October 2014

TRADITIONAL KOREAN WEDDING CEREMONY

This week we keep on celebrating at the Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa, we are going to a wedding. There is nothing like a wedding, a happy bond between two people who swear to love each other for the rest of their lives. Have you ever wondered what weddings are like in Asia? Traditional […]

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THE MASSKARA, THE FESTIVAL OF SMILES

If there is something we like at the Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa, that is Asian traditions; and although we are far away from that continent, from our blog we try to make you feel closer to it. Today, we are going to tell about the Masskara Festival. This festival is held annually in […]

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THE DANGEROUS AND EXQUISITE FUGU OR PUFFER FISH

At the Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa we love to look after the wellbeing of our guests, which is why, at our luxury resort in the Mediterranean, we have several restaurants where you can enjoy Asian cuisine. That is why we would like to dedicate a whole section to talk about the most exotic […]

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POWINTAUNG CAVES, THE ALCHEMIST

At the Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa we love places that awaken our senses, interest and emotions, and that is why today we are bringing you to one of the most unknown places to tourists, the temple-caves located in Myanmar. We are talking about the Powintaung caves or “Pho Win Taung”, a group of […]

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TUK-TUK, TRADITIONAL FORM OF TRANSPORT IN ASIA

Today, at the Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa, we are visiting Asia in a traditional and very original way, hard to find elsewhere, the Tuk-Tuk. The tuk-tuk is a motor tricycle broadly used in some parts of Asia. Also known as “autorickshaw”, “auto ricksha”, auto, tuk-tuk, and moto-taxi. They are often used as taxies and delivery […]

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THE COLOUR LAKES ON THE FLOWER ISLAND

At the Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa we have 7 very different swimming pools where you can relax. Today, we are going to Indonesia, where there are three different colour lakes in a volcano. We are talking about Flower Island, an island part of the Sunda Islands, east of Sumbawa and Komodo. The Kelimutu […]

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THAI THEATRE AND PERFORMING ARTS

Today, at the Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa we are showing you the world of Thai theatre. Did you know that there are different types of drama dances? We are going to tell you all about them here. In Thailand there are different types of drama dances: “Khon” or Masked Dance: Was a result of the […]

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THE UNFINISHED WAT RONG KHUN WHITE TEMPLE

There is an Asian religious belief that says that “in order to reach heaven you first must go through suffering”. At the Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa we help our guests skip that unpleasant step, and we get them directly to heaven in our luxury resort in the Mediterranean. However, today we are going […]

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THAI DANCE

We love relaxation and wellbeing at Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa, and beauty, a subjective and volatile luxury which is part of us and can be found in the small things we all like. Today, we are going to talk about the beauty of Thai Traditional Dance, a type of art which is beautiful […]

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