Thailand Stories

All over Thailand there are many candle processions this week to mark the start of the Buddhist Rains Retreat. This one I took part in today was a bit more unique as it started on water. This boat procession took place at Bang Phli District in Samut Prakan Province. I was there…

A vendor carries bags of sugarcane for sale to feed elephants as a mahout, an elephant handler, rides his elephant behind her in suburban Bangkok July 26, 2010. Thai authorities in Bangkok city have started to clamp down on using elephants for begging and will issue a 10,000 …