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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... »

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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Bombs and Protests Warden Message for Chiang Mai

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Mar 182010

Thai soldiers have a rest in front of a concrete blockade

As we published an article yesterday, named Travel Warning Thailand 2010 Bangkok and North Thailand we´ve been informed that it wasn´t a travel warning, but rather a warden message by the American Consulate. While the polluted air, the Chiang Mai Smog was a bit better today, we received the next warden message this morning, about [more...]

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Travel Warning Thailand 2010 Bangkok and North Thailand

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Mar 172010

More than 30 countries worldwide,
like USA, Japan, China, Germany and other Europian Countries
and also Laos has been issued a travel warning for Bangkok
and neighboring provinces, because of the Red Shirt protests.

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Jai Yen Yen Keep Cool Baby

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Mar 042010

One of the most important behaviours in Thailand is to keep a Jai Yen, a cold heart. So keep cool Baby ! Jai jen, translated as cold heart means self-controlled, cool or even-tempered. The opposite of Jai yen is Jai ron, hot-tempered, furious or annoyed. If You want to clear some kind of a problem [more...]

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Thai King leaves Siriraj Hospital

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Feb 282010

We´re used to get bad news from Thailand, but yesterday evening we got very good news delivered by Thai Television. His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand left the Siriraj hospital after a stay of more than 5 month, he was admitted to Siriraj hospital in Bangkok at the 20.09.2009 with a lung infection and [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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