Saturday, January 13, 2018

Rayong - flute-playing prince, mermaid and a female giant



Cape+Kantary is a magazine that you will find in all the Cape and Kantary Properties. In every edition, there is always an article that we like to share.




 In this edition - http://www.capekantaryhotels.com/ckmagazine/Issue13/index.html  - (Pages 40 - 43) one writer visited Rayong, stayed with us at Kantary Bay Rayong - and visited the Ocean Butterfly Giant Shrine only two hundred metres away from us.
There was a Thai poet called Sunthorn Phu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunthorn_Phu) - often referred to as the ‘Shakespeare of Siam’ and he lived a life as captivating and fantastical as the stories he wrote. In Koh Samet there are statues of a flute-playing prince, a mermaid and a female giant (http://www.thaizer.com/tourist-attractions/why-are-there-statues-of-giants-mermaids-and-pipers-on-ko-samet/) who are all characters in the famous Thai poem Phra Aphai Mani - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phra_Aphai_Mani.
 A tale full of battles, betrayals and magical transformations….
Visit Rayong to see all the statues and stay with us at Kantary Bay - https://www.kantarycollection.com/kantarybay-rayong/#
  



    

Sunday, January 7, 2018

Hua Hin - places to visit and things to do



Cape+Kantary is a magazine that you will find in all the #CapeandKantary Properties.  
In this edition - http://www.capekantaryhotels.com/ckmagazine/Issue12/index.html - (Pages 29 - 31) one writer from Bangkok visited Cape Nidra in Hua Hin to find out some things that they could do in Hua Hin.  
Living in Bangkok made the journey quite simple but it can be busy on the weekends as many locals choose Hua Hin and the relaxed environment as their escape.
-       Pay a game of golf - http://www.blackmountainhuahin.com/golf/ - and if the rest of the family don’t play are more activities - http://www.blackmountainhuahin.com/activities/waterpark/
-       Taste the local Wine - https://www.monsoonvalley.com/en - always worth visiting
-       Go for a drink - Hua Hin has a selection of pool halls and cocktail lounges – check out the sunset from ‘On the Rocks Bar’ - https://www.capenidhra.com/rocks_bar.php
-       Relax with us at the Cape Nidhra Hotel - https://www.capenidhra.com/dining.php


-       Visit somewhere very special – Tham Phraya Nakhon Cave… - http://thailand-huahin.com/national-parks/tham-phraya-nakhon-cave.html


-       Visit one of Thailand’s oldest Railway stations - http://www.tourismhuahin.com/railway-station-huahin.php - you could take a train somewhere?
-       Go on a bicycle ride - http://huahinbiketours.com - look here for several trips
-       For the more adventurous try Kite Surfing - http://www.huahinkitesurfing.com - or just watch…



      

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Phuket - what to do, eat, visit and stay (3)




Cape+Kantary is a magazine that you will find in all the #CapeandKantary Properties.

In every edition there is an ‘Insider Guide’ – what to do, where to eat, what to visit and where to stay.

In this magazine -
http://www.capekantaryhotels.com/ckmagazine/ our writers visited Phuket and stayed at #CapePanwaHotel - in #Phuket


Do
– go to the hill just outside Phuket Town - here are some images and
photographs -
https://lifeseasiamagazine.com/2017/07/21/wat-khao-rang-samakkhitham-with-jaeb-and-jackie/

Eat
- Have lunch at Phuket View Restaurant –
https://www.phuket101.net/phuket-view-restaurant/

Visit
- An artist in Phuket Town -
http://www.wua-artgallery.com - only one of a number of interesting artist to visit.

Stay
- Cape Panwa Hotel -
https://www.capepanwa.com - and relax whilst the moon rises whilst sitting on the terrace of Top of the Reef - https://www.capepanwa.com/topofthereef.php