Category Archives: Travel

Rather him than me ….

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Mike

This is the old, traditional method of growing the young rice densely in a nursery paddy, which can be kept well watered, then transplanting them out into the main paddies when the rains arrive. Continue reading →

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Bun Bang Fai ….the “Rocket Festival”

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Mike

Around North Eastern Thailand at this time of the year many towns and villages hold their annual Bun Bang Fai festival, often called the “Rocket Festival” Continue reading →

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Samut Prakan

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Mike

I recently went on a photowalk with the “Bangkok Photographers” Facebook group, the first one that I have been on for a while. Making the most of the BTS Skytrain line extension earlier this year, it was easy to get … Continue reading →

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Happy (Chinese) New Year

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Mike

Here in Thailand there are 3 New Years to celebrate …the western one on January 1, the traditional Thai one at Songkran, and because of the large number of Thais with an ethnic Chinese background, the recent Chinese New Year. … Continue reading →

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Thailand Tourism Festival 2019@Lumphini Park

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Mike

Each year in late January a “Thailand Tourism Festival” is held in Lumphini park to highlight the different arts, crafts, foods and culture of the various regions of Thailand. Although it is mainly aimed at potential domestic Thai tourists it … Continue reading →

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Navaratri Festival 2018

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Mike

The other night the girlfriend and I wandered over to Silom road, on the other side of Bangkok, to have a look at the Navaratri Festival (also transliterated as Navarti/Navararti, so take your pick of spellings….) Although Thailand is something … Continue reading →

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