Category archives: Travel

The festival of Deepavali has become famous worldwide. It’s a classic ancient cultural festival, and this year’s Bangkok Deepavali is a great example of Deepavali’s truly dazzling glory. This was a true community event, and a happy meeting of the Thai and Indian cultures. This was a real community effort….

Deepavali celebration will be held in Bangkok on 21-23 October 2022, from 11 AM to 10 PM, in the area of Phahurat – Khlong Ong Ang – Saphan Lek. https://indothaitrade.com/event/deepavali-bangkok-21-23-oct-2022/ “Deepavali” or “Diwali,” known as the “Festival of Light,” is the biggest annual celebration for people of Indian descent. It…

Indian Kashmir’s great leap forward economically, socially, and politically can only embarrass Pakistan, for it both shows the failure of Islamabad’s stewardship and highlights its cynicism. In 2019, just weeks after Indian president Ram Nath Kovind abrogated Article 370 of India’s constitution, ending Kashmir’s de facto autonomy, I visited Pakistan. Anger was…

Vaccination proof/ATK test result no longer needed, while period of stay in the kingdom is extended to 45 days for tourists entitled to visa exemption and to 30 days for Visa on Arrival. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to advise that as of today international travellers to…

Time Out magazine ranks the world’s top streets Time Out, a series of magazines about tourism, food, culture, and community, quizzed 20,000 city-dwellers around the world and asked local experts for a Time Out Index survey to rank the top streets in the world. Photograph: Shutterstock This year’s category is…

Thailand’s tourism scene is continually being reinvigorated, with the tally of foreign arrivals having now exceeded 4 million for the year. Relevant agencies are now considering tourism promotion measures that would attract travelers to the Kingdom for the rest of the year. The current target is to realize 10 million…