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- Tag 27
- Mittwoch, 1. Januar 2020 um 10:51
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 257 m
LaosHouay Nampat19°2’12” N 102°25’48” E
Vang Vieng
1. Januar 2020 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Small mountain town, well known for outdoor activity. (See posts for countryside and blue lagoon for examples.). The 1st picture looks down the main street. If you look closely, there is a hot airWeiterlesen
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- Tag 27
- Mittwoch, 1. Januar 2020 um 13:19
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Höhe über NN: 268 m
- LaosHouay Nampat19°2’18” N 102°25’48” E
Countryside around Veng Vieng
1. Januar 2020 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
First is a cave called elephant cave. Elephants had been housed here. Legend has it that after the elephants were moved, the stone elephant in the 2nd picture appeared. So, the cave became a BuddhistWeiterlesen
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- Tag 28
- Donnerstag, 2. Januar 2020 um 16:22
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Höhe über NN: 294 m
- LaosNam Khan19°53’42” N 102°8’24” E
Luang Prabang, Laos
2. Januar 2020 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Lovely, small city (by Asian standards) of about 400,000, located on the upper Mekong River. The 1st two pictures are of street scenes in town. 3rd is the royal palace. 4&5 are of Phousi hill: theWeiterlesen
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- Tag 29
- Freitag, 3. Januar 2020 um 06:56
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Höhe über NN: 293 m
- LaosHouay Sangta19°53’12” N 102°8’6” E
Luang Prabang and the Mekong
3. Januar 2020 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Luang Prabang lies at the confluence of the Nam Khan with the Mekong. The 1st two pictures are taken from the top of Phousi hill (see the other Luang Prabang post) overlooking the city and the river.Weiterlesen
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- Tag 29
- Freitag, 3. Januar 2020 um 10:57
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 286 m
- LaosNam Khan19°53’42” N 102°8’54” E
Kuang Si Waterfall
3. Januar 2020 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Amazingly beautiful waterfall, or set of stepped waterfalls, about an hour from Luang Prabang. The pictures pretty much speak for themselves
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- Tag 30
- Samstag, 4. Januar 2020 um 05:49
- 🌙 16 °C
- Höhe über NN: 298 m
- LaosNam Khan19°53’36” N 102°8’18” E
Alms-giving in Luang Prabang
4. Januar 2020 in Laos ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Every morning before sunrise, the Buddhist monks from all the local monasteries receive alms from the people in town, usually sticky rice. Stools and battery power lights are set up along the streetWeiterlesen
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- Tag 30
- Samstag, 4. Januar 2020 um 16:47
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Höhe über NN: 320 m
ThailandNight Bazaar18°47’18” N 98°59’36” E
Chang Mai old city, Thailand
4. Januar 2020 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
This is the former capital of the Chiang Mai kingdom, and the main city in the north of Thailand. Sadly, most of the historic buildings are gone. Here are a few looks at what remains. 1st is the mainWeiterlesen
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- Tag 31
- Sonntag, 5. Januar 2020 um 10:38
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höhe über NN: 314 m
- ThailandWat Chedi Luang18°47’12” N 98°59’18” E
Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai
5. Januar 2020 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Major temple here. The main unique feature is the staircase entrance to the main temple with its dragon statues shown in the 2nd picture. 3&4 are in the men only small shrine. 5th is a separateWeiterlesen
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- Tag 32
- Montag, 6. Januar 2020 um 10:39
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höhe über NN: 543 m
- ThailandHuai Tak Muang Kham19°21’36” N 99°3’36” E
Villages
6. Januar 2020 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We visited several hill villages a couple hours from Chang Mai. The villages were home to 4 different local tribes. This post looks at 2 of them. The post called Villages 2 looks at the others.
TheWeiterlesen
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- Tag 32
- Montag, 6. Januar 2020 um 11:21
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höhe über NN: 590 m
- ThailandHuai I Ko19°21’42” N 99°4’36” E
Villages 2
6. Januar 2020 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
In this post are 3 pictures of a village of Karen people. Here are a house, a street and a man weaving a bamboo basket. The last group we visited was the Dara-ang or Palong people from Myanmar wheWeiterlesen
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- Tag 34
- Mittwoch, 8. Januar 2020 um 09:45
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Höhe über NN: 63 m
- ThailandBan Mueang Kao17°1’0” N 99°42’24” E
Sukhothai
8. Januar 2020 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Ancient and original capital of Siam, as Thailand was formerly known. The old city is in ruins but is preserved as an historical park. These are various images around the old city. Most were Wats, orWeiterlesen
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- Tag 36
- Freitag, 10. Januar 2020 um 10:42
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Höhe über NN: 7 m
- ThailandWat Phra Kaew13°45’6” N 100°29’30” E
Thai Grand Palace, Bangkok
10. Januar 2020 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Unbelievably beautiful compound of buildings that have been the residence for Thai royalty, with construction begin in the late 18th century. The pictures are all outside as no indoor photography wasWeiterlesen
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- Tag 36
- Freitag, 10. Januar 2020 um 12:49
- ☀️ 34 °C
- Höhe über NN: 9 m
- ThailandWat Arun13°44’36” N 100°29’18” E
Wat Arun, Bangkok
10. Januar 2020 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Aka, temple of the dawn. Very different architecturally from other temples here. The 1st picture looks across the road ver to the temple. The rest are taken from on the temple grounds. Again, I gaveWeiterlesen
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- Tag 36
- Freitag, 10. Januar 2020 um 14:01
- ☀️ 35 °C
- Höhe über NN: 11 m
- ThailandKhlong Maha Nak13°45’12” N 100°30’24” E
Golden mount, Bangkok
10. Januar 2020 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Another golden temple, this time atop a hill in the center of Bangkok. The 1st picture looks up at the hilltop building from the approach. Farther along the approach are several sets of bells that canWeiterlesen
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- Tag 36
- Freitag, 10. Januar 2020 um 14:37
- ⛅ 35 °C
- Höhe über NN: 7 m
- ThailandDemocracy Monument13°45’24” N 100°30’6” E
Bangkok, first impressions
10. Januar 2020 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
What an amazing city. There are already 3 other posts showing specific places, and there will be more. These look a monument in the center of a rotary. If I find out what it is, I'll update this. NextWeiterlesen
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- Tag 37
- Samstag, 11. Januar 2020 um 10:55
- ☁️ 32 °C
- Höhe über NN: 10 m
- ThailandBang Sue13°48’18” N 100°32’54” E
More Bangkok
11. Januar 2020 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
The 1st picture is at the Chatuchak weekend market, the largest in Bangkok, some 9,000 vendors. Like the Sunday market in Chiang Mai, I walked for a couple hours and days didn't cover it all. Lots ofWeiterlesen
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- Tag 38
- Sonntag, 12. Januar 2020 um 08:44
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Höhe über NN: 17 m
- ThailandTemple of the Reclining Buddha13°44’48” N 100°29’30” E
Wat Pho
12. Januar 2020 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Another large temple and the first university in Thailand. Building started here in the 15th century, with additional structures added over the years and some restoration as needed. Best known for itsWeiterlesen
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- Tag 39
- Montag, 13. Januar 2020 um 11:21
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Höhe über NN: 70 m
- ThailandKhlong Bang Laen8°54’42” N 98°31’24” E
Khao Sok
13. Januar 2020 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Town at the eponymous national park. This is what I might call a typical backpacker, outdoor activity tourist town. The 1st picture looks at the road through the town. 2nd is the river running throughWeiterlesen
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- Tag 40
- Dienstag, 14. Januar 2020 um 10:39
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Höhe über NN: 89 m
- ThailandKhlong Saeng9°0’18” N 98°45’42” E
Cheow Larn Lake
14. Januar 2020 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Man-made lake in the center of Khao Sok National Park and adjoining Khao Sok Wildlife Sanctuary. Simply spectacular scenery. Photos were taken on a boat tour of part of the lake.
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- Tag 40
- Dienstag, 14. Januar 2020 um 13:51
- ⛅ 32 °C
- Höhe über NN: 152 m
- ThailandKhao Tham Chan9°6’36” N 98°43’18” E
Pakarang cave
14. Januar 2020 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Aka Coral Cave. Located in Khao Sok Wildlife Refuge. This cave is above a hidden lake that we hiked to from the cruise on Cheow Larn Lake (see another post). To reach the cave, we rode a bamboo raftWeiterlesen
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- Tag 41
- Mittwoch, 15. Januar 2020 um 14:24
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Höhe über NN: 15 m
- ThailandPatong Beach7°53’18” N 98°17’36” E
Phuket
15. Januar 2020 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
This is the most famous of the Thai islands well known as a world tourist destination. We stayed in Patong Town on Phuket Island, itself. There are many islands here (see another post), but this isWeiterlesen
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- Tag 42
- Donnerstag, 16. Januar 2020 um 09:00
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Höhe über NN: Meereshöhe
- ThailandKo Pan Yi8°19’60” N 98°30’18” E
Thai island hopping
16. Januar 2020 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Incredibly beautiful place, with scores of islands dotting the area. Most are uninhabited. These are some looks at the area. Some of the more famous islands have their own posts. So these are someWeiterlesen
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- Tag 42
- Donnerstag, 16. Januar 2020 um 10:37
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Höhe über NN: Meereshöhe
- ThailandKo Hong8°12’56” N 98°29’30” E
Panak Island
16. Januar 2020 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
This island is where the James Bond movie, Tomorrow Never Dies, was filmed. The 1st picture shows the entrance to the hidden internal lagoon. The island is protected. So access is not permitted. TheWeiterlesen
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- Tag 42
- Donnerstag, 16. Januar 2020 um 10:57
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Höhe über NN: 14 m
- ThailandKo Tapu8°16’30” N 98°30’0” E
James Bond Island
16. Januar 2020 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
This is the island where The Man with the Golden Gun was filmed. If you've seen the movie, the 1st picture will be very familiar. The next 4 pictures look at various parts of the island, includingWeiterlesen
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- Tag 42
- Donnerstag, 16. Januar 2020 um 13:52
- ☀️ 31 °C
- Höhe über NN: 21 m
- ThailandKo Hong8°13’24” N 98°30’0” E
Hong Island
16. Januar 2020 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
This is, for me, the most spectacular of the islands we visited. The 1st picture is of the main entrance to the bay by kayak. It's the rest of the pictures that show why I found this to be such anWeiterlesen