Do you ever find yourself taking photos of the same things over and over again? In Prague it was the decorations of the doors, in Vietnam it was propaganda signs and in Thailand it’s temples. When I was in Penang I took pictures of wire art, street art and…doors. Lots of differently colored, decorated doors. […]
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Floating Lanterns…and Some Burning Ones Too
This week we’re celebrating Loi Krathong – Wednesday and Thursday will have lots of lanterns, lights, fireworks, floats and parades. Traffic will be horrible, you’ll have to dodge firecrackers and sparklers, and keep an eye out for floating lanterns that aren’t quite floating high enough and instead coming down on you, raining burning lighter fluid. […]
Confessions of a High School English Teacher #5-8
Yes, there’s more… Sports Day – The Thai school concept of ‘Sports Day’ is an interesting one. Less about sports and more about the appearance of everything else (a procession! sets! costumes! routines!). I heard a director of a well-known school’s English program only be able to describe Sports Day as “Uh, well, it’s…sexy”. This […]