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May 17th 2012
Published: May 23rd 2012
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Sawadee, Sawati khap & Yo! On the 27th of April we arrived in Bangkok, arriving from Delhi. You will see photos from our last few days in India here and the rest are from Thailand and Laos. Bangkok, though famous for its pollution, decadence and chaos seemed like some rich, clean Swiss town after Delhi: a lovely relief from the horrors of Indian grime. Despite that, we were attacked by swarms... Read Full Entry



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The war bridgeThe war bridge
The war bridge

...from some famous movie.
The Tiger TempleThe Tiger Temple
The Tiger Temple

Strange Buddhist temple with loads of huge, tame tigers...
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The Tiger Templ

...apparently they are not drugged, but we doubt it.
AyuttayaAyuttaya
Ayuttaya

Amazing, massive Declining Buddha. Beautiful statue, in the middle of an ancient, long forgotten Buddhist temple yard.
AyuttayaAyuttaya
Ayuttaya

Long forgotten temples in this little town north of Bangkok
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Ayuttaya

Ancient Buddha head, overgrown by a tree
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Ayuttaya

Just before our train to Chang Mai, we stumbed upon this Buddhist puja in some beautiful garden and 'took part' in the ceremony.
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Chiang Mai

Elisa at the monk chat with some of the local Theravadin monks of Chiang Mai.
Chiang MaiChiang Mai
Chiang Mai

The usual sight, anywhere in Thailand.
PaiPai
Pai

The town of Pai, our destination after Chiang Mai, is all about hippies, love, peace, coffee and smiles.
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Pai

Night walk.
PaiPai
Pai

Amazing and quiet little hut village. We would advise anyone who wants a beautiful and quiet holiday to go to Pai and stay here.
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Temples

Beautiful and highly mystical paintings adorn all temple walls and feature many tales and stories with our favourite creatures: The Nagas!
Floating MarketFloating Market
Floating Market

A total tourist trap
Mekong tripMekong trip
Mekong trip

Our trip to Laos took us across the mighty Mekong for two days.



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