Posted on
July 28, 2010
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Over the recent long holiday weekend in Thailand, we celebrated two important Buddhist holidays: Asarnha Bucha and Khao Phansa. The first takes place on the full moon day of the eighth lunar month. It commemorates the Buddha’s first sermon to his first five disciples. On this day people celebrate the Triple …
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Candle Festival in Thailand at www.thai-blogs.com
Tags: Samut PrakanThai BuddhismThailand
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Festivals, Isaan, Samut Prakan, Thai Buddhism, Thailand
Posted on
July 13, 2010
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My Bangkok Day Trip for this week is two locations in Samut Prakan Province. Although you can still see the skyscrapers in Bangkok from these places, it is very unlikely that you will meet any other foreigner on this trip. However, be …
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Bangkok Day Trips: Temple in the Sea at www.thai-blogs.com
Tags: bangkokBangkok Day TripsSamut Prakan
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Bangkok Day Trips, Samut Prakan, Thailand, bangkok
Posted on
July 05, 2010
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My Bangkok Day Trip for this week is to Samut Songkram Province. With the completion of the Kanchanaphisek Outer Ring Road it is now much quicker to travel to this province from different locations around Bangkok. From Samut Prakan it took us …
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Written by: Richard Barrow
Read more: Bangkok Day Trips: Swimming Monkeys at www.thai-blogs.com
Tags: bangkokBangkok Day TripsSamut PrakanSamut Songkramsongkran
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Bangkok Day Trips, Samut Prakan, Samut Songkram, Thailand, bangkok