I must say, there are 2 times each year when Thailand becomes a really festive place. The first is a Songkran and the second is Loi Krathong. Don’t misunderstand me, it is in no way second place to Songkran as it is probably the best time of the year because …
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Meeting Mark from Korat
Today is Loi Krathong and we head into Bangkok to meet up with one of our channel patrons Mark. We had a great chat and a great lunch and it was good to see him in person rather than over webcam. You may notice over the last few videos that …
Read More »What’s coming up in Bangkok
So now that the official mourning period is over. Thailand will start getting back to normal…… well….. normal for Thailand anyway. Anyway, just a video with a few thoughts of the top of my head. Some thoughts about the channel and what’s coming up in our weekly video series. It …
Read More »Our celebration for Loi Krathong at Wat Rai Khing
Last night was the annual celebration of Loi Krathong in Thailand. Loi Krathong takes place on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month in the traditional Thai lunar calendar; hence, the exact date of the festival changes every year. In the Western calendar, this usually falls in …
Read More »Paying our respect for the King
Well, it’s October 26th and today we make our way to Putthamonthon for the flower laying ceremony to pay our respect for the King. The collective method in the Thai culture is to lay sandalwood flowers at the altar, but given that there will be over 20 million people wishing …
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