Tiger Temple and Monk
by luis2499
Tiger Temple and Monk in Kanchanaburi Province
The first tiger was brought to the Pha Luang Ba Tua Buddhist Temple in 1998 after being injured by a hunter, but died within days. Soon after, two very ill cubs arrived with large knife wounds in their stomachs. Miraculously, they survived, and the temple quickly earned a reputation as a tiger haven.
" When the villagers saw how we tended to the first tigers they brought others. Some were injured by hunters who had a change of heart, others by people who did not want the tiger near their village but also did not want to see it die," Phusit said. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) estimates that there are between 150 and 500 tigers remaining in the wild in Thailand. Healthy tigers from the Temple are sent back to the forest once they are ready to return. To return to the wild, the tigers do not have far to go. The tiger temple sits on a small plain surrounded by jagged rocky outcrops about 40 kilometers beyond the famous World War II - The Bridge on the River Kwai. " This trip is famous tour and popular tour for tourist from every country Now. "
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Buy a Thai-English Dictionary
by JaneCajuguiran
Most Thais do not speak nor understand English very well. This might be a cause for you to dislike to place. But that's easy to manage. For non-Thai speaking travellers, be sure to get a hold of a dictionary. If you are going to a place from your hotel, have the front desk personnel write out your itinerary for you in thai and english. Have them written in small strips (or you can cut them out yourself) and be ready to hand each to the driver when riding a cab. Try to memorize some words especially their numbers as you will need this for bargaining. If you have enough money, try to hire a guide.
In December the Kings birthday...
by depresno
In December the Kings birthday is celebrated. And the people of Thailand really know how to celebrate their belowing king! Everything is decorated with picture's of the king and they everywhere they build all kind of monuments to his honour. I think the celebration last for 1 month, and its the same thing EVERY YEAR!!
Water, water everywhere at Songkran!
by worldkiwi
Songkran is the Thai New Year festival. It happens in the first half of April and one of the features of it is that people throw water at everyone else or at passing cars. April 15 was the last day of Songkran when I was in Bangkok. The city had emptied out and many shops were closed. The Wat Phra Keow was an interesting place to be on that day as many worshippers flocked there - outnumbering the tourists and providing those foreigners interested with some authentic scenes. In 2004 people were combining their water with some sort of powder which left cars covered in white marks! Waterguns are a new aspect of all the fun.
Let's Drink Beer and Get Tatoos !
by Bangkokjoe
Well, this statement may not be too far from the behaviour of many a British squaddie and more than many an odd holidaymaker when visiting Bangkok / the beaches. And why not indeed?
Tatoo parlours in Bangkok are now pretty well regulated and all (or nearly most) pay heed to hygiene given the prevalence of HIV and other nasty diseases disseminated by dodgy needles. None of the wai-kry tattooing ceremonies using yard-long steel needles for the tourists you’ll be pleased to know.
The fashion these days seems to be Chinese characters or celtic symbols. Now a word of waning here. A mate of mine had a Chinese character done on his usually covered region a few years ago. “It says, ‘trouble’” he proclaimed, displaying it for all to see. A friend from Hong Kong happened to inform him that the character did in fact say “Beware!”. Oh well.
My thoughts are that if I ever get done in Thailand I would have a “yantra” diagram as is the custom for the local likely Thai lads. A yantra empowers the body. You see them creeping above the tee-shirt neckline of many a motorcycle taxi driver.
And an arcane roi sak - see left - is also imbued with magical powers needed at intense moments like combat, love or ritual. I think I’d be in for all three of those if I came home plastered, and needed to explain an act of tatooing defiance to my missus.
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