Songkran / Thai New Year 2013 in Khmer Surin, Thailand. Water fights from a pickup. สงกรานต์
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The biggest festival in the Thai calendar, and the biggest water fight in the world. It's a must to do if you travel to Thailand. One of the traditions of Thailand, Thai culture at it's best! One of the things to do in Thailand on your Thai holidays!
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KOH LANTA in Krabi Hi Travel summer of Thailand
Ko Lanta - The most beautiful island of Andaman Sea.
In the past, if you mentioned the name “Koh Lanta ” there may be only few tourists who would know the I10land. Unlike Samui, Phuket or Phi Phi Islands. Who knows that not far from Krabi Province with little travel time, there is a beautiful island hiding within the sea of Andaman. The beautiful sand beach that we see around the island plus the peaceful atmosphere are what attract tourists who want to run away from all the confusion to come and feel the touch of pure nature and get fascinated by this Koh Lanta Island.
Koh Lanta Yai preserves its community spirit in both family and business life. With clear, cool waters and superb white sand beaches stretching along a 27 kilometer coastline, its paradisiacal appeal remains unmarred by mass tourism. The island, which reaches a height of almost 500 meters at its extreme end, also boasts a mountain range covered with rain forest.
The Koh Lanta archipelago is made up of over fifty small islands, though only three are inhabited: Lanta Yai , Lanta Noi and Ko Ngai. Lanta Yai is the most attractive to tourists, with its impressive beaches and activities for visitors. Approximately 10,000 of the regions’ 20,000 inhabitants reside on Lanta Yai.
It’s here you will find the ancient Sea Gypsy Village, home to the indigenous settlers on Ko Lanta who live in harmony with the sea. Sanga-U Village lies in the southern tip of Koh Lanta in Krabi Province. This Uraklavoy or Sea Gypsies village has a population of 420 people with 117 households, settlement in a small traditional fishing village called “Ban Sangkha-U”. The name “Sangkha-U” means “stingray” in Chao-Le dialect.
The legend is that there was once a large stingray that landed and beached in Ao Prao inlet. The stingray later turned to stone. From that moment the local villagers saw people walking in that area as if there was a settlement there, they believed that these were the 'Lords of the Sea' and their own ancestors. Since the stingray is called Sagga-U in the Chao Le dialect they called these people Toh-I-Sagga-U and this is where the name Sanga-U Village came from. The unique lifestyle of the Chao-Le (sea-gypsies) in Ko Lanta has been almost completely unaffected by the booming tourism on the island.
They still retain their own unique language, traditions and ceremonies. They earn their living on fishing or catching lobster, other tasty shellfish and collecting bird's nests for the Chinese cuisine.
Chong Chom Market Surin close to Cambodian-Thailand Border
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Bad Roads in Thailand
During the rainy season many of the roads in Thailand can become quite bad, quite dangerous when driving motorcycle if you are not very careful.
My wife was sitting on the back of the mc holding the video cam
Isaan Esaan Thailand April 2008 - Part 1
Mein erstes Video. Gefilmt 2008 mit einem 170.- EUR DV-Camcorder. Entschuldigt die miserable Bildqualität.
My first Video. Shot in 2008 using a 170.- EUR DV camcorder. Please excuse the terrible picture quality.
Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Wat Pa Lak Roi Temple, Non Thai District, Thailand. ( 41 )
My visit to Korat in June , 2014, brought back many memory’s for me. It was some 6 years before I visited this province before. One stop I made was at Wat Pa Lak Roi in Nonthai, about 25 kilometres outside Korat. It is not an easy temple to find, lucky I had a friend who drove me there. On arriving at this temple you may imagine you are entering a fun park with all the statues / models about the place. It may seem very strange to see because they are very graphic and some may say not suitable for children. You wonder why a temple would depict scenes like this until you evaluate the depiction.
This is my view only as I saw it. Picture the Temple raised above all these grounds, this depicts heaven and all below depicted hell and all the bad things associated with hell. You can see the same pictures in books whenever hell is shown, pain , suffering, torture. Its always the same. The statues here are graphic showing genitalia and scenes of a disturbing nature. But remember, Buddhist monks placed these here to show the bad and good of society. They are shown in a funny way by extending the models arms and legs to be taken as a symbolic way and not meant to hurt or harm the viewer. I found them amusing, even when you found some with coin slots you could feed 5 or 10 Baht into to here the moans / groans / wailing / of the tortured souls.
You could spend all day at this temple it is a very large site covering 77,000 sq. metres.. It is said it depicts the Laotian invasion of 1826 when the Korat women’s defence fought under Thao Suranaree, her statue can be seen in the centre of Korat. There are various stalls around this temple you can buy food and drink at. Along with the usual items associated with Thailand. Not many people were there on the day I visited so it was a welcome change to wander about without the usual crowds standing in front of items you want to photograph. There are plenty of parking spaces available due to the size of the grounds.
One thing I did find amusing and refreshing, was how friendly the monks were at this temple. Inviting people to check all parts of the temple and laughing and joking with me when I entered a solemn part of the temple. It made the day more interesting.
The province is located on the western end of the Korat Plateau, separated from the Chao Phraya river valley by the Phetchabun and Dong Phaya Yen mountain ranges. Two national parks are in the province - the Khao Yai in the west and the Thap Lan in the south. Both parks are in the forested mountains of the Sankamphaeng Range, the southern prolongation of the Dong Phaya Yen mountains. Nakhon Ratchasima, or Korat, is a large province on the north eastern plateau and acts as a gateway to other provinces in the Northeast. It is 259 kilometres ( 161 miles ) from Bangkok and has an area of around 20,494 square kilometres (7,913 sq mi), making it the biggest Thai province. The province is rich in Khmer culture and has a long history.
The area around Khorat was already an important centre in the times of the Khmer empire in the 11th century, as can be seen by the temple ruins in the Phimai historical park. Still, Nakhon Ratchasima Province is one province where there is a sizable Northern Khmer population. A new walled city with a surrounding moat, designated as Nakhon Ratchasima, was built in the seventeenth century by order of the King Narai, as the easternmost command post, guarding the Kingdom's border and supervising its Lao and Cambodian vassals. It continued this duty during the Bangkok Period, although it was seized by deceit during Chao Anuwong of Vientiane's 1826 revolt against the King Rama III of Siam.
Nakhon Ratchasima has long been the most important political and economic centre in the northeastern region. In the late nineteenth century, the railroad reached Khorat became the junction of two main rail lines in the Northeastern, Issan, region. In 1933 it was the stronghold of the royalist troops in the Boworadej Revolt, as they fought the new democratic government in Bangkok. In the 1950's, the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base was built in Nakhon Ratchasima; from 1961 until 26 February 1976, this facility was also used as a base by the United States Air Force.
Bangkok Yesterday Resort - Thailand Nong Chok
Bangkok Yesterday Resort offers accommodation with free Wi-Fi access in all areas. The property is 700 metre away from The Pine Golf Court. There is a public parking available around the property.
Bangkok Yesterday Resort is 30 km from Wat Sothonwararam. Suvanrnabhumi Airport is a 30-minute drive away.
Each unit at Bangkok Yesterday Resort features air-conditioning, a fridge and a TV. Its en suite bathroom has shower facilities and free toiletries.
Boasting gardens, guests will find a 24-hr front desk service. There is a laundry service offered. A shuttle service can be arranged upon request.
Nearby restaurants are within a 5-minute drive. 44/3 M.10 Sangkha Santi Suk Rd. Krathum Rai, Nong Chok, 10530 Nong Chok, Thailand
Premier Place Hotel - RED WHITE Staff Competition 2018
How we join in the fun activities traditionally done during the celebration for 73rd Independence Day of Indonesia. It's so much fun wathcing all team members compete ☺
Bhumpone Castle: Oldest of Thailand
Takraw in Bangkok with tuk-tuk drivers #2
Played takraw (Thai hackey sack) with tuk-tuk drivers outside of Wat Pho. Every time you see the ball bounce twice infront of me, thats just my mad skills. :)
Tourists were stopping and taking pictures of us.
I kept kicking it in the road and they wouldn't let me get it because it was dangerous. Fine by me! Siete mean sorry; I had to learn that one after about the 5th time I kicked it in the road or hit someone nearby.