Category: Thai Culture

Meeting the Thai Family »

By Talen on May 12, 2008 in Thai Culture, Thai life | 2 Comments

My last trip in January it was decided that I would make the journey to Mukdahan to meet the girlfriends family. I really didn’t know what to expect or how to act other than going with the flow. When we arrived at her village Most of the women in the family were waiting for us [...]

Songkran (Thai New Year ) »

By Talen on Apr 13, 2008 in Thai Culture, Thai Festivals | 0 Comments

Although Thailand officially observes New Year along with the rest of the world the ancient Thai new year known as Songkran is still observed and it is the largest and most fun of the Thai festivals.
Songkran, also known as the water festival, is celebrated in mid April and is the most important of festivals for [...]

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