Children "Monks" or "Nen"

Thai Children Monks, often called "nen" at the Temple of Mae Hong Son. Many poor or orphaned children in Thailand become ordained in order to gain an education or as an alternative to being placed in an orphanage.

Riding Day 2. Mae Sariang – Mae Hong Son – Pai (170 Miles)

November 10th 2015
สวัสดี S̄wạs̄dī - Hello from Pai, Thailand! What a perfect day of riding! Today we departed Mae Sariang in route to Mae Hong Son. Our first stop along the way was a visit to a World War II museum named the Thailand-Japan Friendship Memorial. Here they showed us a movie (propaganda) about how great it was for Thailand to be occupied by Japan during WWII. Hmmm.... Anyway, by mid-day ... read more

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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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