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Northern Thailand is lush hill country. Chiang Mai, the largest city in the north, is the perfect base for exploring the northern hills. The nearby hills are home to six distinct hilltribes. The Akha, Karen, Lisu, Yao, Hmong and Lahu each have their own language and culture. These 540000 tribal people lead remote lives and are often considered outsiders among the Thai. Many of the villages have limited electricity and no indoor plumbing; homes are made of bamboo and thatched roofs. Most tribesmen depend on farming for their livelihood, and villages migrate between the steep hills of China, Thailand, Burma, Laos and Vietnam whenever the soil at their present location is depleted.

Hilltribes of Northern Thailand

A story told with photos.

Thailand Heng Wah

Notes on Noodles

Fetching about for one thing that typifies actual daily life in Thailand, as opposed to the kind ...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

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Apologia Pro Mea Loca, or Why I Live in Thailand

Every now and again, somebody asks me why I live in Thailand. Usually the questioner is well inte...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

When I think of Bangkok, I think of taxis and cement.

We're Not In Kansas Anymore, Toto: Bangkok

I hope I need not explain why I say that Bangkok is one of the most inauspiciously named cities o...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

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BANGKOK, April 2, 2006 - Thailand, which is holding early elections Sunday, is a constitutional m...

Thailand AFP

The Thai national flag. Each color has a meaning with red representing nation, white being religion, and blue for king.

A Day Fit For A King

Chulalongkorn Day is celebrated on October 23rd to commemorate the passing of Thailand’s fifth ...

Thailand Apiradee Boonkwang

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A Day in the Life

A day in the life of the author, a freelance writer living in Chiang Mai, Thailand, at the time.

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

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It Takes a Village . . .

In a famous Buddhist parable, a man who had always observed the five precepts of the lay Buddhist...

Thailand Kenneth Champeon

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Weary Thai tennis ace Paradorn feted as cultural ambassador

BANGKOK, Nov 7, 2002 - Thai tennis sensation Paradorn Srichaphan, the world number 16, on Thursda...

Thailand Agence France-Presse

Thai Shrimp Curry

Recipe: Thai Shrimp Curry

For this Thai dish, the spice is a hand-blended curry paste made from shallots, lemongrass, garli...

Thailand Celeste Heiter

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Thai chilli triggers London chemical alert

A Thai chef at a restaurant in the Soho entertainment district, was dry-frying bird's eye chillie...

Thailand AFP

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Bollywood Oscars 2008

The International Indian Film Academy holds its 2008 annual awards in Bangkok, Thailand...

Thailand / India Agence-France Presse AFP

Photo of the Day Archive for February 2004

Photo of the Day Archive for February 2004

Thailand Albert Wen

Bang Bao fishing village, Koh Chang, Thailand.

Photo of the Day Archive for July 2005

Photo of the Day Archive for July 2005

Thailand Albert Wen

Buddhist monks in traditional robes can be seen walking the streets of Japan's metropolitan cities every day. Along with Shintoism, Zen Buddhism is one of two major religions that coexist in Japan. Each serves its own realm, with Shintoism relating to nature, ancestry and earthly matters, while Buddhism presides over spirituality and the afterlife.

Photo of the Day Archive for April 2006

Photo of the Day Archive for April 2006

Thailand Albert Wen

Small boats on the bank of the Thu Bon River. From the 17th to the 19th centuries Hoi An was among the most active ports in Southeast Asia. Today, fishing boats still go down the Thu Bon River to the South China Sea for their catch.

Photo of the Day Archive for July 2003

Photo of the Day Archive for July 2003

Thailand Albert Wen

View from the veranda.

Photo of the Day Archive for December 2004

Photo of the Day Archive for December 2004

Thailand Albert Wen

This rice-straw wrapper protects the bark of a tree in Hama Rikyu Koen, the Detached Palace Garden. Originally a hunting preserve for the Tokugawa Shogunate, Hama Rikyu is one of Tokyo's most opulent gardens, located in the Ginza district on an island connected to the mainland by the Nanmon Bridge which arches over an ancient walled moat. The garden features exquisite topiary, moon-watching pavilions and a salt-water tide pool.

Photo of the Day Archive for September 2003

Photo of the Day Archive for September 2003

Thailand Albert Wen

Some of the fantastic, miniature depictions of Siamese life, created hundreds of years ago by mural artists, attract admiration even today for the beauty and skillfulness that they display.

Photo of the Day Archive for December 2005

Photo of the Day Archive for December 2005

Thailand Albert Wen

A Zen Buddhist monk begging for alms outside a Ginza department store is an ironic reminder of the frantic pace at which many people live their lives. The Japanese culture is rich with many such paradoxical contrasts, from ancient temples juxtaposed with high-rise buildings, to kimono-clad women riding the bullet train.

Photo of the Day Archive for March 2006

Photo of the Day Archive for March 2006

Thailand Albert Wen

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