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“Destination Thailand” is a weekly half-hour travel and lifestyle show airing on the MCOT World network in Thailand and select cable systems worldwide.

Giant Turtles are enthralling — and endangered. But they’re thriving at a unique research and conservation facility in Phangnga Province, just north of Phuket. On October 13, 2012, we enjoy some quality turtle time at the center, and release one back to nature on the adjacent beach.

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“Destination Thailand” is a weekly half-hour travel and lifestyle show airing on the MCOT World network in Thailand and select cable systems worldwide.

In April 2013, we fly up to the northern Thai province of Phrae, where we visit the “City of Ghosts” known as Thailand’s Grand Canyon, and discover a wonderland of silk and dyed cotton handicrafts.

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“Destination Thailand” is a weekly half-hour travel and lifestyle show airing on the MCOT World network in Thailand and select cable systems worldwide.

Bangkok’s Royal Barge Procession on November 9, 2012 is a floating work of art, an armada of exquisitely decorated warcraft continuing a tradition that dates back to the Ayuthaya period.

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“Destination Thailand” is a weekly half-hour travel and lifestyle show airing on the MCOT World network in Thailand and select cable systems worldwide.

Our Isan adventure in September 2012 takes us to Surin, where we discover an elephant training academy where the mahouts live with their star pupils, and a silk weaving village creating a gold brocade design that can be worn only by royalty.

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“Destination Thailand” is a weekly half-hour travel and lifestyle show airing on the MCOT World network in Thailand and select cable systems worldwide.

From the caves once used as air raid shelters to the orchids and strawberries of today, Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park is suffused with history, geology, horticulture and natural beauty. Our visit in January 2013 also revealed a giant earthworm poo!

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“Destination Thailand” is a weekly half-hour travel and lifestyle show airing on the MCOT World network in Thailand and select cable systems worldwide.

The southern Thai Province of Phatthalung is the number one destination for tourists — as long as they’re birds. 187 different species flock to Thalee Noi, a pristine wetland that’s also a traditional fishing area. Our June 2013 visit to Patthalung revealed some high-adrenaline attractions too, and we go white water rafting with scores of screaming schoolchildren from neighbouring provinces.

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