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