Stories of the Buddha

These paintings were sometimes beautiful and sometimes down right terrifying depicting scenes of torture and violence.

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January 10th 2009
Magical Monks We've been waiting and wanting to make this particular blog post. Thailand and Laos are the land of ancient and beautiful Wats (Buddhist Temples). Sometimes, you come across a Wat every few blocks. We'll be posting a ton of pictures from both countries. One of the things that I (Tamra) am fascinated by most, is seeing monks everywhere you go. There's a monk shoppin ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Chiang Mai

A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more

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