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Statue of Phra Phrom, the Thai representation of the Hindu creation god Brahma, at Erawan Shrine

Bedazzled by Bangkok (1)

ARIEL ALEXIS NOBLE - arnobs66 [1,232]

Bangkok, Asia's night entertainment capital...

Destinations: Thailand | Bangkok
Topics: Culture | Travel | People | Adventure | Photography | Religion | Art | Traditions | Ancient History | Architecture
Lovely women in traditional costume served our Loy Krathong dinner.

Loy Krathong

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,443]

Loy Krathong is a special festival celebration in Thailand in November. Float your sorrows away and release your hopes and dreams into the heavens.

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This fruit seller had a business on her boat

The Venice of Asia

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,443]

I could have been in Venice. Bangkok is a city of canals and waterways.

Destinations: Thailand | Bangkok
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Skyscrapers along Ratchadamri Road in Bangkok

Bedazzled by Bangkok (2)

ARIEL ALEXIS NOBLE - arnobs66 [1,232]

Bangkok, Thailand

Destinations: Thailand | Bangkok
Topics: Culture | People | Adventure | Photography | Religion | Art | Ancient History | Architecture
Tone Deaf in Bangkok

Ghosts in the City of Angels

Tone Deaf in Bangkok - tonedeafinbangkok [170]

It doesn't matter that Janet Brown is not superstitious. When living in Bangkok, she learns that believing in ghosts is not an option. It's an inescapable part of immersing herself in the local culture.

Destinations: Thailand | Bangkok
Topics: Culture | Literature | Religion | Traditions
Erawan Shrine, Bangkok, Thailand

Bedazzled by Bangkok

ARIEL ALEXIS NOBLE - arnobs66 [1,232]

    Bangkok, Thailand

Destinations: Thailand | Bangkok
Topics: Travel | Photography | Adventure | People | Religion | Architecture

In Thailand, British monk brings Buddhism to Westerners

Agence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579]

Thailand, a world center of Theravada Buddhism, is home to more than 300,000 monks. A tiny handful of them are Americans and Europeans disenchanted with religion at home and seeking a deeper sense of...

Destinations: Thailand | Bangkok
Topics: Religion
The Inner Shrine of a Chinese Temple in Ban Chang, Thailand.

Psychedelia in Stone: Chinese Temple Architecture

Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644]

For thousands of years, industrious and ambitious Chinese have left China in search of wealth in other Asian lands. Undoubtedly this Diaspora only accelerated once China fell to the Communists and as...

Destinations: Guangzhou | China | Thailand | Bangkok
Topics: Religion | Architecture
Sangklaburi - ThailandIn Buddhism, as in many religions, prayers made to The Lord Buddha are often expressed silently. Offerings of burning candles and the giving of flowers are just some of the many ways one makes contact with the spiritual master.

Distinctly Thai

Marc Schultz - mschultz [263]

A story told with photos.

Destinations: Thailand | Bangkok
Topics: Culture | People | Religion | Nature | Traditions

The Grand Palace with its Temple of The Golden Buddha - Bangkok's Top Tourist Attraction

Habeeb Salloum - hsalloum [11,330]

Driving through Bangkok's mind-boggling traffic with its pollution and noise, one would not dream that hidden amid this nerve-racking congestion a visitor can find some of the most attractive...

Destinations: Thailand | Bangkok
Topics: Travel | Religion | Architecture
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