Chris’s over at ichris.ws writes about Three Sixty the newest addition to several others venues on the roof top in Bangkok that becomes trendy since the last couple of years.

Find more pictures from Three Sixty on this thread over at Skyscrapercity.com Forum

Located on top of Millennium Hilton Hotel over looking the Chao Praya river, Three Sixty might be your place of choice if night lights, skyscrapers and night river view is your thing.

Info on Three Sixty:
Three Sixty, Millennium Hilton Hotel
Hours: 17:00 until 01:00
Dress Code: Smart Casual
Contact: +66 (0)2 442 2000

Other roof top venues in Bangkok are: Sky Bar & Distil (Sirocco), Moon Bar (Vertigo), D’Sens Bar & Restaurant (Dusit Thani Hotel), The Rooftop Bar (Baiyoke Sky Hotel).

More info on: Bangkok’s Rooftop Venues

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Phuket, Thailand is Asia for Visitors’s Beach of the Week.

Several good guides to the Phuket area exist online:

• AsiaTravel.Com provides a directory of hotels in Phuket.
• Phuket Web and Phuket DotCom are both excellent overviews of the island.
• The Phuket Insider Travel Guide provides link to hotels, vacation rentals, restaurants, shopping, and a large number of other topics.
• Go To Phuket also provides a a number of links on things like hotels, tours, golf on the island, and car rental.
• Sawadee.com has a good page on Phuket.

I’ll stay away from Patong, the main beach, there in Phuket and visits other beaches if I have choice.

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Assuming this is the first time that you visit Bangkok, Thailand than Grand Palace would be on your must-see place to visit.

An area of 60 acres, Bangkok’s Grand Palace covers several government offices, Emerald Buddha Wat (Wat Phra Kaew) and the Royal Residences inside the complex.

It was King Taksin, a Thai General  (don’t confuse it with Thaksin Shinawatra, the current Thailand PM), that moved the Thai Kingdom Capital from Ayutthaya to Thonburi after Ayutthaya fell to Burmese in 1767.

And it was King Rama I (Thong Duang), the king after King Taksin that moved the capital from Thonburi to Bangkok the current and built the current Grand Palace in 1785.

Several tips:

• Proper appearance required to enter the complex. Don’t wear sandals, flip-flop, shorts or tank-top
• You have to pay 200 baht to enter that entitled you to visit three places: Grand Palace, Vimanmek Palace and Dusit Zoo
• Thai’s are not required to pay, so if you can pass as Thai, you don’t have to pay.

More links:

• Bangkok’s Grand Palace Asia for visitors, About.com
• Thai Monarchy Wikipedia
• Thai Royal Palaces official site, apparently includes: Grand Palace, Vimanmek Palace, Bang Pa-In palace, Bhubing Palace, Sanam Chandra Palace and BRH.
• Grand Palace Photos on Flickr

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ThailandGuru.com has a very useful page about traveling by BUSES in Bangkok.

Among the information he listed the advantages and disadvantages of taking bus in Bangkok:

Advantages:

• CHEAP — from 2.5 baht to 25 baht maximum from one edge of town to the other
• Don’t need to explain to taxi driver where to go; buses go most everywhere
• Compared to driving, no need to find parking, deal with one-way routes, bad drivers, etc.

Disadvantages:

• During rush hour, the buses are crowded with no seating
• Pollution is bad on the roads waiting for the bus (sometimes heat, too)
• Need a bus map in English; destinations written on bus are in Thai (some exceptions)
• Slower than taxis, skytrain, motorcycle taxis, driving
• Most buses stop service around 10-11pm (last one leaves station to start route at 10pm)
• If you shop much, then better to carry your bags back via a taxi or your car than on a bus

Complete guide of using bus in Bangkok from ThailandGuru.com:

• Do You Really Want To Take The Bus?
• How To Use The Buses
• Minivan Buses — The Best Alternative!
• Official Websites of Bus Operators

For more information on routes Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) website, the company that operated buses in Bangkok has an english version pages.

They divided Bangkok Area by 8 Bus Zones, unfortunately there are no maps that accompany this information which could be more useful:

• buszone1.htm
• buszone2.htm
• buszone3.htm
• buszone4.htm
• buszone5.htm
• buszone6.htm
• buszone7.htm
• buszone8.html

Check out this page to help get more clearer picture of Bangkok Area from Thai Ways Magazine on Maps of Bangkok that’s by far the most useful Bangkok map you can find online.

Some of the Bangkok maps that available online for free on the above page:

• Bangkok metropolis area 
• BTS Skytrain & Bangkok Metro route map
• Rattanakosin island map - Old town - Chinatown map
• Don Muang - Vibhavadi map
• Sukhumvit - New Phetburi map
• Silom - Surawong - Sathon - New Road map
• Siam - Ratchadamri map
• Ratchadaphisek - Ramkhamhaeng map

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Nearing 30 years together with hundreds of credits and accolades to their names, TOTO remains one of the top selling tour-acts in the world. Collectively and individually, the band has played on nearly every major hit record of the past quarter century, placing their distinctive stamp of excellence all over CD shelves around the world. With nearly 30 million records sold, TOTO is the benchmark by which many artists base their sound and production, and they continue to transcend the standards set by the entire musical community.

TOTO “Falling In Between” Tour

In Asia: April-May 2006

When And Where?

April 2006 	
26  Wednesday: 	Koseinenkin Kaikan, Kanazawa - Japan
27  Thursday: Shi Kokaido, Nagoya - Japan
28  Friday: Yubinchokin Hall, Hiroshima - Japan

May 2006 	
1  Monday: Shimin Kaikan, Fukuoka - Japan
2  Tuesday: Grand Cube, Osaka - Japan
4  Thursday: Koseinenkin Kaikan, Sapporo - Japan
6  Saturday: Pacifico, Yokohama	- Japan
7  Sunday: International Forum, Tokyo - Japan
8  Monday: International Forum, Tokyo - Japan
10 Wednesday: Royal Paragon Hall, Bangkok - Thailand
12 Friday: Shangri-La Ballroom, Surabaya - Indonesia
14 Sunday: Jakarta 	Plenary Hall-Convention Center, Jakarta - Indonesia
16 Tuesday: Fort Canning Park, Singapore - Singapore

Ticket Information:
Singapore sistic.com.sg
Thailand thaiticketmaster

More info about the tour.

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The Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa is offering special rates between 11 and 17 April for the Songkran holiday. Songkran holiday is known also as water festival for Thais.
Every year during the month of April, many Thai people return to their place of birth to reunite with parents, families, and friends. They join together to celebrate the arrival of the new year in accordance with the solar calendar. During this time, they celebrate the festival with an exotic blend of peaceful customs, participate in parades with elaborately decorated floats and join fun-filled water-splashing activities that are enjoyed all over the country.

Travellers to Phuket can celebrate the festival at Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa in style with the special Songkran Package, priced at just 3,999 Baht (100 USD) per night, for a minimum stay of three nights (normal price is more than 200 USD)

Guests can expect the spacious and comfortable accommodation of a Guest Room Garden View, as well as daily Euro-Asian buffet breakfast at Sails Restaurant.

The Songkran package also features several activities that guests can choose to participate in, namely:

• Offer merit and food to Thai Monks
• Join the Hilton parade of staff dressed in traditional Thai costume as they dance their way to the resort’s main pool
• Join the water splashing activities at the Lost Horizon Pool
• Thai New Year Buffet Dinner at Sails Restaurant on the 13th
• Guests who take up the special Songkran Package will also receive a turn-down gift in celebration of the festive occasion.

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Full Moon Party is a monthly rave-party on Koh-Pha Ngan, Thailand. There are about 10,000-20,000 people every month at this beach party. International and Thai DJ’s are making the crowd go wild. Paint yourself in UV colors and let your body lose control. The DJ’s play all kinds of music; techno, trance, goa, drum n’ bass, dub, reggae, “commercial hits”, house etc on about 15 soundsystems along Haad Rin beach. There are also many small tables on the beach where you can sit down with your friends or meet new ones from all parts of the globe. You can order drinks and food from the restaurants and the bars next to the Had Rin Nok beach.

Approximated dates of Full Moon Party
Some of the dates below might be incorrect. Dates might change if there is a Buddhist holiday at full moon. Please check with Thai travel agent.

How To Get There?
Koh Pha Ngan is a small island, you can reach it from Koh Samui or Koh Tao.
From Bangkok to Koh Samui, you can go by plane, bus or train. See this link for optional choices to travel to Samui.

Where to stay
You can stay in Koh Pha Ngan or in Koh Samui. Many acoomodation types offered there. Please check this link for hotels in Samui dan Pha Ngan.

Info from kohsamui.org

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DISNEY ON ICE

“The Magical World of Disney on Ice” will tour theatres and arenas worldwide for the first time ever this summer in bangkok. The new live family entertainment show, Disney on Ice “The Magical World of Disney on Ice” will take audiences on a journey of adventure and surprise with cartoon player in your beloved are live, on stage.

Venue: Impact Arena
Location: Muangthongtani Changwattana Road - Bangkok
Date: 24 March - 2 April 2006 (19 Performances)

Ticket: 800 Baht, 600 Baht, 300 Baht

More information about schedule (Thai and English soundtrack version), seating plan, and online booking visit: Thai Ticket Master.

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