Buddhism

We start today’s adventure visiting the Wat Tam Mai temple to look for a gift for our friend Min. Chanya also wanted to make merit for good luck as well as this is a tradition under Buddhist philosophy. Alas, she didn’t find the perfect gift there, so we stop off at a small shop on the way to Min’s new …

We wake up on New Years day to a foggy 20 degrees Celsius and take a stroll down to Mon Bridge

Today is Mothers birthday so we put the weekly grind on hold and take a short trip west to Wat Tha Mai. We’ve visited this temple a few times before, but this time it isn’t a weekend or a special religious holiday so there wasn’t a big crowd. Out of all the Temples within a short drive from our house, …

It’s that special time of year where the Thai’s celebrate and pay respect to the goddess of water after the rainy season. Loi Krathong takes place on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar, so the exact date of the festival changes every year. The name could be translated as “to …

Today we open the new C&N Barbershop which is a special occasion for us. I take a run down on my bike because I need to leave early and go to the Dentist. All in all, it was a good ceremony and everyone enjoyed themselves. New C&N Barbershop