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Photos Of The Week – May 9, 2019
Published May 13, 2019 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Kentucky Derby, photography, photojournalism, picture, Thailand
Photos of The Week – 7/12/18
Published July 16, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: flood, photography, photojournalism, picture, Politics, Thailand, Tour de France
Climb Inside Thailand’s Three-Headed Elephant [video]
Published February 8, 2018 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Erawan Museum, Samut Prakan, Thailand, Three-Headed Elephant, tourism, travel, video
Tool-wielding Monkeys Push Shellfish To Edge Of Extinction
Published September 22, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: extinction, food chain, Long-tailed macaques, Lydia Luncz, nature, primate, stone tools, Thailand, toolmaker, University of Oxford, wildlife
HUMANS aren’t the only primate to have pushed their prey towards extinction. Monkeys have also over-exploited animals for food. Long-tailed macaques forage for shellfish on islands off Thailand, then crack them open with stone tools. They target the largest rock oysters, bludgeoning them with stone hammers, and pry open the meatiest snail and crab shells with the flattened edges of their tools. These macaques are one of three primates that use stone tools, alongside chimpanzees in Africa and bearded capuchins in South America. “Stone tools open up an opportunity for foods they otherwise wouldn’t even be able to harvest,” says Lydia Luncz at the University of Oxford.
Fantastic Food Served On Thailand’s Floating Markets [video]
Published July 31, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Amphawa Floating Market, cooking, gourmet, Mae Klong River, Meklong River, restaurant, street food, Thailand, tourism, travel, video
Thailand’s 13 Most Repulsive Dishes
Published March 6, 2015 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: cooking, food, gastronomy, Gong Chae Nam Pla, Goong Ten, gourmet, Kai Khao, Larb Leuat Neua, Larb Mote Daeng, Mok huak, Repulsive, Som Tam Hoy Dong, street food, Thailand, travel, Yam Kai Yeow Maa, yucky
Who wouldn’t want to sample Baak Bpet?
Dining on plate of duck mouths is a full-on extreme sport that involves masticating dainty beaks until the structures are puréed enough to swallow without choking.
Or, how about Mok huak? It is frog tadpoles with a generous dose of fermented fish sauce.
Read about all 13 dishes HERE.
How To Put Your Elephant Down For A Nap [video]
Published June 13, 2014 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: animal husbandry, elephant, Elephant Nature Park, Lullaby, nap time, Thailand, video, wildlife
Elephants Help Make The World’s Most Expensive Cup Of Coffee – No Thanks
Published December 21, 2012 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: arabica coffee, coffee, dung, elephant, Lisu hill tribe, most expensive, poop coffee, Thailand
BuzzFeed has a graphic description of how a $50 per cup coffee is produced. I’ll pass because: 1.$50 per cup, 2.production involves elephants.
The 45 Most Powerful Images Of 2011
Published December 4, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: 2011, Christchurch, earthquake, Japan's tsunami, Joplin, Missouri, New Zealand, news, pic, picture, Politics, powerful, protest, striking, Thailand, tornado, unrest
Bangkok Underwater – High Res Photos
Published November 1, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Bangkok, disaster, flood, high resolution, HiRes, monsoon, pic, picture, Thai, Thailand, underwater
The Atlantic presents 42 photos of flooding in Thailand.
Heavy monsoon rains have been drenching Southeast Asia since mid-July, causing mudslides and widespread flooding. The deluge has now reached Bangkok, with rising water and associated problems affecting most of the city’s 10 million residents. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said that parts of the capital could be inundated by up to 1.5 meters of water and remain flooded for up to a month.
Pics From Thailand Protest [pics]
Published May 18, 2010 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Bangkok, deadly, pic, picture, political protest, Red Shirt, Thailand
The BigPicture has some stunning photos from the protest currently occurring in Thailand.
The Red Shirt political protest in Bangkok, Thailand has been active for nearly two months now, and has entered a new, deadly phase in the past week, with at least 36 of the total 60 deaths occurring in just the last few days.