| Most people who vacation in Thailand have a similar | | | | opportunity to have a unique singular experience. For |
| pattern with respect to their sightseeing choices; | | | | those people with an artistic bent, they may want to |
| they usually visit the same places and participate in | | | | consider taking a special 2 day /1 night watercolor |
| the same traditional tourist activities. Now, this | | | | workshop with Pe Seenam, an internationally |
| phenomenon can applied to almost any tourist | | | | renowned watercolorist from Bangkok The |
| destination, not only Thailand. By no means am I | | | | workshop takes place in the rural countryside |
| putting down Joe Average Tourist in his choices, but | | | | alongside a beautiful river, about an hour's drive from |
| sometimes JAT feels uncomfortable about deviating | | | | Bangkok.While in Chiang Mai, Thailand's 2nd largest |
| from the norm and finds a comfort zone in following | | | | city and the gateway to Northern Thailand, a good |
| the pack.As an example, the typical tourist to | | | | option for the artistically inclined would be a special 3 |
| Bangkok stays only a couple days in this large | | | | day/2 night Terracotta workshop at a rustic |
| metropolitan city; his itinerary usually includes an all | | | | homestay, located in the mountain village of Mae Rim, |
| day highlights tour visiting the Grand Palace and the | | | | about a 30 minutes away from Chiang Mai. While |
| Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Jim Thompson's | | | | you're in Mae Rim, you can visit one of the area's |
| House and a river boat cruise including dinner on the | | | | elephant camps and go on a little elephant trek into |
| Chao Praya River. Now that's comparable to a tourist | | | | the countryside. What a thrilling adventure! As a |
| visiting New York City whose sightseeing itinerary | | | | sidenote, in defense of about JAT (Joe Average |
| includes the Empire State Building, the Statute of | | | | Tourist), many times the JAT has a very limited time |
| Liberty, World Trade Center, Central Park and | | | | in a popular destination spot. As.a result, the most |
| Broadway. In addition, the ladies usually love to go on | | | | viable option for him is to do "the popular city |
| a shopping spree at one Bangkok's sprawling | | | | highlights tour".Bus Goldberg is a seasoned world |
| shopping centers like MBK, in addition to shopping for | | | | traveler and the director of Calypso Island Tours, a |
| bargains at Bangkok's colorful night market.Now if the | | | | travel company that specializes in botanical |
| tourist were aware of some of the alternative | | | | adventures and nature tours to such diverse |
| activities available besides the conventional | | | | destinations as Costa Rica, Thailand and the |
| sightseeing expeditions, he would really have an | | | | Caribbean. |