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Cape+Kantary is a magazine that you will find in all the  #CapeandKantary  Properties. In every edition there is an ‘Insider Guide’ – what to do, where to eat, what to visit and where to stay. In this magazine -  http://www.capekantaryhotels.com/ckmagazine/  our writers visited Phuket and stayed at  #CapePanwaHotel  - in  #Phuket Do – go to the hill just outside Phuket Town - here are some images and photographs -  https://lifeseasiamagazine.com/2017/07/21/wat-khao-rang-samakkhitham-with-jaeb-and-jackie/ Eat - Have lunch at Phuket View Restaurant –  https://www.phuket101.net/phuket-view-restaurant/ Visit - An artist in Phuket Town -  http://www.wua-artgallery.com  - only one of a number of interesting artist to visit. Stay - Cape Panwa Hotel -  https://www.capepanwa.com  - and relax whilst the moon rises whilst sitting on  the terrace of Top of the Reef -  https://www.capepanwa.com/topoft...

Cape+Kantary is a magazine that you will find in all the #CapeandKantary Properties.    In this edition -  http://www.capekantaryhotels.com/ckmagazine/Issue12/index.html  - (Pages 29 - 31) one writer from Bangkok visited Cape Nidra in Hua Hin to find out some things that they could do in Hua Hin.    Living in Bangkok made the journey quite simple but it can be busy on the weekends as many locals choose Hua Hin and the relaxed environment as their escape. -         Pay a game of golf -  http://www.blackmountainhuahin.com/golf/  - and if the rest of the family don’t play are more activities -  http://www.blackmountainhuahin.com/activities/waterpark/ -         Taste the local Wine -  https://www.monsoonvalley.com/en  - always worth visiting -         Go for a drink - Hua Hin has a selection of pool halls an...

Cape+Kantary is a magazine that you will find in all the Cape and Kantary Properties. In every edition, there is always an article that we like to share.  In this edition -  http://www.capekantaryhotels.com/ckmagazine/Issue13/index.html   - (Pages 40 - 43) one writer visited Rayong, stayed with us at Kantary Bay Rayong - and visited the Ocean Butterfly Giant Shrine only two hundred metres away from us. There was a Thai poet called Sunthorn Phu ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunthorn_Phu )  - often referred to as the ‘Shakespeare of Siam’ and he lived a life as captivating and fantastical as the stories he wrote. In Koh Samet there are statues of a flute-playing prince, a mermaid and a female giant ( http://www.thaizer.com/tourist-attractions/why-are-there-statues-of-giants-mermaids-and-pipers-on-ko-samet/ )  who are all characters in the famous Thai poem Phra Aphai Mani -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phra_Aphai_Mani .  ...

Earth Day 2018: End Plastic Pollution April 22 From poisoning and injuring marine life to disrupting human hormones, from littering our beaches and landscapes to clogging our waste streams and landfills, the exponential growth of plastics is now threatening the survival of our planet. In response, Earth Day 2018 is dedicated to providing the information and   inspiration needed to fundamentally change human attitude and behaviour about plastics. Can you do anything to help reduce the amount of plastic you use? If they give you two plastic straws then give one back? Where you get your coffee can you bring your own cup? Bring your own bag when you go shopping

  In Thailand, we will be celebrating another New Year soon and this one is the Chinese New Year and it is the Year of the Dog. This will fall on February 16 th  and the celebrations start up to a week before this. During this period, there will be dragon dances, lion dances, red envelopes being given, fireworks, families celebrat ing  together and so much more. Traditionally the Chinese will clean their homes very thoroughly and this will sweep away any ill fortune which has been with the family recently.  Then they may decorate their homes with red paper motifs and give money to people in red envelopes.  Where there is a large concentration of a Chinese community this celebration will spill onto the streets.  In Bangkok, this is specifically on Yaowarat Road -  https://goo.gl/maps/nKc4kcy1xep . Currently, the sides of the road are festooned with decorations – the red lanterns are ubiquitous and the colour red is everywhere...

Each week we post a link to an article we have found in Phuket 101 -  https://www.phuket101.net/  and this week we point  out  the ten Thai dishes that you should try on your first visit to Phuket  -  https://www.phuket101.net/thai-food-phuket-2/     1)       Tom Yam Goong 2)       Pad Thai 3)       Khao Pad  G ai (OR Moo or Koong)  -  Fried Rice  4)       Tom Kha Gai 5)       Geng Kheaw Wan Gai - Green Curry  6)       Krapow Moo,  N ua or  G ai  -  fried pork basil 7)       Som Tam 8)       Kuey Tiaow  -  noodle soup 9)       Chicken Rice 10)     Massaman Curry All of these dishes can be found on the streets of Old Ph...

Each week we post a link to an article in Bangkok 101 -  https://www.bangkok101.com/ . This artic l e focuse s   on  the Historic Hua Hin and of the places that you could visit -  https://www.bangkok101.com/historic-hua-hin/ . Arriving by train from Bangkok you will stop at the much-photographed Royal Waiting Room by the side of the tracks - The Royal Waiting Room -  http://www.huahin-tourist-information.com/royal-waiting-room.htm  - location:  https://goo.gl/maps/BGYuwU3Yqqx Then there is the Klai Kangwon Royal Palace, a Spanish influenced summer palace built in 1933 – which translates as ‘far from worry’. Take a trip out to the Mrigadayavan Palace to see the exquisite buildings made by King Rama VI which also feature a long covered walkway to the beach – location: https://goo.gl/maps/Z79WYGKYdMK2 And stay with us at  #CapeNidhraHotel  -  http://www.capenidhra.com Waiting Room photo courtesy of  #Instagr...

Celebrate the Thai New Year by making merit at ten well-known temples around Bangkok.  The Tourism Authority of Thailand, together with the BMTA, are organising an event called “Sawadee Pee Mai Thai… Wai Phra 10 Wat” ( สวัสดีปีใหม่ไทย …  ไหว้พระ 10 วัด).   Thai Buddhists and foreign tourists are invited aboard a special free bus service from 6th to 17th April to make merit at 10 temples during the Songkran New Year holiday. The service runs from 8:00am to 4:00pm and starts from the Victory Monument. The ten temples are as follows:   The Marble Temple –  https://goo.gl/maps/TAuJdufMkv72 Wat Sam Phraya Worawiharn –  https://goo.gl/maps/gEZ5NWJLNSJ2 Wat Chanasongkhram Ratchaworamahawihan –  https://goo.gl/maps/DgZg7WP2sNB2 Wat Bowonniwet –  https://goo.gl/maps/jmDr7amS2Hq Wat Mahathat –  https://goo.gl/maps/7yiF2ib8RGS2 Temple of the Emerald Buddha – https://goo.gl/maps/4H9XTYxMCvD2 ...

  Each week we post a link (or two) to an article in  Bangkok 101  - and this week we point you to an  article about the Red Cross Snake Farm .   The building was opened in 1913 and was known as the Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute. following this the Royal Family became involved because the daughter of a Prince in Thailand died from rabies – the king supported a government institution researching into creating a vaccine for rabies and venomous snake study.     In 1917 it became the Pasteur Institute and the Red Cross Society taking over the administrative duties.   Following the death of Queen Saovabha the King built a permanent memory to her and for it to be used for research in the field of research into medical science….   And today it does the same thing -  http://www.saovabha.com/th/default.asp . The closest BTS is Sala Daeng.     It is certainly worth visiting if you are in Bangkok...