Thailand Travel Black Magic and Thai Amulets
Black Magic and Thai Amulets. Discover Thailand. Author: Josh at Asia backpackers Discover Thailand Black Magic and Thai Amulets. When visiting Thailand you may well notice many Thai people (and more and more farangs), both male and female wearing Buddhist amulets around their necks (พระเครื่อง prá-krûeang), these amulets are viewed by most Thai people as […]
Koh Lan Seafood Market Discover Thailand
Koh Lan Seafood Market Discover Thailand Koh Lan Seafood Market Discover Thailand We called in at the Koh Lan seafood market on the way back to our hotel to get some seafood for supper. This market is open early evening until late, or when they have sold out of stock. We arrived around 6 pm […]
Haad Tien Koh Larn Pattaya Thailand
Haad Tien Koh Larn Pattaya Thailand Discover Thailand Haad Tien Koh Larn Pattaya Thailand. Tien Beach is a mid sized beach here on the island. In as far as blue ocean and white sand this is the best. This beach has many restaurants and souvenir shops that are a little more upscale than at the […]
Discover Thailand Lonely Beaches Koh Chang
A Thai Monk blesses passers by in Surath Thani Photographer: Chris Bird Photography The paddling pool Koh Samui Photographer: Chris Bird Photography Take a seat Koh Phangan. Photographer: Chris Bird Photography The eye of the storm Koh Samui Photographer: Chris Bird Photography Island hopping koh Chang Photographer: Chris Bird Photography Its a wonderful world in koh Chang Photographer: Chris Bird Photography […]
Tien Beach Koh Larn Pattaya Discover Thailand
Tien beach Koh Larn Pattaya Discover Thailand Koh Larn (or Lan or Larn, or Coral Island) is 7.5 km west of Pattaya. It covers an area of 5.6 sq. km and has six popular beaches with a decidedly “touristy day-trip” flavour. This is my second favourite beach on the Island reasonably quiet with a clean beach and […]
Thai prison tattoos – the indelible mark of time spent behind bars
Thai prison tattoos – the indelible mark of time spent behind bars Original article from The Nation January 31st 2016 – Prison tattoos in Thailand THE MAN GROANED from the painful point of a needle as a tattoo artist pierced his arm, making way for the black ink to run under his skin. Instead of sitting […]
Koh Larn Island Pattaya Discover Thailand
Koh Larn Island Pattaya Discover Thailand Koh Larn Island Pattaya Travel Thailand During our recent visit to Koh Larn Island Pattaya I took some photographs from the viewpoint across the bay towards Pattaya. The beach below is called Tawaen beach and is the most popular on the island. Koh Larn Island Pattaya. Ko Larn (Thai: เกาะล้าน, pronounced [kɔ̀ʔ láːn]) is one of the eastern […]
Wat Muang Ang Thong Thailand’s Largest Buddha
Wat Muang Ang Thong Thailand’s Largest Buddha Wat Muang Ang Thong Wat Muang Ang Thong Discover Thailand Wat Muang Ang Thong. Thailand’s Largest Buddha Wat Muang Ang Thong. Wat Muang is home to The Big Buddha, also known as Phra Buddha Maha Nawamin and Mahaminh Sakayamunee Visejchaicharn, which is the tallest Buddha statue in Thailand and the […]
Nuan beach Koh Larn travel Thailand
Nuan beach Koh Larn travel Thailand NUAN BEACH Discover Thailand. This beach has various name. Nual beach Thai pronounce Nuan and it’s also known as Monkey beach. Nuan beach Koh Larn travel Thailand. We visited Koh Larn Island last week for a five day getaway and for some sun sand and sea. We took […]
Child Angels more than just dolls ask their parents
Child Angels more than just dolls ask their parents Child Angels – Original story from The Nation January 25th 2015 A WOMAN shopping in a Bangkok street carrying and talking with an infant on her arm might not catch much attention. But look again… Instead of carrying a living baby, an increasing number of women […]
MH370 Plane debris found on Thai beach?
MH370 Plane debris found on Thai beach? Original story from The Nation 24th January 2015 EXPERTS will investigate a piece of aircraft debris found at a Nakhon Si Thammarat beach to determine whether it is a part of the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 plane, local officials said yesterday. Pak Phanang district chief Thanyapat Puttikongphan said […]
Hill Tribes Thailand Padaung Travel Thailand
Hill Tribes Thailand Padaung Travel Thailand Author Josh at Asia backpackers Hill Tribes Thailand Padaung Travel Thailand. Where the ancient Padaung People better known as ‘Long-Necks’ or even ‘Giraffe People’ have been branded as ‘Cannibals’, when Divorce can leave you bed ridden. Slavers, dragons, tigers and beauty are an explanation for their customs and Premarital sex results in […]