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    Friday, September 3, 2010
 
 
 
 
        Hat Yai is southern thailand's major commercial, communication, entertainment and shopping center.
It is located in Songkhla province, 947 km. from Bangkok and 50 km. north of the Malaysian border.
It is a very popular city for tourists from neighbouring countries,  it is also the region's communication hub and is easily accessed by cars, trains and by planes.
Hat Yai has many first class hotels as well as several moderate price accommodations, and a lot of good restautants.
 
        Hat Yai is the city of happiness. Many visitors who had been there figuratively called it "Little Paris of the Southern of Thailand".   If you come to Hat Yai, you will be able to get many facilities as much as your pocket money is available.

        During the day you can either travel around the city, seeing natural site such as beach, mountain & forest, water falls, ancient places, old and beautiful temples or do some shopping (this is the place you can find many types of goods). There are many restaurants in different styles ranging from simple street vendors to the many hotel and garden restaurants. Many new and delicious strange manu serving you for 24 hours.

        During the night , you can enjoy the attractively nighttime life.  Many various entertainments are excitiing and dazzling.  You can see movies, listen to music , or join in discotheque, karaoke or nightclub whatever you want.
 
 
 
 
        Shopping is another big attraction, Hat Yai has several modern department stores and hundreds of street stalls.   Hat Yai offers many good buys in Thai handicrafts, food, electrical appliances, cosmetics and clothing.
 
 
        There are easy and quickly ways accessing to Hat Yai. A centre of land transportation with the biggest platform are located in Hat Yai. Several buses link all provinces surrounding Hat Yai . It also has North-South Highway connected to Malaysia.

        The important railroad jonction also located in Hat Yai where many trains passes so that you can comfortably go to Hat Yai by train and from Hat Yai to other regions of Thailand through Bangkok or travel to Malaysia border or Kuala Lumpur or Singapore.
 
 
        For the tourists who travel by cars can drive to Hat Yai easily and also drive from one Thai-Malaysia border to another within 30 minutes.

        Hat Yai is keeping growing .  Many things have been developed for following the changing in the world and comforting the increasing tourists and its population.  Hat Yai , therefore , is always ready for welcoming the visitors.
 
 
 
     Transport within Hat Yai is most convenient by the four-wheeled "Tuk-tuk" minibuses that accommodate up to 10 people.  Tuk-Tuk is a small converted pick-up truck with two bench seats along the sides in the truck bed.  it was called a Tuk Tuk because of the chugging sound of the engine.

     Motorbike Taxi is one option of getting around, and probably the quickest.  However, ride at your own risk.  The motorbike taxi drivers can be identified by the coloured vests they wear.
 
 
 
Hat Yai city
 
   In city of Hat Yai, you can enjoy varieties of waterfalls, public parks, temples, golf clubs and shopping centers.
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Songkhla Province
 
   Songkhla provice has many interesting places, both natural beauty and historical sites.
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