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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... »

Chaos Art Thailand The Art of Chaos

Jan 312011

It looks a like Modern Art or a Contemporary Art painting, but it´s nothing more then another masterpiece of Chaos Art or the Art of Chaos in Thailand. This way of chaotic cable wiring has no equal elsewhere and do You think it works ? Sometimes…! Curiously enough the picture has been taken in front [more...]

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P.C. Air Katoey Flight Attendants Accepted

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Jan 252011

As we could read in todays The Nation, the Thai airline, P.C. Air accepted job applications from “third sex” (Katoey) flight attendant candidates. True to the airlines motto “I believe it´s my way”, P.C. Air recruited 3 transsexuals, one of them, Miss Tiffany 2007 winner Thanyarat (23) was overjoyed to get the chance. Also other [more...]

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7 Days 7 Colors Thailand

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Jan 162011

Thailand is not just a colourful country with colourful people, there are quite a few things, which are very different to western countries. In Thailand all the 7 days a week have a special color and people like to dress in the color of the day. This subject inspired our team to a photo shooting [more...]

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Have a Nap Sleeping Thai Woman

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Apr 212010

Come what may, were maybe the thoughts of this slepping Thai woman, while she decided to take a nap. Too hot, no customers, why not use the time for a refreshing snooze ? From morning to night You´ll stumble upon sleeping Thai people, in the supermarket, at the local markets, at the bank, even at [more...]

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Insect eating delight Thailand

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Feb 152010

Eating insects is a delight for people in many Asian countries, so in Thailand, while foreigners (farangs) screw up their noses and are thinking, that´s just disgusting. In the end it´s just a point of view. You´ll believe us or not, Thai people are crazy for insects and while we went to the Chiang Mai [more...]

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Mobile Thai Grocer

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Feb 062010

Especially Thai construction workers and business people don´t have time to do their daily shopping, so the mobile Thai grocer shops are coming to sell fresh vegetables and other stuff from cars and modified motorcycles. While in many western countries attendance is already a foreign word, in Thailand service is still an important issue. © [more...]

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