Festival for the month of December  2009

River Kwai Bridge Week
(November 24 - December 5, 2009: Kanchanaburi)

Each year in late November to early December, the world famous River Kwae Bridge built by Allied prisoners-of-war during World War II , becomes the focal point of celebrations. -- read more

Silk and Phuk Seow Festival
(November 29 - December 10, 2009: Khon Kaen)

Internationally, Thailand has always been famous for its lustrous silk. -- read more

3rd Thailand International Balloon Festival 2009
(December 2009: War Dog Battalion, Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima province)

The 3rd Thailand International Balloon Festival, scheduled for December 2009, will be up, up and away with more than 60 hot-air balloons from countries from around the world including from the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, South Africa, Croatia and Malaysia. -- read more

The Mekong River of Faiths - Christmas Celebrations
(December 24 - 25, 2009: Bangkok - Nakhon Phanom - Sakhon Nakhon - Bangkok)

See the Sparkling Star Procession at Tha Rae, the largest Christian community in Thailand and visit Wat Song Khon, the beautiful Roman Catholic Church in Nakhon Phanom. -- read more

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Featured Story for December

Endless Summer, Endless Holidays
Earl Camembert

It comes as a surprise to many visitors at this time of year that in a firmly Buddhist country, the shopping malls are decorated with fairy-lighted Christmas trees and giant constructions of Santa in a gift-laden sleigh, whipping on his eight tiny reindeer, as he makes his rounds to all the good little children of the world. -- more
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