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I've flown Laos airlines, or is it Laos aviation now after a name change? I did approve of the candor they show by dispensing with any in flight safety demonstration. Whist we waited for more passengers to embark at Luang Prabang one of the ground crew prodded some masking tape on a propeller with a pencil then shrugged. P.S RIP the deceased.

They did the same last week on a Phitsanulok-Bkk Nok air flight with an ATR 72.

My guess is that is a normal procedure

RIP

I seen this year Vegetarian Festival in Krabi.

Krabi - Chinese Vegetarian Festival 2013

More pictures can be seen here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/673901-krabi-vegetarian-festival-2013-warning-graphic-images/

Please notice that some are very graphic images.

I guess when there is money to be made it's ok to exploit mentally disturbed people in the name of a supposed religious festival.

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This post should be deleted, for the lack of respect the member show for a serious and very important Chinese religious event.

There is nothing about make money on this event, almost no tourists, and nobody was 'mentally disturbed'.

Personally I don't like this kind of activities, present also in the Catholic Italy and Spain during the Easter Week, where penitents hurt themselves to atone for their sins or to commemorate the crucifixion of Christ. But I learned to respect any religion, however different from my culture and my beliefs

All the shots were taken with Canon 6D and Canon 300mm f4 (a few with Canon 24/105) at ISO 800 with very fast speed settings and very low f settings to keep the background as blurred as possible.

I missed a good 80-200 f2.8 zoom, probably the best for this kind of photography.

Wonderful pictures, Richard.

I notice the difference between Phuket and Krabi where the first the blood is almost absent while in Krabi there is a lot of it.

I have omitted to post many pictures where the believers use to cut the head or the tongue with several shaving blades or sharp knifes...

The obsessive rhythmic of the drums, the songs, the millions of firecrackers fired start to alter my perceptions and my state of consciousness. Sort of what happen during a rave, also if you don't take any substance. Was at the same time amazing and a bit creepy...

After a couple of hours, with the procession not finish yet, I was completely exhausted

Great pictures and surprisingly lot of blood.

Can Phuket and other festival places join in to this thread?

Why not, although a separate thread should give it a larger sight.

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THere are now 3 different veterinary in Phangan, one on the same location of the sadly missed Dr. Pong. One more close to the junction to Phaeng waterfall, another one, sharing the location of the pet shop in Thong Sala, on the main road going to Raja and Lomprayah pier.

I cannot talk about the single competence of the three doctors.

I will post soon more information in the pinned section

For my knowledge of KPG, those number could be not only true, but surely andsadly under the real amount.

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IMHO nothing, or almost nothing, sold in KPG as organic is really organic (certified) but just home-grown or hydroponic, but not true organic

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Ah, in 14 months, 30.000 Km and hundreds of Trailblazer crossed, never seen another red one :-)

I have a Trailblazer LTZ Red for 14 months now.

Delivered in one week at the launch last year (probably nobody want it).

PS : I'm straight

PPS: Red is beautiful!

I use my Samui card at Makro Bali

Going from Thong Sala to Bantai, just after the bridge of the death (bridge with a sharp curve) on the left side, after the muai thai ring

You could try ground floor at MBK (Fotofile). They sell good used glasses, with warranty too. Must bargain a bit.

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Possible but unlikely.

This cocktail, called here in Koh Phangan "Asia" or "4x150" is a mix of boiled kratom leaves, M150, alcohol, cough syrup, etc., is a recreational drug mainly used by young Burmese or Thai teenagers, usually illegally sold in the same energy drinks bottles.

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