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Chiang Mai’s Annual Flower Festival — Flowers, Flowers Everywhere
As I caught sight of the flower stalls cheerfully lining the street in front of Chiang Mai’s Buak Hat Park, I wondered why I had thought that maybe this years festival wouldn’t hold a lot of appeal to me. We all know the saying “familiarity builds contempt”, and after all, this will be my 5th…
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Travel Photo Thursday — January 24, 2013 — Wat Si Chum at Sukhothai’s Historical Park
Welcome to another week of Travel Photo Thursday. For the past couple of days I’ve been in New Sukhothai, a dusty little Thai town located about 12km from the Sukhothai Historical Park. This sprawling UNESCO site is made up of numerous temple compounds; many of them in ruins, and some restored. Sukhothai was the second Thai…
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Travel Photo Thursday — August 9, 2012– Elephant Magic in Thailand
Welcome to another week of Travel Photo Thursday! The heat in Daejeon finally seems to be easing up a little, but it is still VERY HOT. Last night I was thinking about where I was last year this time, and that was Chiang Mai. I was enjoying an air conditioned suite in a lovely guest house,…