The Rare Buddha Image at Wat Phra Non, Suphan Buri
I’m very drawn towards religious artwork, so when I heard that there was a rare supine Buddha image in nearby Suphan Buri, I had to see it. There are many reclining Buddha...
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The Tingkrajad Festival is Coming!
The Suphan Buri Tingkrajad Festival at the Suphan Buri City Pillar Shrine,in Suphan Buri, Thailand, runs from August 13th through the 17. During this Mahayana Buddhist Festival, the Chinese Association will have...
It’s Rhinoceros Beetle Fighting Season!
(Updated September 21, 2016) Driving into Nan, I noticed this huge Rhinoceros Beetle statue by the side of the road. With further research I discovered a whole culture in northern and northeastern Thailand,...
Ramadan is an excellent time to visit Penang, Malaysia!
It was still pitch-dark outside, when the first morning Azan, a Muslim call to prayer, blasted through our hotel room. The voice was crackly and old and the speakers were amplified to...
Thailand’s Frozen Confection on a Stick (I-Tim Lod)
This contraption is used to make Thai popsicles. I had seen vendors pulling it through the streets for years before I realized what it was. Each metal compartment has flavored, colored water...