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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Khlong Hae floating market, Hat Yai, Songkhla, Thailand.

Khlong Hae floating market (ตลาดน้ำคลองแห) located at Khlong Hae, about 15- 20 minutes tut tut ride from Hat Yai town, just tell tut tut driver you want to go Khlong Hae floating market and they will bring you there ( went there during 2013 Chinese New Year and being charged 600 baht for return trip from Hat Yai )  try to bargain the price before enter the tut tut ( it should be around 500-700 baht for return trip) .

Tut tut driver will drop off at a temple compound ( parking area for tut-tut) the floating market is next to it, walk along the road and you will see a river and the floating market, all foods at floating market is halal but you can get non halal foods along the road to the floating market and beside floating market. There is all kind of stuffs there;  foods , souvenir, drinks, arts, t-shirt, cloths, etc. The foods and drinks is quite cheap ranging from 20-50 baht. For about 200 bath you can have sumptuous Thai foods there.   

Tips:
light wear- weather is kind of hot
go after 5P.M ( comfortable temperature)
bargain with tut tut driver for return trip ( they will wait until you done shopping)


Attractions:
paddle boat, varieties of foods, souvenirs, shopping ( t-shirts, shoe, slipper, jewelry, etc)   

Operating Hours:
Friday to Sunday 3P.M to 9P.M .  

Contacts:
Khlong Hae Municipality Tel. 074 580888 or  fax. 074 580785

GPS coordinate :7.04508,100.474906

Nearby attractions around Hatyai:


Map / location:

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Enjoy the photos

The floating market during sunset
The street next to the temple before floating market
paddling on the river


20 baht drinks including the clay container
Doraemon 


only 20 baht
some crunchy stuff ( mixed with vege, prawn ,peanut, lime , etc) 

cute fruits ( actually it is mung bean paste covered with colorful jelly made into fruits shape) 
when the night come

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Mushrooms of the Jungle while hiking

Took a series of mushrooms pictures and wildlife while hiking in the jungle adjacent to Taman Negara, full of biodiversity, hike along the river and lead us to a small but beautiful waterfall. enjoy the photos and sorry for the low quality photos, using phone to shoot . 
 the white mushrooms 
 The giant millipede

 the flowing stream
 mushroom and moss 
 the water that fall called waterfall 
 mushrooms and moss 
 The brown mushroom 





giant mushrooms

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Manjanggul lava cave (만장굴), Jeju Island, South Korea.

Introduction:

Manjanggul lava cave (만장굴 [유네스코 세계자연유산])  one of the world's largest lava tube is part of the Geomunoreum Lava Tube System which listed under UNESCO World Heritage site. The tunnel is formed 200,000-300,000 years ago when lava spill out from earth surface and the molten traveled, the path of the molten is what being left behind.. lava cave. From the total 7km of lava tube tunnel only 1km is open to public, other parts is unstable due to collapsed of ceiling. When someone entering Manjanggul cave, they will noticed how huge is this lava cave ( normally people need to kneeling or crawling  while visit others lava cave). The height of the tube is about 20m and some places is 24m wide. Temperature inside the cave is around 10°C -21°C ( comfortable temperature to me). Inside the cave we can see a varieties of lava formations, lava stalagmites, lava stalactites, lava flow-lines  lava raft, rugged wall, stone pillar and the lava tube tunnels. It take about 40 minutes to discover the cave and it end at the 7.6m high lava column which is known to be the largest column in the world.


Tips:
Wear jacket - water dripping from cave ceiling 
Warm shirt - temperature around 10°C -21°C( 50°F 69.8°F) inside the cave
comfortable shoe - uneven surface
torch light - although along the cave there is some light but some places is kind of dark
Tripod - a must if you want to take photos inside the cave (too dark need longer shutter speed) 



Attraction:

UNESCO Heritage Site, larva-tube cave, chilling environment, 


Contacts:

Address
3341-3, Gimnyeong-ri, Gujwa-eup, Jeju-si, Jeju-do 
제주 제주시 구좌읍 김령리 3341-3


Phone: +82-64-1330 


Operating Hours
Summer season 09:00~18:00 / Winter season 09:00~17:30




Admission Fees:

Adults - Individual 2,000 won / Group 1,200 won
Youths & Children - Individual 1,000 won / Group 600 won
* Group - 10 or more people



Nearby Attractions:



References:
http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=264236
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manjanggul


Coordinates: 33.528713,126.77153

Map:



Enjoy the photos, sorry for the blurry photos in the cave.. regret did not bring a tripod there. 

Inside the cave
 The entrance 
 park outside the entrance 





Friday, March 22, 2013

Gimnyeong Maze Park (김녕미로공원), Jeju Island, South Korea.

Introduction:


Gimnyeong Maze Park  (김녕미로공원) located near to Manjanggul Cave and it was designed by Adrian Fisher Minotaur Maze Designs and was funded by the life-time savings of an American Professor at Cheju National University, Frederic H. Dustin. The maze is design according to the shape of Jeju Island.  There are 3 observatory which give visitors top view of the maze and a good spot for photo taking because of the higher location. If one use map it only take 5 minutes to complete the maze but we take about 30 minutes to escape from the maze. 




How to go:
It's about 15 minutes walk from Manjanggul cave. 

Admission:
Classification
Adult
(Age 19 and over)
Youth
(Age 13-18)
Children
(Age 7-12)
Senior
(Age 65 and over)
Individual
3,300 won
1,650 won
880 won
2,500 won
Group (over 15)
2,500 won
1,100 won
880 won
2,500 won
Handicapped
Free

Contacts:
Address:
122, Manjanggul-gil, Gujwa-eup, Jeju-si, Jeju-do 

Phone:
+82-64-1330 


Nearby Attractions:



map

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The maze view
pollen from pine trees outside the maze garden
family photo
before the entrance lots of pine trees
the entrance
in the maze...LOST
from the observatory deck


Thursday, March 21, 2013

Trick Art Museum (트릭아트뮤지엄) ,Jeju Island, south Korea.

Introduction:

The Trick Art Museum (트릭아트뮤지엄) is a museum to show optical illusion art, located in Seogwipo City. Illusion art on walls and floors are rendered in three dimensions so it will look alive in camera. There are seven themes sections: Animal Zone, Aquarium Zone, Egypt Zone, Illusion Zone, Jurassic Zone,  Magic Zone and Parody Zone. Visitor can  incorporated into the art and taking various fun poses.


How to go:
1. From Jeju Intercity Bus Terminal, take an Intercity Bus bound for Dongbugwangong Road and get off at Seongeup 1(il)-ri 
2. From Seogwipo Intercity Bus Terminal, take an Intercity Bus that runs on Il-ju Road to the east and get off at Seongeup 1(il)-ri 

Admission:
Adults - Individual 8,000 won / Group 7,000 won
Teenagers - Individual 7,000 won / Group 6,000 won
Children, Disabled - Individual 6,000 won / Group 5,000 won ( for 20 or more people) 

Contacts:
Address
2644, Beon yeong-ro, Pyoseon-myeon, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do 

Inquiries
• 1330 tt call center: +82-64-1330 
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) 

Nearby Attractions:




References:
http://www.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=1056518

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