rascott.com - news, views, travel and an occasional blog
 

Welcome to rascott.com.

This is a personal site that reflects my interests in news, current affairs, aviation and travel.

email me at robert@rascott.com

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Photo Albums
My photographs have been moved off this site and are now stored on Picasa. They were simply taking up too much space on my web host.

Please use this link to see my list of photo albums.

Some Useful links:
Information:
Met Office Volcano watch

World Time Clock
Exchange Rates

Journalism:

Nationsonline.org
Project Syndicate
Amnesty International
Reporters w/o borders

The Guardian - UK
BBC World News
CNN Asia
Bangkok Post

Daylife.com - news

Gulf News
Arabian Business
Good causes:

Sister Joan - Bangkok

Regional Info:

BKK Magazine
HK Magazine
In Singapore Magazine
TimeOut Dubai
Travel:
Circle of Asia

Tales of Asia
Smart Travel Asia
Finance:
FinanceAsia

Aviation:
Amadeus (airline schedules)
Airliners - aviation forum

Thailand Info
thailand.com
learningthai.com
sawadee.com

bangkok a-z
Back in the UK:

Newton Ferrers

Government:

The "new" White House

Photography
Denis Olivier - black and white

And for fun:
Lin Ping live panda tv

EarthCam

History
BBC Archive

National Media Museum
The British Library
Imperial War Museum

The opinions expressed on these pages are entirely personal unless they are credited; you may not agree with all, or anything, that I write. So please use the feedback page to respond, comment or berate me.                                 

Thailand Travel

The following pages include pictures, ideas, recommendations and stories from Thailand. Any recommendations are inevitably very personal. If there is something here that you like then enjoy!!

Thailand

One of the great vacation countries. City life, beach life, country life, sports, food, spas. Great people and great value. There are plenty of web sites that will tell you where to go, where to stay and what to see.Here are a few more personal experiences:

Golf and Plane-spotting in Bangkok. - the most unlikely combination

Staying at Karon Beach in July 2004

Sailing from Phuket - life on the ocean waves off Phuket

Hua Hin - a royal retreat

Bangkok - the Grand Palace, the River and Bangkok by night

Chiang Mai - Doi Suthep

Best deals on Air Fares and Hotels                                             

This page summarises my success or otherwise with various Asia and US travel and airline sites on the web. Please let me know of any good additions to this helpful list !

Favourite Links

Circle Of Asia - your online travel consultant Travel agency organizes tour packages and hotel reservations; provides a guide to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and other destinations in Asia.

Dragonair Holidays Short breaks from Hong Kong to Dragonair destinations; sightseeing, cultural and golfing trips.

Smart Travel Asia Useful tips and destination guides