Thailand Songkran Festival 2017 Songkran across Thailand
Thailand Songkran Festival 2017 Songkran across Thailand Author: Josh@Asiabackpackers.com Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Thailand Songkran Festival 2017. The wonderfully, colourful and at times simply crazy festival of Songkran is celebrated across Thailand in April each year. With differing provinces and cities having their own twist to what is in the main a manic few […]
Thailand festivals Events across Thailand in May 2017
Thailand festivals Events across Thailand in May 2017 Author:Josh@Asiabackpackers.com Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Thailand festivals Events across Thailand. While Songkran takes centre stage in the Kingdom every April, the month of May is slightly less manic and is more about the Royal Family, Buddhism, agriculture shows and the manic arms race that takes place […]
Thailand festivals Ritual Bathing Ceremony for Phra That Hariphunchai Chedi
Thailand festivals Ritual Bathing Ceremony for Phra That Hariphunchai Chedi Author: Josh@Asiabackpackers.com Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Thailand festivals Ritual Bathing Ceremony. A week long celebration of Buddhism and the ancient Kingdom of Lanna –The Ritual Bathing Ceremony for Phra That Hariphunchai Chedi Thailand festivals Ritual Bathing Ceremony When: Mid May Where: Phra That […]
Thailand Festivals Khuen That Duean Kao Tradition 2017
Thailand Festivals Khuen That Duean Kao Tradition Author: josh@Asiabackpackers.com Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Thailand Festivals Khuen That Duean Kao Tradition. An ancient tradition that is a time for the local people to show respect to Buddha, local monks, and to honour former kings – Khuen That Duean Kao Tradition Thailand Festivals Khuen That Duean […]
Thailand Silk and Silver of the City of Surin In The heart of Isan
Thailand Silk and Silver of the City of Surin Credits: The Tourist Authority of Thailand Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Thailand Silk. Influential media group CNN, recently called Thailand’s Northeastern Region or Isan one of the 17 must-see destinations in the world for 2017. Indeed, this huge area, so often overlooked by tourists has a […]
Thailand Muay Thai Wai Kru Muay Thai Ritual: Why It Matters
Thailand Muay Thai Wai Kru Muay Thai Ritual Credits to The Tourist Authority of Thailand Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Thailand Muay Thai Wai Kru. One of the more hotly debated topics about Muay Thai in the modern Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) era is how to preserve Thai boxing’s beautiful and gracious performance art ritual, […]
Thailand Festivals March 2017 Festivals Across Thailand
Thailand Festivals March 2017 Author: Josh@Asiabackpackers Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Thailand Festivals March 2017. While the month falls in the middle of two New Years, with the Chinese New Year falling in January and the Buddhist New Year, ‘Songkran’ taking place in April, March still does not let up and there are a multitude […]
Thailand Phetchaburi and its Many Pleasures Only a Short Drive from Bangkok
Thailand Phetchaburi and its Many Pleasures Credits: Tourism Authority of Thailand. Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Thailand Phetchaburi. Only a short drive from Bangkok, Phetchaburi boasts lovely beaches, bustling markets, historical sites, natural wonders and amazing local food, not to mention Thailand’s largest national park. So if you have a few days free to explore head […]
Thailand Bird’s Nest Soup Sometimes Described as ‘the caviar of the East’
Thailand Bird’s Nest Soup The Caviar of the East Author: Josh@asiabackpackers Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Thailand Bird’s Nest Soup. Edible bird’s nests, sometimes described as ‘the caviar of the East’ are considered one of the five elite foods highly prized by the Chinese, this is due to their rarity, supposedly high nutritional value and exquisite […]
Chiang Mai Chiang Rai Three Days of Northern Delights
Chiang Mai Chiang Rai Three Days of Northern Delights Credits: The Tourist Authority of Thailand Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Chiang Mai Chiang Rai. Northern Thailand, with its hills and invigorating breezes, feels culturally distinct from the rest of the kingdom. From the 13th to 18th century, the Northern provinces made up the kingdom of […]
Thailand People Hill Tribe Kuy People the Elephant Hunters of Southeast Asia
Thailand People Hill Tribe Kuy People the Elephant Hunters of Southeast Asia Author: Josh@Asiabackpackers Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Thailand People Hill Tribe Kuy People Thailand People Hill Tribe Kuy. The Kuy are an indigenous ethnic group of Southeast Asia, their native lands roughly straddle the boarders of Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, their numbers in the latter (2006) were put […]
Aussie Keating trial over death of girlfriend on jet-ski in Phuket
June court date for Aussie Keating trial over death of girlfriend on jet-ski in Phuket Credits: Coconuts Bangkok Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Aussie Keating trial. Fears have been raised that Australian tourist Thomas Keating will be stuck in Thailand for a further four months until the Phuket Provincial Court hears the evidence against him […]