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Wat Umong
The land of Wat Umong covers more than 37 rais of land mostly covered in woods. Wat Umong means the tunnel temple, Wat= temple, and Umong=tunnel. The temple date back to 1297 where it was built by the Lanna King Manglai. The most famous attraction at the temple is its tunnels. The legend says the…
Explore the Golden Triangle – A road trip to Northern Thailand – part 1
Phuket – Bangkok, what to expect on the road. My trip to the Golden Triangle started on the 11th December 2021; at that time, I had been locked up in Phuket for almost 2 years due to COVID. Of course, I know there could be much worse places to be locked up than Phuket. I…
Golden triangle, Mai Sai and Tachileik.
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…
Explore the Golden Triangle – A road trip to Northern Thailand – part 2 – Chiang Rai
I woke up, after a good night’s sleep in the middle of the rice fields, maybe the cabin wasn’t top-notch, but the surroundings were first-class. You usually associate Thailand with sun and tropical heat, but northern Thailand in late December can get cold at night. Down to 10- 15 degrees Celsius is not unusual. It…
Wat Chedi Luang
King Saen Muang Ma started to build Wat Chedi Luang, or as it originally was called Phra Chedi Luang, in the 14 century. He wanted to enshrine the ashes of his father. however, the wat was first finished by King Tilokaraj in the 15 century, almost a hundred years later. Wat Chedi Luang was the tallest…
Wat Suan Dok
Wat Suan Dok was built by the Lanna King Kue Na in the year 1370 It was originally built in one of the Lawa people’s walled settlement and is older than Chiang Mai itself. The Lawa people are an ethnic group from northern Thailand, they are still not integrated into the Thai society, and today…
