FINALLY IT'S TIME FOR ALL YOU READERS TO VOTE! Today marks the start of phase two in our Thailand's Top Destinations campaign. Out of the hundreds of nominations submitted via www.bangkokpost.com/9destinations, our panel of judges has drawn up a shortlist of 30 spots deemed worthy to remain in the race. So, without further ado, let's name names:
vDoi Inthanon, Chiang Mai
vDoi Luang Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai
vPai, Mae Hong Son
vMae Hong Son town, Mae Hong Son
vPhu Soi Dao National Park, Uttaradit
vPhra That Lampang Luang, Lampang
vWat Phra Kaew Don Tao, Lampang
vPhu Hin Rongkla National Park, Phitsanulok
vSukhothai Historical Park, Sukhothai
vSi Satchanalai Historical Park, Sukhothai
vWat Phumin, Nan
vPhu Kum Khao, Kalasin
vPhanom Rung Historical Park, Buri Ram
vPhu Kradueng National Park, Loei
vKhao Yai National Park, Nakhon Ratchasima
vPha Taem National Park, Ubon Ratchathani
vLam Klong Ngu National Park, Kanchanaburi
vAyutthaya Historical Park, Ayutthaya
vMuang Boran (Ancient City), Samut Prakan
vKlong Suan (100-year market), Chachoengsao
vAmphawa community, Samut Songkhram
vRattanakosin Island, Bangkok
vAnanta Samakom Throne Hall, Bangkok
vKaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi
vMoo Ko Tarutao Marine National Park, Satun
vKhao Sok National Park, Surat Thani
vPhuket town, Phuket
vMoo Ko Similan Marine National Park,
Phangnga
vKrabi (seascape and islands)
v Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary, Narathiwat
We can already hear some of you protesting about our selections, but don't fret: there may yet be hope for favourite sites of yours that have been snubbed this time round. If you feel that one of the above spots has no business being on the list, or if you can't figure out why on earth certain destinations were left out in the cold, check out our webboard to find out how you can breathe new life (so to speak!) into those places.
IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN DROPPING BY OUR SITE LATELY, well, shame on you! (Unless, of course, your excuse is that you've been too busy on the road, travelling the country, collecting photos and adventurous tales to share with the rest of us _ in which case, we'll let you off this time.) For those of you who don't see the point in frequenting our webboard, let me give you three great reasons why you'd better start changing your ways.
In recent weeks, three lucky visitors netted some great prizes. Nakul Pornpiriyakulchai walked away with a voucher for a three-day/two-night stay at the Indigo Pearl Resort in Phuket. Jeeraporn Kaewsuksri picked up a copy of the 2008 Thailand's Best Restaurant Guide and Plernruthai Chaiyantnakornand won a snazzy tent that can be attached to the back of a pick-up truck (I very much doubt that you'll find one of those at the corner store!).
So, from today on, be sure to find a few minutes to check out our webboard. Better still, if you drop by first thing in the morning you might just be early enough to snap up a great prize. (Hmm, I wonder what we could possibly do with that brand-new Olympus digital camera that's been lying around the office?)
AND, WHILE WE'RE STILL ON THE SUBJECT OF PRIZES, congratulations to Dirk Weeber-Arayathumsompon, the winner of our Invite Friends competition who has won a 2GB Sony MP3 Player. Although that particular competition has ended, we've wiped the slate clean and started another tally. So keep on sending out those invitations and get your friends to visit www.9destinations.com, and we'll have a new prize for you at the end of each and every month until the campaign ends in January, 2009.
ONE LAST THING. THIS IS THE FINAL WEEK of our photo competition and we're only displaying the winning entry, which came from Simon Ingham, from England, who picks up a 20-inch X-Mask suitcase from Caggioni.
The rest of your submissions can still be seen, along with every other photo that's been sent in over the past couple of months, on our ''pix from horizons'' webboard.
Be sure to check back here every week for updates on what's been going on with our campaign and what to look out for in the near future. And, perhaps if I'm feeling extra generous, I might just drop some hints on when the next prizes will be going up for grabs.
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