The All-Women Guard of The King of Siam
Anonymous
May 16, 2022
“Exceedingly warlike.” “Warrior queen, castle defender or besieger, pirate, or street duelist.” “Chivalrous or cruel.” These are only a few ...
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Khuk Khi Kai, The Chicken Poop Prison
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 7, 2019
Chicken poop has a strong and suffocating smell of ammonia that’s hard to stand for more than a few minutes. The odor causes a variety of ad...
Thailand’s Aircraft-Less Aircraft Carrier
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 27, 2018
The aircraft carrier is the ultimate symbol of military strength. Enormously large and with a full fleet of combat aircrafts on its deck, th...
Ko Panyi: Thailand’s Floating Village
Kaushik Patowary
May 23, 2018
Aerial view of Ko Panyi, fishing village in Phang Nga Province, Thailand. Photo credit: roadlessandy/instagram In a sheltered bay in south...
Floating Markets of Southeast Asia
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 26, 2016
Floating markets, where goods are sold from boats, are a trademark attraction among the Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Indonesi...
Red Lotus Lake, Kumphawapi, Thailand
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 7, 2016
There is lake called Nong Han Kumphawapi in northeast Thailand, north of the town of Kumphawapi, and about 50 kilometers away from Udon Than...
The Dragon Temple in Samphran
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 10, 2016
About 40 km west of Bangkok lies the district of Samphran, where there is a rather odd-looking Wat or Buddhist temple. The temple complex ha...
Abandoned Shopping Mall in Bangkok Turns Into Fish Pond
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 15, 2015
The New World shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, has been lying abandonment and lifeless since 1997, but not quite. The roofless four-store...
Bun Bang Fai Rocket Festival in Yasothon, Thailand
Kaushik Patowary
May 15, 2014
Bun Bang Fai, or the rocket festival, is a merit-making ceremony traditionally practiced by ethnic Lao people throughout much of northeast T...
Bangkok’s Multi-Colored Taxis
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 14, 2014
Unlike the rest of the world, where taxis are usually yellow and black, Bangkok’s taxis come in a full range of colors. There are pink taxis...
The Magnificent Buddhist Temple of Wat Phra Dhammakaya
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 4, 2014
Wat Phra Dhammakaya is a Buddhist temple of humongous size in Khlong Luang District, 16 kilometers north of Bangkok International Airport in...
Wat Rong Khun: A Buddhist Temple Inspired by Sci-Fi Movies
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 18, 2013
Wat Rong Khun, more well-known among foreigners as the White Temple, is an unconventional Buddhist temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Designed ...
Phraya Nakon Cave, Thailand
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 8, 2013
Nestled deep within Thailand’s Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, almost 300 kilometres south of Bangkok, the Phraya Nakon Cave is one of the m...
Archipelago Cinema: Thailand’s Floating Movie Theater
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 6, 2012
German architect Ole Scheeren designed and installed a truly awe-inspiring floating movie theater for the inaugural edition of a new film f...
World's First Elephant Hospital in Thailand
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 2, 2011
Soraida Salwala opened the World’s First Asian Elephant Hospital in Lampang, Thailand in 1993 to treat elephants that are ill or injured as ...
Songkran Festival: Thai New Year Celebration
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 28, 2011
The Hungarians aren’t the only ones dousing each other with water this April. The Thais are traditionally known to celebrate the Songkran f...
