Thailand festivals Chula Kathin Festival 2016
Thailand festivals Chula Kathin Festival 2016 A simple festival that takes 6 months of hard work and dedication By Josh@Asiabackpackers Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Thailand festivals Chula Kathin Picture by Dr. L S McIntosh When: 17 October – 14 November 2016 Where: In many temples in Mukdahan Northeast Thailand Thailand festivals Chula Kathin is a […]
Thailand Lottery Thais and the Sorcerer’s Stone
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Jim Thompson Missing In Thailand Story
Jim Thompson Missing In Thailand Story Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Jim Thompson. James Harrison Wilson “Jim” Thompson, (born 21 March 1906 — disappeared 26 March 1967) was an American businessman who helped revitalise the Thai silk industry in the 1950s and 1960s. At the time of his disappearance he was one of the most famous Americans living […]
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Thai Superstition and Thailand’s Ghostly legends
Thai Superstition and Thailand’s Ghostly legends Author: Pen Drageon Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Thai Superstition Thai Superstition. The Thai peoples are rather superstitious peoples and their spiritual as well as beliefs in the supernatural has been passed down from generation to generation. However, one story stands out among all others and has become a […]
Bangkok Thailand Zika 200 cases recorded so far
Bangkok Thailand Zika 200 cases recorded so far: health officials Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery A city worker fumigates the area to control the spread of mosquitoes at a temple in Bangkok, Sept. 14, 2016. Photo: Chaiwat Subprasom/ Reuters Bangkok Thailand Zika. Thailand has recorded about 200 cases of Zika since January, the health ministry […]
Thailand Hill Tribes The Mon People
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Thailand Festivals Longboat racing 2016
Thailand Festivals Longboat racing 2016 Author:Josh@Asiabackpackers Discover Thailand with Thailand Discovery Thailand Festivals Longboat racing 2016. Thailand’s Longboat races Let the noise colour and smells whisk you away to another time in Thailand’s wonderful past There are a good number of Long boat races and Festivals across Thailand with the majority staged during the Thai Buddhist […]
Thailand Surin officers let people in and out THB 50
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