Thailand | Hole in the Donut Cultural Travel

PHOTO: Gaudy Decor at Wat Si Goet, One of the Lesser-known Temples in Chiang Mai, Thailand

July 19, 2021March 10, 2014 by Barbara Weibel

Gaudy decor at Wat Si Goet in Chiang Mai, Thailand

PHOTO: Couple Launches Paper Lantern for Good Luck During Thailand’s Yi Peng Celebration

July 19, 2021March 9, 2014 by Barbara Weibel

Young couple launch paper lantern at Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, Thaland

PHOTO: To Earn Merit, Buddhists Drop a Coin in Each of 108 Bowls at Wat Phan Tao in Chiang Mai, Thailand

July 19, 2021March 8, 2014 by Barbara Weibel

PHOTO: Tunnel of Colored Lanterns During Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand

July 19, 2021March 7, 2014 by Barbara Weibel

Tunnel of colored lanterns is erected in the Old Town of Chiang Mai, Thailand for the Yi Peng Festival

It’s Bhubing Palace, Not Pooping Palace

September 2, 2014March 6, 2014 by Barbara Weibel

Greenhouse at Bhubing Palace is a riot of color

I laughed out loud the first time I saw an advertisement for Pooping Palace on the window of one of the hop-on/hop-off pickup trucks that carry passengers around Chiang Mai, Thailand. I understood the problem immediately. The Thai alphabet consists of 44 consonants, 15 vowels that combine into at least 28 vowel forms, and four … Read more