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Buddha Tattoo – Sak Yant – Sacred Tattoo 31 Dec 2012 | 02:55 pm
The sacred tattoo, Buddha tattoo or Yantra tattoo, which is very common in Thailand, where it`s called Sak Yant, let many Westerners shake their heads, but most Asian people are very superstitious and...
Night Glow – Hot-Air Balloon Festival Thailand 24 Nov 2012 | 08:13 am
As we watched the lift-off of the balloons at the hot-air balloon festival in Chiang Mai, North Thailand, at sunrise, we came back at sundown for the spectacular Night Glow. A so called Night Glow is ...
Hot-Air Balloon Festival Chiang Mai 23 Nov 2012 | 01:04 pm
From 23.11. – 25.11.2012 an International Hot-Air Balloon Festival takes place in our home city Chiang Mai, North Thailand. As hot-air balloons can`t fly during the heat of the day, we had to get up e...
Bamboo Scaffolding 13 Nov 2012 | 02:40 pm
In many countries in Asia a bamboo scaffolding is used in construction and it has a lot of advantages compared with a steel scaffolding, as used in the Western world. First of all bamboo is a cheap re...
Thai Business Spirit Nang Kwak 22 Oct 2012 | 10:02 am
In Thailand a small statue of the Thai business spirit or Thai business saint Nang Kwak can be found in nearly every shop, in bars, restaurants and even at the local markets and street vendors. The le...
Insect Eating – Giant Cricket 21 Oct 2012 | 02:02 pm
The giant cricket (Brachytrupes portentosus), also called Taiwan giant cricket or giant ground cricket is a real delicacy for insect eating people. As we went to our local market in Chiang Mai, North ...
The Three Stars Fu Lu Shou 30 May 2012 | 04:41 pm
Statues of The Three Stars Fu Lu Shou are found in nearly every Chinese home and business on small doorway altars. The three gods Fu, Lu, Shou refer to the Taoist concept of good fortune (Fu), prosper...
Bottle Lighting, a Liter of Light 15 May 2012 | 02:47 pm
The bright idea of bottle lighting, from the Philippine project “A liter of light” (Isang Litrong Liwanag) brightens up the life of ten thousands of poor people in the Philippines and will spread out ...
Eating Insects 7 May 2012 | 03:05 pm
For people in many Asian countries eating insects is a delight, so in our home country Thailand, while foreigners screw up their noses and think, that´s just disgusting. In the end it´s just a point o...
Thai Good Luck Charm Ta Krut 6 May 2012 | 02:14 pm
Thai people believe in supernaturalism and animism, even if they are Buddhists, Christs or Moslems. Amulets and other items like the Ta krut are used as a good luck charm or for protection against evi...
