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Thai Hat Yai Klonghae Floating Market [PICTURES]

Posted on Aug. 14, 2010 by Fisher in Traveling

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Klonghae Floating Market is a must-visit for many who travel to the bustling city named Hat Yai in Southern Thailand. During a recent trip with some friends from South Korea to Hat Yai, the author of this entry paid a short visit of only about an hour there due to the tight schedule and snapped some photos for future visitors’ reference.

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Klonghae Floating Market CC-BY-SA 3.0

Thai Hat Yai Klonghae Floating Market was established in December 2008 and opens on Friday to Sunday from 3:00 to 9:00pm Thailand time. It has since become a hot spot for locals as well as tourists to find delicious food to eat. Boat traders sell a great varieties of choices from grilled fish to noodle/kwuai teoh soup to bamboo rice to various iced drinks and to many to be named. (more…)

Thai Airasia HS-AAJ Boeing 737-301 Plane [11 Photos]

Posted on May. 03, 2010 by Fisher in Traveling

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Here is a gallery of 11 pictures for HS-AAJ Boeing 737-301 aircraft of Thai Airasia, a subsidiary of Malaysia’s AirAsia (which boasts the world’s best no-frill Airlines). These images were photographed outside of Penang International Airport, Malaysia, at the afternoon of April 4, 2010.

Thai Airasia HS-AAJ Boeing 737 touched down on the tarmac of Penang Airport

Thai Airasia HS-AAJ Boeing 737 Plane Landing Photo 6
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On the day, the jet flied in from Bangkok as Flight FD 3545. Around one hour later, it returned to the Thai capital city as Flight FD 3546. I snapped its landing and taking-off outside of the iron-wire fence of the airport. Under the direct sunlight, the pics look very hard and dull.

Thai Airasia Flight FD 3546 Taking off from Penang airport

Thai Airasia HS-AAJ Boeing 737 Plane Taking-Off Photo
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This of Thai Airasi HS-AAJ Boeing 737 plane has an age of near 24 years. It was first delivered to Piedmont Airlines in March, 1986, then became a fleet member of USAir in May, 1989. Eight years later, the jet was with US Airways. It was leased to Malaysia’s AirAsia in October 2003 before finally went on to with Thai AirAsia in December 2004.

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Hatyai Hill Kuan Yin Temple Golden Budda, Goddess of Mercy, Guan Gong Photos for Creative Commons

Posted on Feb. 21, 2010 by Fisher in Traveling

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Hatyai Hill Kuan Yin Temple Gigantic Golden Budda
Golden Budda CC-BY-SA 3.0

Here are a few photos of Golden Budda, Goddess of Mercy, and Guan Gong among others in Hatyai Hill Kuan Yin Temple, Songkhla province, Thailand. Hatyai Hill Kuan Yin Temple is located on the top of a hill in Hatyai Municipality Park. These images were just taken days ago when I traveled there for a Chinese Lunar New Year holiday and now released under Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 License. If interested, feel free to re-use the images so long as credits is given to this site. (more…)