Three borders and a wedding in North Thailand

North Thailand Woman

North Thailand’s highlights on a motorbike From Ban Rak to Pai to Mae Hong Son and onwards via Thailand’s Northern frontier. Designer bohemian hangouts and deserted towns don’t score high on my books these days at all. With rave reviews Pai is a “must” for “first timers” wanting to chill out and do little else but …

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Kayan Long-Necks and Tiger Kingdoms: tourist entertainment Thailand style

Thailands Kayan Long-Neck

The Kayan long-neck tribes and tiger kingdoms of Northern Thailand If you visit Northern Thailand then sooner or later you will start to see posters and brochures from tour operators advertising visits to the Long-Neck tribes. Photographs of a people with elongated “giraffe” like necks pull in thousands of quizzical tourists every week. It’s a …

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One man, one bike: riding off into Northern Thailand on my hog

North Thailand beckons I could only take Chiang Mai’s boogaloo aspects for so long. It’s good if you’ve been traveling for a while to watch some white folk chow down on some kebabs and burgers while chilling out around the locals bars. But there are plenty of places in the world offering this. So why …

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Emerald Buddha statue in Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok, Thailand

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Emerald Buddha Palace in Bangkok, Thailand Wat Phra Kaew is regarded as one of the most sacred Buddhist temples in Thailand. It’s located in the same compound area as the Grand Palace in Bangkok city. The temple houses the legendary Emerald Buddha statue. No person other than Thailand’s King is allowed to touch the statue. …

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The Monks who make Paper Lanterns & their teacher

Monk sticks decorations on a paper lantern

Where do all those colorful paper lanterns come from during Yee Peng? If you’ve been reading my previous posts about arriving into Chiang Mai for Yee Peng’s sky lantern festival then you’ll have known how I discovered the lantern maker. I may have taken a long time to actually venture in, but now that I …

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A series of fortunate & unfortunate events leading to Chiang Mai Thailand’s festival of light

Chiang Mai's eastern gate during Yee Peng

Stumbling onto one of the biggest light festivals in the world It was a mad last-minute dash to Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand for the annual Yee Peng festival (Festival of Light). A festival I didn’t think about attending until a series of events all played out. In the end it all led to me being …

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What’s the Street Parade at the Yee Peng & Loi Krathong Festivals in Chiang Mai like?

Decorative float during Loi Krathong parade in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Yee Peng’s big parade in Chiang Mai Two full days of festival in (Nov 16th & 17th) or rather two full nights of festival later and it’s now day three of the Yee Peng celebrations in Chiang Mai. After an exceedingly long sleep in the streets of Chiang Mai looked as if there was something …

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