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Ganja -- a future cash crop?
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 22/03/2021
» After retiring as a school teacher two years ago, Wilai Kampilool, now 62, spends his time farming. His house is located in Ban Sok Nak, in tambon Hin Lek Fai in Buri Ram's Khu Muang district. The village has recently become a destination for those who want to learn about or see ganja (marijuana) plants.
Misty mornings
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 04/04/2019
» Roosters crowed an hour before dawn. Since every family in the hilly village of Ban Huay Tong Kor (also spelled Ban Huai Tong Ko) in Mae Hong Son raised chickens, the cry was pretty loud and seemed to be nonstop. It could wake up even those drunk on local rice wine from the night before.
Ripe picking
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 29/06/2017
» The annual fruit buffet season in Thailand is in the middle of the year. It is a time when visits to orchards, where an abundance of fruit can be plucked from trees, celebrate the summer.
Bucolic adventure
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 27/04/2017
» Khao Lak Canal flows slowly from a mountain to the village of Ban Khao Lak in Trang's Muang district. Both sides of the stream are green forest. The canal later merges with another canal called Lam Phu Ra which ends at the Trang River.
Nuts about cherry blossoms
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 07/01/2016
» Wild Himalayan cherry trees, known in Thai as phya suea khrong, shed leaves during the cool season, leaving only brown branches that make them appear as if they are dying trees. But on the tips of a few of the branches, pink flowers still blossom. Imagine what it would be like if all those branches had cherry flowers in full bloom, with their pink feathery canopies set against the bright blue sky.
World Legacy Awards 2016
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/12/2015
» Elephant Hills, the tented camp operator in Surat Thani, is listed among 15 finalists of the National Geographic World Legacy Awards 2016.
Dine like a Phuket Town local
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 15/01/2015
» Phuket is not only a dream destination for those who love sun, sand and sea. The province is also packed with historical and cultural sites in its old town. Many of the roads in the town are lined with Sino-Portuguese style shop houses, some of which have been converted to coffee shops, restaurants and hotels.