This Month's Unusual Thailand Article:
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Art often imitates Nature, but less common is Nature imitating Art, especially the Art of the Ribald. But in Thailand anything is possible including, on Koh Samui, the natural geological formations known as Hin Ta and Hin Yai Rocks (the Grandpa and Grandma rocks), which look, respectively, like male and female genitalia. The beachside rocks, located between Lamai and Hua Thanon, raise indulgent chuckles or embarrassed titters from those who go to see them. Even stranger, they are close to one another, giving rise to a convenient legend explaining how they came into being.
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Just call it a 'cultural divide' but strange as it may seem, a favourite snack in Thailand, originally from the northeast of the country but now found everywhere, is a yummy plate of fried insects. The theory is that the northeast is the poorest part of Thailand and that for some time now crops have been hard to grow there. Raising cattle was out of the question so some locals had to be creative when it came to food. So, easy-to-catch insects and bugs became one of their favorite snacks and protein supplements . Read more... |
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My full time job is not writing. Yes, I do write a lot, but my full-time job is deleting emails. Everyday I have to get rid of countless junk mails. (Yup, my spam blocker is useless.) Most of them are those all-time classics: the ads for cheap remedies for chaps lacking in confidence, size or strength. You know the kind of thing I mean: “Want to impress the ladies when the pants come down? Viagra 100mg x 30 pills, only $3.33 per pill.” And so on. I don’t know why these people bother sending this kind of spam to anyone in Thailand. Thai men don’t need Viagra or other pharmaceutical props for their equipment. They have Yadong. Read more... |
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On a Saturday afternoon, I visited the Phra Nang Cave
on Railay Beach for the first time. Friends who come
to Krabi regularly had told me that this place was a
must-see. But though I live in Phuket, which is only
180 km or about 2½ hours’ drive away, I’d
never before made it to this famous “Phallus Shrine”
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Ask Thai people whether they have ever bought a lottery
ticket, and you’ll find most will say yes. In fact,
it’s quite hard to find a Thai who’s never
bought a lottery ticket. That may not seem a particularly
remarkable fact. But ask Thais how they decide which
numbers to buy and things can get distinctly bizarre.
The fact is, there are virtually no lengths Thais will
not go to in order to get that winning combination of
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Let’s face it; you don’t have to stick to
boring old tennis, a long drawn-out golf session or
sweaty jogging to stay fit in Phuket. Alternatives abound
here if you want to work out in unusual situations.
Here are a few practical suggestions and recommendations
for exercising and keeping fit on the island that don’t
involve the gym, the golf course or the tennis court.
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Every country has its idiosyncrasies. What is unusual
to a visitor can be quite normal to a local and vice
versa. Thailand is no exception and has its fair share
of quirks and unusual sides. Here are our Top Ten Thai
out-of-the-ordinary sights you will see here.
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