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New Postcard from Penang

Published 13 April 2018

Penang

Posted in Bits & Bobs

Ho Chi Minh/ Saigon Update

Published 11 November 2017

Updated postcard here

Posted in Asia

New Postcards from Japan

Published 14 December 2016

New postcards from Hiroshima, Tokyo and Kyoto.

Mount Fuji

Tokyo Akihabra

Hiroshima – The Atomic Bomb Dome

Kyoto Kiyomizu Dera

Kyoto Fushimi Inari Taisha

Posted in Asia | Tagged Hiroshima, Japan, Kyoto, Photos, Tokyo

Salak Yom – Wat Hariphunchai, Lamphun

Published 18 September 2016

Salak Yom Lamphun – Wat Hariphunchai – tree of gifts

Salak Yom ceremony at Wat Phra That Hariphunchai in Lamphun. This is an important annual ceremony for the Yong people, the ethnic minority of Lamphun.

The celebration centers around building bamboo structures, some nearly 20m-tall, using strips of the wood that are dyed and to which they tie offerings for monks. The building process can take a week or two to complete and is seen as a demonstration of handicraft skills for the Yong girls.