The Silom Galleria

Art & Craft Center

The Silom Galleria is known to many as “Art & Craft Center”, as it is home to such a vast array of superb quality artistic and antique pieces. The Silom Galleria is the largest shopping center on Silom road, one of Bangkok’s busiest, and with its massive trove of antique and jewelry. Products represented in The Silom Galleria include:

Jewelry : The fine Thai skill in the jewelry industry is well documented around the world. In The Silom Galleria, the most precious gemstones from around the Kingdom are available for your selection.

Antique : Inherited eastern arts and Thai art products that reflect traditional Thai ways of life and design ideas.

Arts : Many Thai artists paintings are exhibited here, showcasing the artistic potential of this country’s artwork. International pieces are also on display.

Amulet : As Buddhism is Thailand’s national religion ; the Amulet Club has been built on the basis of this faith.

Silom Galleria Art Space
The Silom Galleria, 919/1 Silom Rd.
Phone: 02-630-3006, 02-630-3007
Website: www.thesilomgalleria.com
Daily 10am-7pm
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Bangkok Weather

Thailand has three distinct seasons: cool, hot and rainy. The cool season runs from November to February with comfortable, warm temperatures during the day, cool evenings and relatively low humidity.

The average December temperature in Bangkok is 26°C(78°F). The hot season is from March to May with very warm, humid weather and temperatures ranging from 20°C to 38°C (70°F TO 106°F). June to October is the rainy season with high humidity and temperatures ranging from 20°C TO 32°C (70°F TO 94°F). The average September temperature in Bangkok is 28°C (82°F).

Bangkok can be hot and humid throughout the year, with temperatures often reaching 35°C (95°F). The best time to visit is between November and February as April is generally the hottest month and September the wettest.

Thailand has a tropical climate, with high temperatures and high humidity levels throughout the year. Temperatures in the capital, Bangkok, range between 68°F (20°C) in December, and 95°F (35°C) in April. January and February are normally dry, March to May is the hottest time of year, June to October tends to be the wettest season (with 90% of the country’s rainfall occurring in this period), and November and December are the coolest months. Monsoons occur usually between June and October, and in September and October, much of the country experiences flooding, especially in the north, north eastern and central areas.

Travel to Thailand is at its peak from November to February as this is when it tends to be coolest and most bearable for visitors.

Canopy adventures Thailand

Samui Island cable rides tours While on vacation in Thailand I went on a trip for a few hours with the Koh Samui Canopy Adventures group. You hike up a mountain for a short while and then gradually make your way down on zip lines. Put simply, a pulley, a wire, a harness, leather gloves, and the rain forest. It was a pretty incredible experience.

Koh Samui Canopy Adventures:

As Tourism on Koh Samui moves with the times, fresh attractions and activities are emerging every year, and one area that appears to be exploding on this island at the moment is adventure sport. Diving has been popular for several years, but more recently we have also seen the arrival of Bungy jumping, rock climbing, kite-boarding, quad biking and paintball. The latest, and perhaps most widely accessible of these adventure activities to arrive on Samui, is the Canopy Adventure.

Canopy Adventures Co., Ltd.

P.O. Box 28. Maenam
Koh Samui, Suratthani,
Thailand. 84330

E-mail: info@canopyadventuresthailand.com
http://www.canopyadventuresthailand.com
Phone: 077 414 150/1 - Mobile: 087 046 7307 English

Koh Samui Map

Canopy Adventure

As Tourism on Koh Samui moves with the times, fresh attractions and actiities are emerging every yuear, and one area that appears to be exploding on this island at the moment is adventure sport. Diving has been popular for several years, but more recently we have also seen the arrival of bungy jumping, rock climbing, kiteboarding, quad biking and paintball. The latest, and perhaps most widely accessible of these adventure activities to arrive on Samui, is the Canopy Adventure.
Canopy rides have been popular for some time in the world’s rainforests and jungle, which is one reason why Michael Mandell, the managing director of Canopy Adventure Thailand , decided to constuct a site. in the monuntains on Koh Samui. He enlisted the skills of Khun Ashok Upadhya, an engeiner from the Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, and spent time finding the right Location. He needed an area with plenty of tall, sturdy trees that would provide both the necessary support to find somewhere that was accessible enough for people to reach easily from the beach. Fortunately, he found exactly the spot, in the forest near Mae Nam, and that is where the Canopy Adventure centre is now lacated, amid one of the most unspoilt, natural settings on the island. Experiencing the thrill of a canopy ride is made easy by the fact that Canopy Adventures pick up and drop off all their visitors from their hotel. This also make it possible to insert a few hours of excitement into your day, without having to spend unneccessary amounts of time getting to and from a remote location. You are dropped at the base of small mountain, and as you walk up the track to the office, you feel as if you have been transported to another part of the world. There’s no traffic noise, no crowds, no pollution, in fact all you heear is the sound of the birds, and the gushing water that pours from the nearby ‘ Secret falls ’. The trip involves a fair, but manageable amount of walking, so wear strong shoes. The rest of the equipment is provided on site, and consists of world class Telzl brand mountaineering technology, including a harness, safety straps, carrabeaner climbing clips, and special double wheel, tandem pullyes for a smoother ride down the cable. So lets take a ride.

There are four sections to a Samui canopy ride, and the first run is a gentle slope to get people used to the experience. One guide goes first to demonstrate, then positions himself at the next platform where he can use hand signals to tell the riders to speed up or slow down as ther travel down the cable. The instuctor also explains each section. And will also send a guide down t accompany a rider who si nervous or unsure of the technique. The second run is a lttle steeper and faster than the first, which makes for a real thrill, and by the third run, most people are ready to take in the wonderful scenery as they skim from tree top to tree top like a bird. It’s a truly exhilarating experience being up where humans don’t usually travel, and the spectacular stting adds to the sense of freedom and elation. After a challenging little climb down a set of ladders to reach the lower platforms, the last run is a long, sweeping trip through the canopy, allowing riders to really let themselves go, and even to jump from the platform for extra speed. It’s a fabulous sensation, and one that many people find they want to repeat

Price
1500/-Thb Adult
1300/-Thb Child

Pick Up Time
09:00 hrs to 1:30 hrs
http://www.sightseeingsamui.com/Canopy_adventures.html