Stories about Festivals in Indochina
Danau Toba looks like SwitzerlandElke Wojtenek - elke [161] This beautiful island in a volcanic lake in the Sumatran highlands reminded me of Switzerland: mountains, jodeling, etc
Destinations:
Turkey |
Indonesia |
Indochina |
Singapore |
Vietnam |
Hong Kong |
Thailand
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Loy KrathongMaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,443] Loy Krathong is a special festival celebration in Thailand in November. Float your sorrows away and release your hopes and dreams into the heavens.
Destinations:
Pathum Thani province |
Nonthaburi province |
Mae Hong Son |
Buriram province |
Ko Tao |
Sukhothai |
Ko Phi Phi |
Uttaradit province |
Khao Yai National Park |
Nakorn Chaisri |
Phimai |
Ko Phangan |
Chonburi province |
Lopburi |
Ranong |
Satun province |
Nakhon Ratchasima |
Lampang |
Ko Sichang |
Narathiwat Province |
Hua Hin |
Mae Sot |
Khon Kaen province |
Phetchaburi |
Yasothon province |
Surat Thani |
Golden Triangle |
Hat Yai |
Songkhla province |
Tak province |
Thailand |
Phang Nga province |
Kanchanaburi province |
Samut Songkhram province |
Krabi |
Nakhon Phanom |
Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng |
Chachoengsao province |
Ko Chang |
Khon Kaen |
Chumphon |
Ko Samui |
Surin province |
Chiang Mai |
Nakhon Pathom province |
Loei province |
Nong Khai province |
Phuket |
Udon Thani |
Ayutthaya |
Kampaengphet |
Ubon Ratchathani |
Bangkok |
Phitsanulok |
Lancang-Mekong River |
Nakhon Si Thammarat province |
Chiangrai province |
Ko Samet |
Umphang |
Rayong |
River Kwai |
Mae Sai |
Ban Chiang |
Savannakhet |
Pattaya
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Amazing Ruins of AyutthayaARIEL ALEXIS NOBLE - arnobs66 [1,232] Ayutthaya , whose name means “undefeatable” in Sanskrit, may not be as popular as Bangkok, Chiang Mai or Phuket but it’s one of the many places in Thailand that’s...
Destinations:
Malaysia |
Singapore |
Manila |
Woodlands |
Changi |
Baguio |
Ayutthaya |
Philippines |
Bangkok |
Boracay Island |
Johor Bahru |
Tagaytay City |
Laguna |
Seoul |
Korea, S |
Kuala Lumpur |
Mindanao |
Thailand |
Cebu
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Loy KrathongKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644] As with many traditional festivals, the Thai festival of Loy Krathong, known as Yi Peng in the north, has many conflicting explanations of its purposes. Is it a Brahmanic rite honoring the dead? A...
Destinations:
Thailand |
Bangkok
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Cambodia's Water FestivalChristina Gosnell - cgosnell [995] The Tonle Sap or "Great Lake" as it's called is more than just a body of water giving life to Cambodia and Southeast Asia. The Tonle Sap represents a people's identity and way of life for the...
Destinations:
Phnom Penh |
Cambodia
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Chap Goh MeiAudrey Lim - alim [9,432] Chinese kids love New Year celebrations. It is a celebration full of festive cheers, good food, and not forgetting, the many ang paus (red packets that married folks give to the unmarried ones) that...
Destinations:
Kuala Lumpur |
Malaysia
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Laos New YearDonald Gilliland - dgilliland [4,035] What do you get when you mix buckets of water, talcum powder, jasmine petals and barbecued water buffalo? A festive Buddhist New Year's Celebration in Laos, that's what. As if there weren't enough New...
Destinations:
Vientiane |
Laos
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Thai town in uproar over charges that fireball phenomenon is fakedAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] Residents of a remote town in northern Thailand are up in arms over a TV investigation which found that a famous fireball phenomenon in the Mekong River which draws hordes of tourists annually could...
Destinations:
Nong Khai province |
Vientiane |
Laos |
Thailand
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Happy Lunar New Year! Chuc Mung Nam Moi!Global Directions Inc. - Global_Directions [4,711] Happy Lunar New Year! Chuc Mung Nam Moi!Send a free eCard to celebrate Tet.
Destinations:
Hanoi |
Vietnam
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A Wet Hot Summer: The Thai New Year CelebrationGrace Rauh - grauh [98] I glowered at my adversary across the crowd of people. We were both armed. I reached for my weapon but he shot first, spraying my face with a concentrated stream of ice-cold water. His face twisted...
Destinations:
Thailand |
Bangkok
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