Loi Krathong is (as far as anyone can tell) a very ancient Thai adaptation of a Brahmanical ritual. Loi means to float or launch in (to float) and the krathong is the beautiful float that is being launched or floated….
The Thailand Wonders photo contest no 5 with the theme “Life in Thailand’s Countryside” is now officially over. We had beautiful entries entered this round! Thank you to all who entered their photos and who voted. And now we have found the winner. Congratulations…
The Vegetarian festival of Tesagan Gin Je is in full swing and the streets are lined with yellow. Mock meats and things unabashedly vegetarian are front and center in every market throughout the city. And it’s a lovely change of…
This month I plan to spend a lot of time exploring the vegetarian festival, Tesagan Gin Je, that many people of Chinese heritage celebrate (along with plenty of enthusiastic, non-Chinese food lovers, vegetarian or otherwise) annually during the first nine…
Koh Larn is a half-explored attractive island in eastern Gulf of Siam in Thailand. It is one small island yet the largest among the Near Islands of Pattaya. Koh Larn is just southeast of Bangkok Bay and you can bathe…
Hi there! Are you ready for the fifth part of the Photo Contest? We decided to continue supporting you in sharing your love for Thailand, through photos. This year we will be running 6 photo contests with different themes. There are…
Bangkok is of course the hub of the kingdom and most trips into Thailand will begin and end here. So it is not unreasonable for people to look for interesting things to see and do that aren’t too far from…
Thailand is an amazing country however you take it on, and so much of it is geared towards making things smooth and sabai for tourists that you could spend years here and never see or do any of the things…
