Comments on: The Illuminated Boat Procession 2009 http://thailandlandofsmiles.com/2009/09/14/the-illuminated-boat-procession-2009/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:40:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Talen http://thailandlandofsmiles.com/2009/09/14/the-illuminated-boat-procession-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-8192 Talen Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:09:03 +0000 http://thailandlandofsmiles.com/?p=2331#comment-8192 Martyn, The bottom two photo's Pookie took and some others that were very blurry. The very top photo I had to pay for from a stock photo place. It's the first time I have ever done so but when I saw the photo I had to have it to show just how beautiful the procession is. Unfortunately I missed the festival last year and will miss it this year as well...here's to being there next year with camera in hand. There really is so much on offer in Thailand all year round...I think I could try and cover a years worth of festivals and such and still not have enough time to see and do it all. Martyn,
The bottom two photo’s Pookie took and some others that were very blurry. The very top photo I had to pay for from a stock photo place.

It’s the first time I have ever done so but when I saw the photo I had to have it to show just how beautiful the procession is.

Unfortunately I missed the festival last year and will miss it this year as well…here’s to being there next year with camera in hand.

There really is so much on offer in Thailand all year round…I think I could try and cover a years worth of festivals and such and still not have enough time to see and do it all.

]]> By: Martyn http://thailandlandofsmiles.com/2009/09/14/the-illuminated-boat-procession-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-8191 Martyn Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:20:37 +0000 http://thailandlandofsmiles.com/?p=2331#comment-8191 Talen first I gotta say that the photos are an absolute delight to the eyes and the top one is blinding. Pookie must not only be a photogenic beauty but someone who can close out one beautiful photograph. Your post really rams home to me what the two week Bangkok and Pattaya tourists are missing out on in the Land of Smiles. As good as those hotspots may be the world of Isaan has so much to offer and all year round to boot. Surely the TAT have got to launch a decent promotional campaign to get more tourists to see festivals like this and what a massive boost the revenue would be for one of Thailand's poorest regions. .-= Martyn´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.thaisabai.org/2009/09/the-thai-two-finger-salute/" rel="nofollow">The Thai Two Finger Salute</a> =-. Talen first I gotta say that the photos are an absolute delight to the eyes and the top one is blinding. Pookie must not only be a photogenic beauty but someone who can close out one beautiful photograph. Your post really rams home to me what the two week Bangkok and Pattaya tourists are missing out on in the Land of Smiles. As good as those hotspots may be the world of Isaan has so much to offer and all year round to boot. Surely the TAT have got to launch a decent promotional campaign to get more tourists to see festivals like this and what a massive boost the revenue would be for one of Thailand’s poorest regions.
.-= Martyn´s last blog ..The Thai Two Finger Salute =-.

]]> By: Talen http://thailandlandofsmiles.com/2009/09/14/the-illuminated-boat-procession-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-8169 Talen Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:01:06 +0000 http://thailandlandofsmiles.com/?p=2331#comment-8169 It took me a few months to figure this one out Cat...it wasn't until I was back in Nakhon Phanom that I started to get the clues. Like you said if you don't know what to Google then it's a wild goose chase. It took me a few months to figure this one out Cat…it wasn’t until I was back in Nakhon Phanom that I started to get the clues. Like you said if you don’t know what to Google then it’s a wild goose chase.

]]> By: Catherine http://thailandlandofsmiles.com/2009/09/14/the-illuminated-boat-procession-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-8168 Catherine Tue, 15 Sep 2009 04:02:32 +0000 http://thailandlandofsmiles.com/?p=2331#comment-8168 The Illuminated Boat Procession Festival is on my to-do list, for sure! And your statement 'It took a while but I finally solved the puzzle' is exactly how I feel about a lot of what goes on in Thailand. Whenever I ask someone about an event or such, I usually get a mysterious answer too. Googling can be great, but if you don't have the perfect keywords you can resurface many days later none the wiser. .-= Catherine´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/womenlearnthai/PKcd/~3/Ul8LQXAUeoM/" rel="nofollow">The FSI Wiki Project</a> =-. The Illuminated Boat Procession Festival is on my to-do list, for sure!

And your statement ‘It took a while but I finally solved the puzzle’ is exactly how I feel about a lot of what goes on in Thailand.

Whenever I ask someone about an event or such, I usually get a mysterious answer too. Googling can be great, but if you don’t have the perfect keywords you can resurface many days later none the wiser.
.-= Catherine´s last blog ..The FSI Wiki Project =-.

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