Celebration of the Songkran Festival in Chiang Mai again attracted huge crowds of tourists from all around Thailand and the world. The city has weaved its magic with the mixture of merit making in Lanna style with water splashing on every street and soi in the city, and especially around the city canal.

The crowd roars and Tiger pumps the air with his fist as the ball sinks into the cup. Successful putts are the ecstatic climax to any hole in golf ญ the reward for intense concentration and accurate analysis of the line and speed of the green. But I’d like to know how the Champ would deal with a tricky shot through the door of a miniature windmill.

Princes Galore

On 4-6 April, the Shan temple of Wat Papao in Chiang Mai held the annual novitiation ceremony, where 86 Shan boys were attired and honored as princes before being ordained as novices.

Thailand is the Land of Smiles but one of the most endearing smiles you would ever see and experience was that emanating from the blue eyes of Ruth Eastmond. One could see and feel a genuine warmth in those eyes!