Hua Hin Regatta 2010

Hua Hin Regatta 2010

Aug 3, 2010 - Aug 8, 2010

At the end of each July, sailors gather for the annual Hua Hin Regatta that will test their skills over three days of competition. The coveted trophies are the Royal Vega Rudder trophy of His Majesty the King, Super Mod National Championship trophy from HM the King, OK Dinghy National Championship trophy from HM the Queen, and Princess Cup for Optimist Championship of the late HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana. Hua Hin is considered the traditional home of the Thailand sailing community, due to HM the King’s keen interest in the sport. A Southeast Asia Games winner in the sailing category, HM the King built his own racing dinghy and helped to establish the Super Mod class; he is also an enthusiastic patron of sailing, which has resulted in this annual regatta being held in his honor off the coast of Hua Hin in sight of the palace

By Bus

Buses from Bangkok's Southern Bus Terminal cost 110 bahts for 1st class (air-conditioned), 85 bahts for 2nd class (air-conditioned) and 61 bahts (ordinary). The trip takes about 3 1/2 to 4 hours. Various agencies on Khao San Road in Bangkok operate minivans to Hua Hin for 150 baht per person. The bus leaves for Bangkok from a station next to Siripetchkasem Hotel. In addition, there are air-conditioned buses leaving for Chumpon Province (125 baht, 4 hours), Surat Thani Province (210 baht, 7hours), Phuket Province (305 baht, 10 hours) and Krabi Province (280 baht, 9 hours)

By Other

Drive along Highway No. 35 (Thon Buri-Pak Tho) passing Samut Sakhon and Samut Songkhram Provinces and then take Highway No. 4 to Hua Hin Total distance is 123 kilometers. Alternatively, it is possible to travel via Nakhon Pathom and Ratchaburi Provinces.

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Jazz in Bangkok

For jazz lovers, they must have been waiting for their bigwig "Hua Hin Jazz Festival." We believe all of them who were in the festival must have enjoyed and had a great time. If you love jazz but many reasons caused you to miss this festival, there are still some cool places in Bangkok where you can actually have your own "jazz-fest" as often as you can!

"It Simply Swings!" This is all about the Living Room at Sheraton Grande Sukumvit. The venue leads in live jazz performance with nice and comfortable ambience. This high-ceilinged venue provides you comfortable sofas where you can sit back and enjoy the jazzy notes from international jazz musicians every night. In this month from 17th-July 20th, the venue hosts Grammy award-winning jazz diva, Carmen Bradford back again. If you love the classic jazz with vocal, the evening with Carmen Bradford at the Living Room is waiting for you!

Bamboo Bar at the Oriental Bangkok is another place to hear the rhythm of jazz for live performance featuring international jazz vocalist. The venue is decorated in jungle-like style and not too crowded with cozy atmosphere. Now, Bamboo bar welcomes a sultry jazz vocalist Frankye Kelly who will give you a sensational jazz night every Monday till Saturday from March 1st – June 30th.

Another venue hosting world's famous jazz singer is the Diplomat Bar at Conrad Bangkok hotel. You can loose yourself with the sound of jazz music as well as the taste of great cocktails among the sophisticated decoration in spacious area. The place is usually crowded on Friday nights so you should make a reservation. The venue currently hosts a talented American pure soul vocalist Ernesta Dunbar who will light up your evening Mondays till Saturdays from April 24th – June 30th.

Apart from hotel venues, there is the Saxophone Pub and Restaurant near the Victory Monument. The venue suits those who craze about Jazz and Blues. The place is spacious yet often crowded. It hosts the live Jazz and Blues by the local musicians but skilled as international artists.

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THAI-SCANDINAVIAN WINTER PARTY AND GOLF IN HUA HIN

The 100+ years old association for Scandinavians and their Thai friends in Thailand commemorates its long history and many years of friendship with the Thai people by hosting the Thai-Scandinavian Winter Part & Golf 2008. Being the first event arranged outside Bangkok by SSS since 1920, it will take place in the royal seaside resort of Hua Hin — the Scandinavian long stay and tourists’ favourite Thailand destination — during the weekend 12-13 of January 2008.
With the winter party to be held at the Marriott Resort & Spa, Scandinavian Society introduces itself to the new large group of Scandinavians settling down in their second holiday homes.
Moreover the SEB Cup Elephant Trophy 2008 Regional Golf Tournament will be held as part of this peak season activity weekend where all ardent golfers can battle among themselves at the brand new top class (Swedish-owned) Black Mountain Golf Club, Hua Hin. Scandinavians from various golf sections all over Southeast Asia will also join this Winter Party & Golf event.
The new exciting Party and Golf event, with a fabulous evening party with a BBQ dinner to be held in the lush garden of Marriott Resort, followed by a late night indoor party to music from both live acts and disc jockeys and where the highly popular Swedish Bangkok-based mixologists from Flow will conjure up exotic and surprising ‘Tipple Thai’ drinks that they have themselves created. The evening’s energetic live band will be no less than Ericsson Thailand’s own Ericsson 3G-String Band, which promises stirring up the dance floor to hot temperatures. On top of that, a second DJ dance floor will add on to the hot dancing rarely seen in the seaside quiet resort of Hua Hin.
The evening winter party promises to be a memorable evening with lots of new faces among the old SSS members, in Marriott Resort & Spa’s wonderful setting.
Following on the golfing and party, Sunday 13 January promises more golfing and a range of other exciting activities throughout the day; including Bubble Therapy brunch at Marriott, Spa Day at The Barai and Sheraton Resort & Spa, Golf at Black Mountain Golf Club, Property Excursions, etc.
The "National Championship" among the Scandinavian golfers in South East Asia, SEB Cup Elephant Trophy 2008 Regional Golf Tournament, will be played at Black Mountain Golf Club on Saturday 12 January. Tee off is 07:00 hours, ending with lunch and prize ceremony at 12.30 hours. The Winter Party 2008 then takes place at Marriott Resort & Spa in the evening of Saturday 12 January, starting at 18:30 hours.
Sponsors for the event include Black Mountain Golf Club, Red Lotus Properties and Engel & Völkers Hua Hin (our Gold Sponsors); The Cabinet, Ericsson (Thailand) and Scandinavian Thai Homes; and of course also our global sponsors: SEB Private Banking Singapore and Scandinavian Airlines.
For this weekend SSS can also offer accommodation allocated for guests from outside Hua Hin allocated by the following hotels: Hyatt Regency Hua Hin, Alila Cha Am, Sheraton Resort & Spa Hua Hin as well as Anantara Hua Hin.

Contact information:
E-mail: events@sss.or.th

IMPORTANT
Event dates and programme details may be subject to change.Many of the festivals and events listed on Thailand's official calendar of annual events are traditional Buddhist or folk festivals, the date of which is either determined by the Buddhist lunar calendar and waxing and waning moon. These are not staged events. The festivals reflect the rhythm of life in rural Thai villages and local traditions as observed in times past. To ensure you have the most updated information, please reconfirm details prior to travel.

Contact:
Tourism Authority of Thailand
Email: info@tat.or.th
Website: www.tat.or.th
Tel: +66 (0) 2250 5500 (120 automatic lines)
Fax: +66 (0) 2250 5511 (two automatic lines)

FOR EVENT INFORMATION, please call 1672.

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1600 Petchaburi Road, Makkasan, Rajatevee
Bangkok 10400
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TAT launches Special Brochure : Bike Travel Manual “Cycling in Amazing Thailand”

The Tourist Attractions Division, Product Promotion Department in collaboration with the Promotional Material Production Division has produced a bike travel manual: Cycling in Amazing Thailand: Cycle and See Thailand at Your Own Pace”. This aims at publicizing bike travel activities to both Thai and international tourists. This manual is of A4 size with 32 pages. It includes recommendations to travel by bike, 12 cycling routes and suggested bike tour companies. These routes range from 25 kilometres to 880 kilometres long. The routes contain, for example, real local Thai life at Amphawa, journey back in history in the ancient city of Ayutthaya, explore the beauty of Thai life in the rich agricultural areas of the Central Plains, from the vibrant floating market to the serene beach of Hua Hin, challenge your heart around the mountains of Northern Thailand and exotic ride from the Central Plains to a Southern Paradise. Tourists or interested persons can collect this manual from the TAT Head Office and 35 local offices around the country or download it from http://www.tourismthailand.org.

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Monkey mountain

Monkey mountain, Some 6 kilometers from Hua Hin centre, in the popular area called Khao Takiab, lies the famous and beloved Khao Takiab mountain, better known as ”Monkey Mountain”.

Recommended transportation to the Monkey Mountain is by Tuk Tuk. The price is around 200 baht.

If you have been to the zoo in a European country, or if you have traveled into jungles around the world, you should know what monkeys look like. But how close have you really been to them?

For 50 baht you get a sizeable portion of monkey goodies which consist of corn, bananas and peanuts. As you might already have guessed, bananas are their favorite of the three.
The food is bought at the small kiosk that also serves drinks and snacks.
Feeding the monkeys should be done with caution. Although they are used to people, they are still animals and they compete for the food as any other animal living in a pack.

Do not be surprised or startled if a monkey jumps on your neck and tries to eat of the bucket with food. Stay clear of trees and rooftops where the monkeys also sit, as it is from here they take their chances to get into the bucket. If you feel your self complete surrounded by monkeys and the start to get too close, simply empty your bucket of food and the ground and walk away.

If you get in any sorts of problems, the caretakers will gently slap the monkeys with a long stick, driving them away from you. The caretakers also have dogs that keep the monkeys at bay most of the time. So with a little self retain and orderly behavior, you should be in for a unique experience.

Please, Do not hit or kick the monkeys. Do not touch the monkeys in any way. They will bite you.Take care of any lose items, the monkeys are curious.

The view. Follow the street down From the top of Monkey Mountain you can see all of the Hua Hin beachfront. A spectacular view of Hua Hin not available anywhere else in Hua Hin. Just follow the path the sloping road, trough the monkeys and an amazing sight awaits you.

The temple. At the top of more than 100 steps lies a very important temple, called Wat Khao Takiab, holding an important relic believed to be a tooth of buddha him self. As the lead munk explains, it’s only seeable for those with pure merits and for those for pray intensly for it. For the buddha faith, this is a very important place. For the tourist though, it might be more interesting to climb the many steps and experience the view from the top of the temple entrance. Please, do not try this if you have a medical problem!

Hua Hin, Thailand

Hua Hin The sandy beach at the central part of the country where is located about 200 kms south of Bangkok Hua Hin is the oldest beach resort in the Kingdom of Thailand and become popular as a rainy season retreat. The Thai Royal Family selected Hua Hin to build the Klai Kangwon Palace, or literally "haven Far From Worries" and remains in frequent use by the Thai Royal Family today, rends this town an atmosphere quite different from other beach areas in Thailand.