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The Magic Red Indian Water Lily Nymphaea rubra
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Ranad Xylophone Battle Thailand
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Carry the Burden
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Thai Good Luck Charm Ta Krut
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Chalermchai Kositpipat Stop Alcohol Sculpture Thailand
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Broken Heart Boy in the Rain Thailand
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Lotus (Nelumbo) Seed Head
The Lotus (Nelumbo) isn´t just a beautiful flower, most parts of the Lotus plant, like the seeds are edible.... »
Still Life with Bamboo Ladder
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The Scary Monster Insect Thailand
During a morning walk in our tropical garden in Chiang Mai, North Thailand, I discovered that scary monster insect... »
Tattooed Thai Boy Saggers
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Glowing Beauty Red Torch Ginger Thailand
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Jumping Thai Boys
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Funny Thai Toilet Sign Old Siam Style
While travelling around in Thailand, there are lots of ununsual things, like this funny toilet sign, old Siam... »
Ganesh Lord of Success Chalermchai Kositpipat Thailand
Ganesh Lord of Success is a real masterpiece of art, painted by the most important artist of contemporary art in... »
Akha Tribe Boy in a Well
Young Akha Hill Tribe Thai boy Jonny is a funny and crazy kid and never misses a trick. While his friends been... »
Eating Insects Weird Food
Eating and food, specially eating insects is a point of view. While many people in the world just think it is... »
Big Golden Triangle Buddha Statue Thailand
We discovered the impressive, big golden Buddha statue on a journey to the City of the Golden Triangle (Ban Sop Ruak),... »
Thai Eyes strikes back
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Attack on Thai Eyes Thailand
At 17.02.2011, the Thai Eyes Thailand team has been fallen victim on a sleeping gas attack. At about 4:30 in the... »

Happy Songkran Thailand 2010

Apr 172010

Happy Songkran Thailand 2010 ? In our eyes, there was nothing happy about the biggest water battle on earth. The start of the Songkran Festival 2010 was ill-starred, because of the clashes between the red shirt protesters and security forces at Saturday 10.04.2010, with 21 dead and over 850 injured people. We´ve been bewildered, as [more...]

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Da Endorphine Concert Chiang Mai Songkran 2008

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Jul 202008

Da Endorphine Concert Chiang Mai Songkran 2008

Songkran, the Thai New Year, is celebrated in Chiang Mai/North Thailand, not just with the biggest waterbattle on earth, there are also lots of other events. At 15.04.2008, the last day of Songkran 2008 festival, Da Endorphine came to Chiang Mai to give a free concert. Da Endorphine is the most famous and successful female [more...]

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Building Phrasai Sand Chedis on Songkran

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Apr 182008

At the second day of the Songkran Festival, called “Wan Nao”,
many Thai Buddhists are going to the tempel and are building sand chedis.

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Songkran Festival 2008 in Thailand

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Apr 162008

During 13.04.2008 – 15.04.2008 the Songkran Festival 2008 (Thai new year) took place all over Thailand.
Since many years Chiang Mai in Norththailand is the center of the Songkran activities
and the Thai new year is been celebrated there with the “world??s biggest waterbattle”.

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Songkran Thai Girls

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Apr 152008

Foto:Two young Thai girls are posing for our Thai photographer.

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Chiang Mai get armed for the big water battle on Songkran Festival

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Apr 082008

Every Year from 13.04. – 15.04 the Thai New Year Songkran Festival takes place all over Thailand.
The Thaipeople go to the temples and washing the Buddha statues with jasmin water.
They sprinkling water to each others head,
followed by wishes for a good new year (Sawasdee pee mai).

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