| Thailand Travel Guide Party in Phattalung |
 The Long Rua Lae Nok Talay Noi festival will be held at Nok Nam Talay Noi Park in Khuan Khanun district, Phattalung, from Feb 14 to March 15. Highlights will be rafting and birdwatching on Talay Noi Lake. Other events will include longtail boat races, a marathon run and mountain-biking competition. For details, call the TAT, (75) 346515-6. |
| Cantaloupe Fair Sa Kaew Thailand Travel Guide |
 Aranyaprathet, the easternmost district in Sa Kaew province will be hosting the 14th Cantaloup Fair from April 6 to 14. The venue is the shopping centre next to Aranyaprathet Railway Station. You can expect to taste Thailand's most delicious cantaloups plus a variety from Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. In addition, there will be traditional performances and even a Cantaloup 'Somtam' competition. For more details, call TAT Central Office Region 8 at 0-3731-2282, 0-3731-2284 or Aranyaprathet's District Office at 0-372301016. |
| San Kampaeng's Weekly Crafts Fairs Chiang Mai Thailand Travel Guide |
 Chiang Mai’s San Kampaeng district will show off its cultural know-how during a series of street fairs, “San Kampaeng: Land of Arts and Craftsmanship”, every Saturday until February 21. This is an amusing, down-home sort of outing, with different themes each week and some fine artisans putting on demonstrations in front of the district office, opposite YMCA Crafts. Today is “Charms of Painted Paper Parasols”. Next Saturday it’s “Basketry and Wood Carving Delights”; on January 31, “Saa Papers for Love”; February 7 “Land of Cotton”; February 14 “Sankampaeng Lady Pageant”; and February 21 a fashion show. For details, contact the TAT Northern Region Office 1 in Chiang Mai at (053) 248 604, 248 607 or 241 466 or fax (053) 248 605. |
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