Tourists exploring the ruins of Ayutthaya I thought we would have a bit of fun today and let you read what it was like to be preparing for a trip to Thailand in the late 19th Century. The following is advice which was first published in a guidebook of the time. I have paraphrased...
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A Thai teenager takes his one month old baby to a monk for her hair to be shaved for the “fire hair” ceremony. This is a frequent question that popped up in forums and discussion groups. I have no qualifications on humanity and anthropology to comment scientifically on this issue but I am forming...
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There is a Buddha on the corner of an intersection in Bangkok, next to a posh hotel. The hotel made the shrine to appease bad Karma. I do not, unfortunately, remember the whole story on how this shrine came to be. This place has become famous for wishing. An urban legend. If you go...
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