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An excellent source for information about traveling in Thailand, Thailand tour planning, transportation, accommodations, Thai food, dos and dont's and many great destinations in the "Land of Smiles." Many of the articles below have online streaming videos of famous attractions and adventures.
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| Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 3:05 PM | An excellent source for information about traveling in Thailand, Thailand tour planning, transportation, accommodations, Thai food, dos and dont's and many great destinations in the "Land of Smiles." Many of the articles below have online streaming videos of famous attractions and adventures. |
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| Part 2 of a 3 Day Experience in North Thailand |
| Here is Part 2 of a 3 Day Experience in North Thailand we visit Chiang Dao Cave Shrine, Wat Thaton temple,overnight in a wonderful river front bungalow in The small village of Thaton. The next day we travel to Chiang Rai stopping at hill tribe villages along the way. |
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| Added May 6, 08 by allthai |
| Here is Part 2 of a 3 Day Experience in North Thailand more...we visit Chiang Dao Cave Shrine, Wat Thaton temple,overnight in a wonderful river front bungalow in The small village of Thaton. The next day we travel to Chiang Rai stopping at hill tribe villages along the way. less |
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| Added May 6, 08 by allthai |
| We started from Chiang Mai and went Ox cart and elephant more...riding, lunch then walking in the jungle with our Lisu guide then overnight in his hill tribe village in our own Bamboo Bungalow in this part 1 of 2 videos. less |
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| Added May 6, 08 by allthai |
| Loi Krathong is a special event for the Northern Thai more...people. It originated in Sukhothai and spread north and east. The other parts of Thailand celebrate this festival but nothing like in Chiang Mai. Here is the video. We went down to the Ping River in Chiang Mai Thailand for the Loi Krathong Festival around dusk. We purchased food from vendors a waited for it to get dark. More and more people arrived to float krathongs and shoot fireworks. We left around 9 PM as it was getting too crazy with people and fireworks. The water parade starts around 10PM, The Land parade starts around 6:30 on the road next to the river. Next year we will video the land parade. We went home and toured our neighborhood, lit candles, launched Khome Loi ate and drank with our Thai neighbors. less |
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| Added May 6, 08 by allthai |
| Here in North Thailand the Loi Krathong Festival is more...much different than anywhere in the Kingdom. In the small town of Mae Jo north of Chiang Mai they started the festival on Saturday night by launching hot air balloons called "Khom Loy". I went with my wife and friends and took this short video. We are not talking about a few Khom Loy but thousands upon thousands all at the same time. You got to see this less |
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| Added May 6, 08 by allthai |
| Take a Video Tour with my wife Ning and I as we shop more...at our local Monday market near our home in Chiang Mai Thailand. You will see my wife Ning eating insects. Lots of excellent local food here very cheap. less |
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| Added May 6, 08 by allthai |
| Here is a video of the Chiang Mai Night Safari. We more...went early to see some of the animals before dark on the Jackel Trail around the Lake. We then visited the resort there and checked out some of the rooms and bungalows. We took the Tram on the night trails then watched the Lazer Lighted Fountain Show. I ran out of memory or I would have shot more video. less |
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| Added May 6, 08 by allthai |
Songkran or as it is now known as the Thai New Year more...started in Lanna around 700 hundred years ago. Then the Lanna Kingdom comprised of North and Northeast Thailand, parts of Laos, Burma and southern Yunnan Province China. Songkran today is still celebrated in these areas except Burma where it has been banned by the military government there.
Songkran was not celebrated in the rest of Thailand until around the 1950’s. In Bangkok then most of the workers, as today, came from the north or northeast part of Thailand. When Songkran came around, April 13 – 15, most of the workers just left work and went to their villages for the New Year. For this reason the government and most businesses had to shut down for Songkran. For this reason this is now an official holiday in Thailand.
The meaning of water during Songkran is very important. Pouring water on each other and Buddha statues is to wash away the past and a cleansing for the future year. This started as just pouring water on the hands or on the shoulder of others with a small cup of water. This has now grown into the largest water fight on the planet.
Here is a short streaming video of the festival over a two day period. The first day, April 13, is the Songkran parade, which takes place on Muangchareon and Thapae roads at 2 PM and lasts around 3 hours. We then hit the streets to join the water fight mostly concentrated along the moat in the city center. less |
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| Added May 6, 08 by allthai |
| If you enjoy shopping for Fabrics, Clothes, Herbs more...and Spices and hard to find items you should take a look at this Video of the area around Warorot Market in Chiang Mai. It also includes the beautiful flower market and out of this world fireworks stand. less |
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| Added May 6, 08 by allthai |
Every year during the first weekend in February is more...the Chiangmai Flower Festival. The city is awash with vibrant colors ranging from the electric orange and lilac colors of the bougainvillea to the velvety blossoms of petunias in all shades of pink, white and purple. The strident red of the poinsettias, bought by many at Christmas and New Years, is echoed by beds of scarlet salvias. Homes and shop owners alike line the city streets with colorful flower boxes. The sheer profusion of color that the flower festival and carnival brings to Chiangmai aptly gives the city its name “Rose of the North”.
On all three days of the festival, prize blooms are on display at Suan Buak Haad near the city center. Every type of flower, miniature tree and orchid is put on display for the judges to choose the best of the species. Landscape specialists put on an elaborate display, which includes patios and waterfalls with exotic decorative plants and flowers.
The best part of the flower festival is on Saturday, the day of the parade.
Here is the video of the Chiang Mai Flower festival Parade. less |
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| Added May 6, 08 by allthai |
| When you come to Chiang Mai you should take in a Khantoke more...Dinner and show. This is not just for tourists as the Northern Thai people have been enjoying the Khantoke Dinner for centuries. Here is a short 6 minute video of the Khantoke dinner with my wife and friends. less |
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