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Elections 2011 Thailand
At the 03.07.2011 elections for a new Thai parliament and so the prime minister (PM) will be held in Thailand. Some... »
The Magic Red Indian Water Lily Nymphaea rubra
It needed a while, until we figured out, that the Red Indian Water Lily (Nymphaea rubra) is blooming... »
Ranad Xylophone Battle Thailand
While we did a bit of research about the well-known Thai Ranad Xylophone Artist Khun In, we´ve been amazed about a funny... »
Carry the Burden
The sculpure of a buddhist monk is carrying the burden of the railing of a stairway in the Buddhist Shan (Thai Yai)... »
Thai Good Luck Charm Ta Krut
Thai people believe in supernaturalism and animism, even if they are Buddhists, Christs or Moslems. Amulets and other... »
Chalermchai Kositpipat Stop Alcohol Sculpture Thailand
For sure, Chalermchai Kositpipat is the most well known artist for contemporary and Buddhist art from Thailand. At... »
Broken Heart Boy in the Rain Thailand
Standing in the rain mostly means You´re not on the sunny side of life. The sad Thai song "Poo chai nai sai fon"... »
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
At was late afternoon, while we reached the mountain village Mae Salong (Santikhiri) in North Thailand at an... »
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
Since boxershorts became very popular in Thailand, most of the Thai boys are saggers and most of the Thai boys... »
Glowing Beauty Red Torch Ginger Thailand
We´ve been attracted by that glooming beauty, while we visited a tropical garden, near Chiang Rai, North... »
Jumping Thai Boys
Photography of jumping Thai boys was the task for our 2 young photographers, while went to a relaxing afternoon... »
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
After the attack on Thai Eyes in mid February, we asked our visitors for their help and support, which has absolutely... »
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... »

Akha Tribe Boy in a Well

Jun 032011

Young Akha Hill Tribe Thai boy Jonny is a funny and crazy kid and never misses a trick. While his friends been waiting on him, he was hidding himself in a well. As our photographer discovered him, he took his chance for a snapshot. © Thai Eyes Image: Akha Tribe Boy in a well Photographer: [more...]

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Insect Eater Thai Boy Jonny

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Feb 092011

Many Thai people and also the young, cute Thai Akha Hill Tribe boy Jonny are insect eaters. We met a lot of people in Thailand, who are really crazy for fried insects. It was a nice and sunny day and we decided to go to the Huay Tung Tao Lake, near Chiang Mai, North Thailand [more...]

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Green Fanta Thai Boy

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Feb 052011

As we published our crazy red Fanta Thai boys yesterday, we got remembered that we planed a green Fanta Thai boy as well. Fortunatly our Lisu Hilltribe friend, Thai boy M came to visit us in our office yesterday and agreed to drink that green stuff. Also the green, chemicaly tasting fruit mixture is a [more...]

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Lovely Chinese Eyes

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Jan 252011

M is a young, cute Thai Lisu Hill Tribe boy with lovely Chinese eyes. He lives in far North Thailand, in the Chiang Rai province (Changwat Chiang Rai). The Lisu tribe is native to Tibet and China and over the centuries, they went South. In North Thailand, the Lisu tribe is the biggest and most [more...]

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but always cute and lovely

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Jan 182011

Just a few days ago one of our beloved Hill Tribe boys came back to Chiang Mai from his Akha village near Mae Ai in far north of Thailand. Boy is one of the most faithful boys we ever met and we´ve been very amused about the t-shirt he was wearing. It needed a bit [more...]

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Ancient Thai Smile

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Jan 242010

In ancient times it was a ideal of beauty to have red teeth. Coloured by the use of a betel nut mixture. Nowadays elder people, especialy hill tribe people , like the old Lisu man on our photo, still like to chew the betel nut mixture. What could we say, this smile was coming from [more...]

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