Wat Phra Nang Sang in Phuket

Wat Phra Nang Sang is a fascinating temple in the town of Thalang on the island of Phuket. It was built 545 years ago, which makes it the oldest temple in Phuket. Wat Phra Nang Sang Temple features murals of the Lord Buddha’s life and shows a large statue of Guanyin (Kwan Yin), the Chinese […]

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Surin: Elephants, Silk and Farangs

Because it’s a comfortable and inexpensive small city with decent night life, good restaurants, beautiful girls and beer, Surin is the city of choice of hundreds of expats. The elephant city Surin is the capital of the Surin province in northeastern Thailand in the region commonly known as Isan. It is famous for annual Elephant […]

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Phitsanulok: Buddhist Temples and Rice Fields

Located in northern Thailand around 400 kilometers from Bangkok and surrounded by green rice fields, Phitsanulok is not a famous tourist destination but a Traditional Thai province, where one still can find a old style living while its residents proclaim themselves as the “Original Thais”. Somebody told me that the inhabitants of Phitsanulok feel animosity […]

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