September 26th, 2009 at 4:35pm |
Life In A Sea Gypsy Village (Ban-Sangkha-U) at Ko Lanta Yai (Krabi)
Right on the southern tip of Ko Lanta island in Krabi Province, there is a Sea Gypsy settlement in a small traditional fishing village called “Ban Sangkha-U”. The name “Sangkha-U” means “stingray” in Chao-Le dialect. The unique lifestyle of the Chao-Le (sea-gypsies) in Ko [...]
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September 11th, 2009 at 6:27pm |
Ban Yalu, Lahu Tribal Village (Chiang Rai, Thailand)
Located 785 kilometres north of Bangkok, Chiang Rai is the capital of Thailand’s northernmost province. At an average elevation of nearly 600 metres above sea level and covering an area of approximately 11 700 square kilometers, the province borders Myanmar to the north and Lao PDR to north [...]
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August 10th, 2009 at 5:12am |
Hill tribes in Northern Thailand - A Portrait of an Akha Tribe Woman (Chiang Rai)
It took me quite awhile to search for Akha Women dressed in traditional ethnic Akha costume. Thanks to Gao, a friend of mine from the Lahu hilltribe who brought me around Chiang Rai on his motor bike on a mission search. I saw many “Akha [...]
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