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 Things – The Cycling Brush Vendor
Mobile street vendors are a common sight on the streets and roads of Pattaya, they are a common site throughout Thailand actually. Thai street vendors wander the streets and villages in the hope of making a sale, vendors have varying means of transporting their goods between possible customers. They may simply walk, carrying their goods […]
Continue ReadingThai 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 ReadingSacred Fig Tree in Jomtien
Prominently positioned, in the middle of the road, on Rompho Road in Jomtien, Pattaya, is a large tree with its trunk wrapped in brightly colored ribbon, see photo below. Around the base of the tree are Thai spirit houses and a multitude of figurines, including Buddhas, Erawan, Rama V, and dancing girls. It’s not the […]
Continue ReadingBuddha’s Head and the Sacred Tree in Ayutthaya
The head of Buddha trapped amidst the roots of a Sacred Fig Tree (ficus religiosa) in the ancient ruins of Wat Mahathat at the Ayutthaya Historical Park is probably the most iconic image associated with Ayutthaya, the former capital of Thailand. If you do a Google image search for Ayutthaya Thailand, the famous image of […]
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