river-of-kings/' addthis:title='Mekhala &#8211; Journey on the River of Kings' ><a href="http://addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>For centuries, Chao Phraya River or the River of Kings has been the lifeblood of Thailand, carrying with it the history and culture of this proud nation. Flowing down from the fertile central plains for almost 400 kilometres (235 miles), this birthplace of Thai civilization connects the ancient Siamese capital Ayuthaya with the modern capital Bangkok, where it remains an essential artery in the region's economic life.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.circleofasia.com/2009/mekhala-journey-on-the-river-of-kings/' addthis:title='Mekhala &#8211; Journey on the River of Kings'  ><a class="addthis_counter"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Cruising in Thailand &#8211; From Coast to Coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>teerapole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.circleofasia.com/2009/cruising-in-thailand-from-coast-to-coast/' addthis:title='Cruising in Thailand &#8211; From Coast to Coast' ><a href="http://addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&#38;username=xa-4d2b47597ad291fb" class="addthis_button_compact">Share</a><span class="addthis_separator">&#124;</span><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a></div>One of the benefits of going to the southern coast of Thailand on a beach holiday is that you can visit there almost all year round.  Certainly, there is a rainy season but even then the sudden showers are unlikely to spoil your holiday.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.circleofasia.com/2009/cruising-in-thailand-from-coast-to-coast/' addthis:title='Cruising in Thailand &#8211; From Coast to Coast'  ><a class="addthis_counter"></a></div>]]></description>
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