Despite the heat and crowds lining up for his blessing, this young monk remained the picture of serenity.
Category: Thailand
Photo Post 3: Local Market, Chiang Mai area (Warning: may be too visceral for some viewers.)
One thing is for sure, the Thai love to eat. And as you can see from the pictures, they eat just about everything. (More so the northerners vs. the southerners.) In fact, their voracious appetites have cleared nearly all their fauna from the national parks in the North. In 6 days of trekking and mountain biking in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai I didn’t see as much as a squirrel. (Certainly this is true for areas in the States and Europe as well.)
Phra Nang (Princess) Cave, Railay
The cave above is one of the more unusual sights in Railay…
What’s amazing about Thailand is how ancient practices blend with the present from animistic to ritualistic. There are fresh flowers and incense is burning in this cave.
In my Chiang Dao cave adventure, our native guide stopped to kneel at the shrine of the hermit who had died in the cave generations ago. And there too, fresh flowers and food offerings.
Railay Cliffhanger
Of course, I couldn’t resist. Had to choose between the vista point and the lagoon as they were in opposite directions and it was getting dark.
Unfortunately, my videos don’t do justice to the pitch of the ascent and descent. Realize this is nothing to a rock climber, but it got my heart rate going a bit.
Well, it was a cliffhanger for me anyway.
Photo Post 2: Man and piglet, Karen Hill Tribe, Thailand
Loved the spontaneous affection and bond between man and piglet.
On the Loose Live 