BangkokWelcome to ThailandQuestions.com. If you are interested to live in or travel to Thailand, you probably have a lot of questions. ThailandQuestions.com will try to help you answer these questions. Questions ranging from money, food, nightlife to accommodations and work, it’s all here. We try to gather as much as possible, how ridiculous the questions might look to some. Now a little introduction of the Kingdom of Thailand. If you think of Thailand the first thing that comes to mind is delicious food. And it’s practically all over the place. Every street corner, dark alley, parking garage, mall and shopping street has a bunch of food carts. A 711 (small supermarket) every 5 steps you take. So you’ll definitely won’t starve when you’re there. Thailand is about as big as France and almost twice the size of the UK with a population of 63 million. Thailand is a Buddhist country, 95% of the populations is Buddhist. Thailand was called Siam until June 23, 1939. It’s the only country in Southeast Asia that has never been colonized by an European power.

Bangkok is the capital and the largest city in the country at the same time, 9.7 million people strong. Bangkok exhibits a characteristic Buddhist landscape, with golden spires, elegant pagodas, and huge Buddha statues. Bangkok only promoted to being the capital of Thailand in 1782, but it has been celebrated with lots of applause ever since. Bangkok is a city with 40 times bigger population than any of Thailand’s bigger cities, and has 80% of the all the cars in Thailand! Bangkok is an attraction for both business and leisure travelers. Bangkok is hot all year round, but temperatures are somewhat cooler between November and February. Between April and July temperature can soar to 40 degrees Celsius.
Thailand provides a wide range of attractions. Like sandy beaches, lots of idyllic islands, diving sites, bustling night-life, archaeological sites, museums, hill tribes, remarkable flora and bird life, World Heritage sites and palaces. the-grand-palace-bangkokLots of tourists take courses when they stay in Thailand. Among the favorites are classes in traditional Thai massage, Thai cooking and Buddhism. National festivals are ranging from water splashing Songkran to the almost fairy tale like character of Loy Krathong. Many provinces in Thailand hold their own festivals. Some well-known are the “Phi Ta Khon” festival in Dan Sai, the “Rocket Festival” in Yasothon and the “Elephant Round-up” in Surin.
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