Recent Posts Tagged With 'hilltribes'

• Air Asia’s No Refund Policy

  Posted on Thursday September 3rd, 2009 at 10:03 in travel, commentary, Costa Rica, air travel, thailand, air asia, hilltribes, refunding of air tickets

  Air Asia, a regional carrier that specializes in budget air travel within Southeast Asia, has an unusual way of dealing with air ticket refunds. About a week ago, I booked a RSVNS on Air Asia and purchased a one-way ticket online from Hat Yai, Thai...

• THAILAND UNDISCOVERED - Nan Province and Phu Lang Ka

  Posted on Thursday March 5th, 2009 at 11:11 in travel, thailand travel, thailand, traveler, undiscovered, travel show, golden triangle, nan, northern thailand, hilltribes, phu lang ka, intrepid traveler

  THAILAND UNDISCOVERED refers to the small, sleepy towns and villages (and out of the way places) in Thailand’s rural countryside. Far away from the craziness of Bangkok and the popular tourist meccas of Chiang Mai and Phuket, it is a side of Th...

• A Unique Memorial Tribute to the late Princess Galyani

  Posted on Tuesday March 3rd, 2009 at 11:31 in travel, thailand, northern thailand, princess galyani, hilltribes, phu lang ka, yao culture, princess galyani funeral, princess galyani tribute, thai hilltribes, yao afterlife

  While I was a guest at Phu Lang Ka Lodge in Northern Thailand this past November, I was invited by the owner of the lodge (Kevan) to attend a special memorial tribute by the Yao and Hmong hilltribes to the belated Princess Galyani, the King of Thaila...

• A profile of the extraordinary owner of Phu Lang Ka

  Posted on Monday February 23rd, 2009 at 12:42 in travel, humor, reviews, Mexico, commentary, Costa Rica, thailand, yao, extraordinary people, hilltribes, education thailand, yao culture

  Kevan, the proprietor of Phu Lang Ka Lodge, is an extraordinary man. As the elected president of the Yao (Mien) people of Thailand, Kevan and his wife, Nong are very active in the community and play an instrumental role in the preservation of Yao cul...