Young Thai girls seem to love having their photo taken, and they more often than not strike the “V” sign pose, just like the Thai girl in the photo below, ( Thai boys prefer the “handsome pose” ). I never asked her to strike the “V” sign pose for me, I was taking a walk […]
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Thai Superstition – Roadside Spirit Houses
In Thailand, unwanted or broken Spirit Houses should not simply be thrown away, the favored locations for placing old Spirit Houses are in the grounds of a temple, underneath a sacred fig tree or somewhere with religious significance. The Spirit Houses pictured in the 2 photos below were on a roadside not far from Pattaya […]
Continue ReadingThailand’s Monster Venomous Centipede
Of all the weird and wonderful bugs in Thailand, large and small, this one “creeps me out” the most. It truly is a “creepy crawly” in every sense. This giant centipede (see pictures below) has quite a fearsome reputation in Thailand. It is said that a bite from this monster centipede is excruciatingly painful, even […]
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If you stay any length of time in Thailand, you will no doubt hear the Tokay gecko making his distinctive call. First time visitors to Thailand often mistake the Tokay’s call for that of a bird. The sound a Tokay makes when it is calling sounds very much like “tok kay” or “toh kay”, some […]
Continue ReadingThai Superstition – Sticks and Stones
Thai religion, superstition and folklore are very complex, or for want of a better word “jumbled”. In Thailand you will see many religious and superstitious rituals which are hard to understand. One such Thai superstitious ritual which I witnessed for the first time at Skull Mountain ( Khao Kalok ) in Thaao Ko Sa Forest […]
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