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