Category Archive: Rural Thailand

Illuminated Boat Procession

Illuminated Boat Procession

At the end of Buddhist Lent in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand the locals celebrate with a beautiful display of fire, boats and fireworks along the Mekong.

 

Bringing in the Salt Crops

Bringing in the Salt Crops

Slat farming in the provinces of Samut Sakhon & Samut Songkhran in Thailand. You can read more about it at Salt Farming in Thailand.

 

Cooking Thai Sticky Rice

Cooking Thai Sticky Rice

Thai sticky rice being prepared by Mama on the family farm in Mukdahan, Thailand

 

Mountains Across the Mekong

Mountains Across the Mekong

Looking across the Mekong from Nakhon Phanom, Thailand into the Laos mountains

 

Young Thai Chicks

Young Thai Chicks

Young ducklings wandering around the family farm in Mukdahan, Thailand

 

Temple Tops

Temple Tops

Thai temple in Nakhon Phanom rising above the tree line.

 

Farm to Field

Farm to Field

Gates leading from the farm in Nakhon Phanom to the rice fields that are just being prepared for the coming season.

 

Beautiful Street Lights

Beautiful Street Lights

Beautiful street lights that line the street that runs along the Mekong in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand.

 

Hanging Sticky Rice Containers

Hanging Sticky Rice Containers

Sticky rice containers hanging in Mama’s new kitchen located in the rear of the family house in Mukdahan, Thailand.

 

Mountains on the Mekong

Mountains on the Mekong

Lao mountain range across the Mekong from Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. Most days there is intense cloud cover that obscures the mountains but luckily this day …