Every set of traffic lights on every highway, in every town, city and district of Thailand is, potentially, a market for sellers of Phuang Malai. What is Phuang Malai? Take a look at the photo below, the hawker is holding…
One of the initial mysterious oddities that puzzles visitors to Thailand is actually one of the very first visible signs of Thai culture new arrivals see. Those apparent oddities of Thai culture are to be witnessed inside a taxi cab,…
If you have spent any time on the road in Thailand, you will almost certainly have noticed a face, either painted or in sticker form, most commonly on the mud flaps of Thai wagons and trucks. The face on the…
Boats in Thailand, especially wooden Thai boats often have their prows adorned with colored ribbons, sashes and or garlands of flowers. The reason for this is Thai people are very superstitious and believe that there are many spirits and deities…
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…