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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 …

Judging by these photos that I took early this morning, not everyone was nursing hangovers after welcoming in the New Year at midnight last night. Like thousands of other local people from Paknam, I was up early at 6 a.m…

One of my favourite festivals in Thailand is undoubtedly Luang Phor Pan Worshipping Festival in Bang Bo District of Samut Prakan. I went last year for the first time and had no idea what to…

On the evening of the fourth day of the Phra Samut Chedi Temple Fair, it is traditional for the local people to come together to take part in chanting and a …

When you are travelling it is not always a good idea to follow too closely your guidebooks. If you have the time, then explore the area and you might find some hidden gems. The other …

During the Khao Phansa period this week, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) are helping to promote the event “Making Merit at Four Temples” in Chanthaburi Province. These temples are not necessarily the most sacred of …

Visakha Bucha Day is the most important day in the Buddhist calendar. It marks the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha which all happened on the full moon of the sixth lunar month. All around Thailand, Buddhists…

One of the more traditional events that took place during Songkran recently was ” song nam phra “. This is the practice of bathing Buddha images with rose scented water. Most tourists, and even some Thai teenagers, seem to think that Songkran is only about throwing water …

The Songkran Festival in Thailand is not all about water splashing and having fun. Thai people also take time out to visit their local temples to make merit and also to pour rose scented…

The famous temple fair in Samut Prakan is now in full swing. Thousands of people are coming every day to enjoy the fun of the fair. And of course, to savour the delicious food on offer. If…

Recently I continued my exploration of the BTS Sky Train

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The 80 Poses of Buddha

Posted on July 12, 2007

There are literally thousands of temples around Thailand. However, you will only find a handful of them written about in the guidebooks. There are many beautiful and unique temples that don’t get a mention nor are they visited much by tourists. Last weekend I went to Wat Kratum Sua …

Written by: Richard Barrow

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Wat Ketkaram

Posted on August 27, 2006

Wat Ketkaram, Chiang Mai Year of the Dog: For people born in this year, they Tags: Road TripsThai Buddhism Category Road Trips, Thai Buddhism, Thailand Wat Phra That Hariphunchai Posted on August 24, 2006 Wat Phra That Hariphunchai, Lamphun Province Year of the Rooster: Lamphun is a small town about 38 kms southeast of Chiang Mai. One of the highlights of the town is this stunning chedi at Wat Phra That Haripunchai. Does it look familiar to … Written by: Richard Barrow Read more: Wat Phra That Hariphunchai at www.thai-blogs.com Tags: Road TripsThai Buddhism Category Road Trips, Thai Buddhism, Thailand Phra That Phanom Posted on August 21, 2006 Phra That Phanom, Ban That Phanom, Nakhon Phanom Province Year of the Monkey: Tags: Road TripsThai BuddhismThailand Category Road Trips, Thai Buddhism, Thailand Wat Phra That Doi Suthep Posted on August 20, 2006 Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai Province Year of the Goat: If you ever go to Chiang Mai, then you must make sure you visit this temple at the top… Written by: Richard Barrow Read more: Wat Phra That Doi Suthep at www.thai-blogs.com Tags: Road TripsThai BuddhismThailand Category Road Trips, Thai Buddhism, Thailand Wat Phra Borommathat Posted on August 19, 2006 Wat Phra Borommathat, Ban Tak, Tak Province Year of the Horse: If you were born during this year, then your pilgrimage site should be the famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Burma. However, for … Written by: Richard Barrow Read more: Wat Phra Borommathat at www.thai-blogs.com Tags: Road TripsThai BuddhismThailand Category Road Trips, Thai Buddhism, Thailand Wat Jet Yot Posted on August 16, 2006 Wat Jet Yot, Chiang Mai Year of the Snake: This turned out to be one of the hardest temples for me to find. All I had was the name Wat Maha Potaram (also written Wat Botharam Maha Vihara). It wasn’t… Written by: Richard Barrow Read more: Wat Jet Yot at www.thai-blogs.com Tags: Road TripsThai BuddhismThailand Category Road Trips, Thai Buddhism, Thailand Wat Phra Singh Posted on August 08, 2006 Wat Phra Singh, Chiang Mai Year of the Dragon: Probably the most visited temple in Chiang Mai is Wat Phra Singh. When I was there earlier in the year it was… Written by: Richard Barrow Read more: Wat Phra Singh at www.thai-blogs.com Tags: Road TripsThai BuddhismThailand Category Road Trips, Thai Buddhism, Thailand Phra That Chae Haeng Posted on August 05, 2006 Phra That Chae Haeng, Phu Phiang, Tags: Road TripsThai Buddhism Category Road Trips, Thai Buddhism, Thailand, bangkok « Previous Entries Thai Travel Blogs A good source for planning your holiday in Thailand are the Thai travel blogs. Unlike guidebooks which are often one year out of date when they published, you will find here all the latest tourist attractions and festivals as soon as we find them. You won't find any advertising on this blog as it is sponsored by the Paknam Web Network. 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