Acacia Concinna, commonly known as Shikakai or Soap-Pod Acacia Concinna has since ancient times been used in Ayurvedic medicine. Traditionally it has been used for making shampoo as it has a good cleansing effect, it is mild and has a naturally low pH so it does not remove the hairs natural oils. The bark also contains high…
The 2 Cities, Tachileik on the Burmese side of the border and Mai Sai on the Thai side of the border is a part of the golden triangle. This video has English subtitles if they do not show when the video starts, you have to click the options on in the Video frame. The golden…
The “no boil”, “no oven” method. How to make turmeric powder? There are different ways you can do it. The method I have used here is the old-fashioned Thai way, where you do not boil the rhizomes first and do not use an oven to dry them, but let them dry in the sun. I…
Learn how to grow Turmeric in a pot step by step Turmeric is an easy plant to grow. Knowing how to grow turmeric in a pot is interesting because even it is a tropical plant you can also grow in other climate zones, it does not like if the temperatures go below 18°C., but it…
Pomegranate is Thapthim in Thai and Punica Granatum in Latin The pomegranates are native to the region from Iran to northern India. It has been cultivated since ancient times, and it is mentioned in the bible as one of the 7 Species of special Fruit Israel was blessed with. In my studies into pomegranate, I…
After the village on stilts, we came to a true mangrove forest. We could not sail in there in the speed boat but had to switch to sea canoes. Each canoe had a guide who also rowed the canoe. The canoes were inflatable so therefore they were very seaworthy, so no one fell into the…
Next stop was lunch in the Muslim fishing village of Koh Panyee which is a village built in the water on stilts. But before we arrived at Ko Panyi as Koh also called, we stopped and saw some cave paintings. The cave paintings are more than 2000 years old made by the Sea Gypsies. I am…
Before we came to James Bond island, we got a very special experience. We were invited inside a hollow mountain. We had to go through a half-flooded very dark tunnel to get inside the mountain. However, I must say the nice guides gave us all a flashlight. The first 3 pictures below show the entrance…
Phang Nga Bay is located in the Andaman Sea in the very north part of the Malacca Strait between Phuket and the mainland of southern Thailand, in the Phang Nga province. The bay is about 400 sq.km. and have since 1981 been a part of Ao Phang Nga National Park. Phang Nga Bay is mostly…
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