Those staying in Bangkok should definitely check out the annual Ngan Wat Phu Khao Thong temple fair at Wat Saket which lasts 10 days. The fair is open until next Wednesday from 17.00 pm to midnight.

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A visit to the village of Sam Ngao, 40 kilometers north of Tak, is a bit of a journey through time. Day after day passes here; the only highlight is the weekly market. Until some fellow villagers are ordained as monks for a short or longer period of time. Time for a big party, but without alcohol…

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Monk in Pattaya

By Dick Koger
Posted in Living in Thailand
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9 August 2017

Those Thais are wonderful people, aren't they? Yesterday I attended a gigantic celebration to mark the fact that a boy became a temporary monk.

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Diary of Sjaak Schulteis (part 2)

By Editorial
Posted in Diary, Jack Schulteis
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March 20 2013

Sjaak Schulteis goes to a temple party in Wat Wang Phong with his girlfriend Aom. And he's trying to get his Thai motorcycle license. But that doesn't go smoothly – not even for Aom.

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