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September 2006
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Bangkok's New Airport
Pack your sun screen and your glitter. Phuket's annual Gay Festival and
parade is just around the corner. Patong town will show its pride March 29
through April 1, 2007. Plenty of activities are planned, including fashion
shows, karaoke contests, volleyball tournaments on the beach, fireworks, stage
performances starring famous Thai entertainers, and even a "beach foam party."
Club Sanook Members will be invited to a free brunch at Club One Seven Boutique
Hotel. The annual Festival is one of Thailand's most glamorous, most exciting,
most colorful events. Popular hotels will sell out early, so please make
arrangements to attend as far in advance as possible.
Royal Flora Ratchaphruck 2006 If you have a green thumb or just enjoy plants and flowers, head for Chiang Mai November through January for an enormous and spectacular agricultural and horticultural exposition. Royal Flora Ratchaphruk has been organized to celebrate the King's 80th birthday and 60 years on the throne. You will see gardens, flowers, vegetables and magnificent architecture on an unbelievably grand scale, including special gardens dedicated to the King, corporately-sponsored gardens, as well as gardens and lavish displays sponsored by many foreign governments. You can get more information on the Expo's website. We will be provide transportation and admission to the Expo in conjunction with our Chiang Mai packages on request. Thai Visa Blues Thai immigration officials announced in early September that they plan a major change in visas on arrival beginning October 1st. There has been a lot of conjecture about this new policy and rules are somewhat unclear. However, we can offer some clarity on this matter. Citizens of many countries automatically get a thirty-day stay when arriving in the Kingdom. Quite a few people living in Thailand without work permits or permanent visas simply leave the country every month (if even for only a few hours) to get a new 30-day stamp, thus avoiding arrest and prosecution. Some people have done this for years, and the government apparently does not like this because some people are abusing the system and working illegally. New rules, which affect citizens of 41 countries, allow a maximum of three consecutive thirty-day stays until you are essentially "locked out" of Thailand for another 90 days. Most visitors will not be affected by the new rule unless they plan a very long visit. Immigration officials recommend that long-stay visitors get a visa from a Thai embassy before arrival. Of course this could all change next week. India and Guilin At Last
My name is Nattaphat Ruaenwong. (You can call me "Nut.") I am the Concierge at Purple Dragon. I can help you with things like finding a serviced apartment in Bangkok, booking train travel, shopping for special gifts, restaurant and spa reservations, arranging for mobile phone for use during your visit, finding a battery for your watch, downloading the photos from your digital camera to a CD, chartering a helicopter or jet, including an eye lift or a tummy tuck in your holiday arrangements, or making sure the money you send for your friend's English lessons are actually spent on English lessons. Club Sanook Members who use our packages in Bangkok, Siem Reap, Phuket, Beijing or Shanghai can use a Club Sanook mobile phone free during your trip if you make arrangements with me in advance. We will give you the number before you depart so you can leave it with friends and family. There are a few rules, of course, but I will send you details before your trip.
Let me know if there is anything I can do to make your visit a
little more special, although you have to find your dates on your own:
[email protected]
Where to Stay
We constantly fine-tune our programs and we
listen closely to what our customers have to say about the hotels we use. Here
are two hotels we have added to our packages. We know you will love them: Borei Angkor Hotel
On the Drawing Board
Purple Dragon is hard at work on several new programs in our ever-growing world.
We will soon offer "Wocking on the Beach," a Thai cooking school package in
Phuket, "Honeymoon in Pattaya" at the lovely Rabbit Resort, a long beach holiday in
Hoi An, meditation in India, and a two night private luxury cruise from Bangkok
to Ayuttaya. Have a special request or suggestion of your own?
Contact us.
And When You Visit Phuket...
Purple Dragon's new Phuket satellite
office is open and ready to help you. You will find us in the lobby of Club One
Seven Boutique Hotel in Patong. (This is one of our favorite places to stay and
you should consider making it your home if you plan a visit to the Island.) If
you plan to arrive in Phuket without stopping in Bangkok, Daniel and Mac can help you with
arrangements in one of our exciting destinations. A visit to Angkor Wat?
Myanmar? Chiang Mai? Vietnam? Of course it's best to make arrangements in advance
during the peak travel season October through March. You can use the
reservations system on our website:
www.purpledrag.com. No plans? Stop by for a cup of coffee anyway. We'd love
to meet you and answer your questions about what to do and see during your
adventure in Phuket. We want you to have fun! By the way, we also have a new
office in Siem Reap.
We'll tell you about
that next time.
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