The Chiang Mai Yi Peng (aka Yee Peng) festival is one of many spectacular occasions in the Thailand event calendar. The Yi Peng festival is unique to Chiang Mai, and I suggest if you are planning a trip to Chiang Mai, visiting during the Yi Peng festival could be one of the best times. What […]
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The Swearing Farang Talks Thailand
This is Nelson Howe, aka The Swearing Farang. It was only the giggling of my wife that drew my attention to the Swearing Farang. Curious as to what was amusing her I took a peek over her shoulder to view her phone. She was watching a video of this old American Guy having what appeared […]
Continue ReadingAmazing Thailand Video Moments
If I had a video camera on me, or even if I had some tiny presence of mind instead of a million afterthoughts, I might well be a Youtube millionaire by now, simply by capturing those moments I see most every day here in Thailand. Thailand is a hotbed of “unusual everyday events” which if […]
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To understand the psyche of Thailand’s lady-boys [kathoeys] you need to get inside their minds. To know why lady-boys are who they are, and why they are, is something best not left to presumption. This series of lady-boy documentaries answers the questions everybody wants the answers to, I should really say, the lady-boys featured in […]
Continue ReadingThai Phi Ta Khon Ghost Festival
You may have noticed, Thais have a very strong belief in ghosts, or ‘Phi’ as they are called in Thailand. The spirits are worshiped every day by the majority of households in Thailand. So it should come as no surprise that there is an annual ghost festival. The Phi Ta Khon [ghost festival] takes place […]
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