Sateesh Malla - VFX Artist » Thailand http://www.sateeshmalla.com Sateesh Malla's Portfolio and Demo Reel Tue, 06 Jul 2010 10:07:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Thailand – Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket http://www.sateeshmalla.com/blog/2008/06/thailand-bangkok-chaing-mai-phuket/ http://www.sateeshmalla.com/blog/2008/06/thailand-bangkok-chaing-mai-phuket/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:58:52 +0000 Sateesh Malla http://www.sateeshmalla.com/?p=400 I took an incredible trip to Thailand for two weeks with my brother. After another long semester, it was a well deserved break. My brother lives in NY, so we actually flew separately and met up in the hotel at Bangkok. The first week, we toured through the mainland from Bankgok, all the way up north to Chiang Mai. The cities we stopped along the way were Nakom Pathom, Kanchanaburi, Ayuttaya, Sukhothai, and Phitsanulok. While in Chiang Mai, We took a tour further north to Chiang Rai and to the Golden Triangle. This is where Burma, Loas, and Thailand intersect, and there is an interesting history behind this regarding opium production (wikipedia article). The final week, we flew south to the island of Phuket and relaxed at the JW Marriot resort (my brother used one of his time shares). The resort was phenomenal to say the least. It was with question the best resort I’ve stayed at period. We had our own 2 bedroom Villa with all the perks. The only downside was that  it was isolated from the rest of the island, so traveling to other areas was difficult. Here are some of the photos from Thailand:

A view of Bangkok city and skyline from our Hotel. City Traffic. Bus ride to Erawan Waterfall north of Kanchanburi. Third class bus, serious air-conditioning!! Train Station on the way to Phitsanulok. Temple at Nakom Pathom. Nakom Pathom Donations are supposed to bring good luck. Erawan National Park - Waterfall Erawan National Park - Waterfall One of the temples in Bangkok. Riverboat along the waters of Bangkok. Houses along the water canals. The Golden Mount temple, bangkok. Another temple next to Golden Mount, Bangkok. Inside the Royal Palace, Bangkok. Inside the Royal Palace, Bangkok. Wat Ratchaburana, temple ruins in Ayutthaya. more temple ruins in Ayutthaya. Wat Mahathat, temple ruins in Sukothai. Wat Si Chum, a massive seated Buddha, Sukothai. Another temple, in Ayuthaya. The buddha is everywhere. Buddha again. Guided tour and trek in Chiang Mai. Village countryside in Chiang Mai. This elephant was really hungry!! My brother and I on the elephant ride. Huge waterfall in Chiang Mai. Tour group in Chiang Mai. Speedboat around the Golden Triangle. Snake Whiskey in Laos. The Golden Triangle - where Burma, Laos, and Thailand meet. House on the coutryside. More countryside up north, close to Chiang Rai. Tribal villager up north in Thailand. Finally checked into the JW marriott, Phuket. Our amazing two bedroom villa. The master bedroom. Our place was huge. Chilling be the beach. thailand_041 The resort had elephants along the beach!! The elephant's name is yum-yum. I got to feed it some oranges. Cooling off in the hot sun. The elephant and her handler. Yum-yum striking a pose. Stream/pond around the resort. Ceremony performers right across from hotel lobby. Traditional Thai ceremony. thailand_051 The Beach. We had the entire beach to ourselves. The sunsets were simply breathtaking. The sunsets were simply breathtaking. ]]> http://www.sateeshmalla.com/blog/2008/06/thailand-bangkok-chaing-mai-phuket/feed/ 0