Stretching opens up constricted areas [Archive] - Massage Therapy at Nationwide Massage

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02-22-2005, 01:38 AM

it's essential to good bodywork to work not only on the muscles - but joints and actually the skeleton.

Stretches, and even better 'unwinding joints' (especially to the hip joint) might sort out lower back, pelvis and hams/quads problems.

They are easy to learn and clients should be encouraged to do them themselves as often as they can.

brand new holiday 5 bedroom teak wood home in Bangkok Taling Chan district.

Suit family with children and animals as the place is safe and has a terrace under the elevated on stilts house.

Goes cheap, even short let - as I can't go on holidays to Bangkok as often as I use to go. At the moment stays there my daughter with her children, but she can move to my sister in law house just the next door.

A much better option of staying in Bangkok than the town centre, with it's noise, pollution, traffic jams and crowds of tourists. In a Taling Chan home-stay you will immerse yourself in a traditional lifestyle and learn a little bit about Thai culture and customs. Walks through the fruit orchards and flower groves make a very challenging experience.

There is nothing comparable to it in the whole of Thailand - a dream student home stay or a holiday accommodation.

Rent a vacation rental home in Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok is the capital of Thailand located in the Gulf of Thailand in Bangkok Province. The city is the largest in Thailand with some 7 million residents. A popular tourist destination with historical venues such as the Grand Palace and the pure gold reclining Buddha. Rent holiday lodging directly from owners of villa.

Why stay in a Bangkok hotel when you can rent a vacation rental?

Area Description

It's by Thanon Wongwan Rob Nok and by the Klong Bang Tal - 5 minutes drive to South Bus Terminal (towards Kanchanaburi, Cha Am, Hua Hin, Phuket, Krabi and Malaysia) on Thonburi & 15 minutes to Chao Phraya River, Khaosan Rd, the Old King's Palace & the Wat Pho. There is also a frequent bus 556 to Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Pictures on request.

Around are traditional houses with orchards, gardens, peace and clean air.

You can feel here like living in the traditional thai willage - yet 5 minutes walk is 7/11 shop, cash machine and a daily street market. A short ride there is a famous traditional thai floating market in Taling Chan by the Chakphra Canal.

There are several nice homestays in that area - old thai teak wood houses on stilts just overlooking slowly moving canals. You are in the middle of verdant and vast, lush gardens.

The exact address to my home:

172/9 moo 11 Kanchanapisek
Salathammasop
Thawi Wattana 10160
Bangkok

(it's on the west border of Taling Chan district with a newly formed Thawi Wattana, and a few hundred yards south of amphoe Bank Kruai, already in Nonthaburi province).

The location is here 1:5000 - you might see larger ones if you don't recognise this area. The home is 80 meters south of the red circle on the first map - by the canal.

If you are coming by taxi just stop immediately after the klong Bang Tal, go down over a small wooden steps to the canal and walk along the concrete path by the canal 150 metres - almost to the end of this path. If you are coming by car pass the canal and park on soi Muban Chuangchun Park Villa - you will have to walk back about 150 metres.

If you are going to stay there and have a car we can arrange an off road parking space close to the home (at the end of the soi with the red circle) and use a side gate to enter the property.

Vacation Rental Amenities

Features
Balcony
Canoe
Full Kitchen
Game Room
Hardwood Floors
High Speed Internet
Kayak
Kitchenette
Linens Provided
Outdoor Shower
Parking
Patio
Porch
View (Water)

Appliances
Alarm Clock
CD Player
Ceiling Fan
DVD Player
Ice Maker
Iron
Microwave
Radio
Refrigerator (Full)
Refrigerator (Mini)
Stereo
Telephone
TV (Antenna)
TV (Cable/Satellite)
VCR
Washer/Dryer

Activities
Boating (onsite)
Canoeing (onsite)
Fishing (onsite)
Kayaking (onsite)
Playground (onsite)
Bicycling (<1 mile)
Children's Pool (<1 mile)
Golf (<1 mile)
Grocery Store (<1 mile)
Gym/Fitness Center (<1 mile)
Hiking (<1 mile)
Miniature Golf (<1 mile)
Pool (<1 mile)
Restaurant (<1 mile)
Live Entertainment (1 mile)
Shopping Area (1 mile)
Tennis (1 mile)
Bowling (2 miles)
Movie Theater (2 miles)
Basketball Court (3 miles)
Park (3 miles)
Volleyball Court (4 miles)
Horseback Riding (6 miles)
Ice Skating (7 miles)
Zoo (7 miles)
Casino (9 miles)
Aquarium (14 miles)
Amusement Park (15 miles)
Theme Park (15 miles)
Water Park (15 miles)
Beach (25 miles)
Deep Sea Fishing (25 miles)
Hunting (25 miles)
Ocean (25 miles)
Sailing (25 miles)
Scuba Diving (25 miles)
Snorkeling (25 miles)
Surfing (25 miles)
Windsurfing (25 miles)

Vacation Rental Policies

Payment Options: PayPal, Money Order, Cashier's Check, Personal Check, Wire Transfer
Check In: 1 a.m.
Check Out: 12 p.m.
Required Stay: even 1 night - but residential guests, for many months, are welcome
Cancellation Policy: All of the rent is required to complete the booking. If you cancel anytime, payments (less 1 nights rent) are refunded if the unit is re-rented.
Deposits: A refundable security/damage deposit of $100 is required
Other Policies: * Smoking is allowed. * Guests may arrive on any day of the week. * Dogs and Cats are allowed. A deposit of $100 will apply towards eventual clining house and the garden. * There is no specific quiet time policy, though guests are asked to be respectful of any neighbours. * Children are allowed. A Crib, High Chair and a Play Pen can be provided. * No Maid Service is provided during a stay. An optional Daily Maid Service is available for the following fee of $5.

Owner Supplied Testimonials

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There is something subtly exotic about wood. No other substance seems to mature in the same way, changing it's texture and smell in a second life that defies life's normal rhythm.

The traditional Thai teak house represent a style of living that is almost absent from Bangkok these days - with citywide modernisation, it is hard to find older houses that are still in use.

Villages such as Lampang in the North, featuring predominantly teak houses, are becoming more and more rare as people switch to modern building materials.

Built around the concept of simplicity, Thai stilt houses were the functional solution to a hot climate in the days before air-conditioning.

The gap between the floor and ground enables a cool breeze to to naturally ventilate the entire house, and the open window style still in practice today further aids this process.

Building with native teakwood gave the houses a natural beauty that is still imitated in today's architecture (think of the sweeping, upturned eaves of many Thai roofs.)

Prized for it's durability and attractive finish, teak has been logged almost to the point of extinction, and the magnificent trees (sometimes reaching 50m in height) are today rarely found outside dedicated plantations.

However, there remain some people trying to revive the traditions of teak workmanship, incorporating it into new homes and proving that old materials can be re-used with stunning effect.

In the heart of the Taling Chan district lies a canal that seems entirely detached from the regular bustle of city life, yet connected to the rest of the klongs that form the city's ancient corollaries.

I am introduced to this world by Kanya, a masseuse currently overseeing the production of a new home with her husband Yan. She leads me along the narrow path by the canal and I soak up the atmosphere of a quiet backwater entirely different from the Bangkok I am used to.

Across from us sits a magnificent example of wooden architecture, an obviously new house by the water's edge surrounded by palm fronds.

Kanya explains that this has been built with the express purpose of being a party house, and I feel a pang of jealousy for their frivolously beautiful enterprise.