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History, Life & Tales from the Golden Triangle.

July 16, 2021August 14, 2021jeff at mythailand.blog

Following the Opium Trail to the Golden Triangle

Vang Pao
February 16, 2021August 14, 2021jeff at mythailand.blog

Profiles in Opium: Vang Pao & The Tragedy of the Hmong

Golden Triangle Opium Poppy
April 30, 2020August 14, 2021jeff at mythailand.blog

Portrait of a Golden Triangle Opium Farmer

June 11, 2018August 14, 2021jeff at mythailand.blog

A Jungle Night

Kengtung, Burma
February 20, 2017August 14, 2021jeff at mythailand.blog

Onward to Kengtung in Shan State

May 20, 2016August 14, 2021jeff at mythailand.blog

The Lost Temple of Doi Tung

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The Thai Fabric Chronicles

  • Find & Buy Thai Silk in Bangkok
  • Thai Silk: A Buyer’s Guide
  • Thailand’s Handwoven Fabrics: The Industry Time Forgot
  • Thai Fisherman Pants: An Owner’s Manual
  • Anatomy of a Thai Sarong
  • Thai Traditional Fabrics: 3,000 Years in 15 Minutes
  • Thai Pillows: A Buyer’s Info Resource
  • A Compendium of Thai Silk Shops on Instagram
  • Volume II: Compendium of Thai Silk Shops on Instagram
  • Hill Tribe Wares: Where Culture & Couture Collide
  • Mudmee Fabric: A Cultural Treasure of Thailand
  • Jim Thompson: The Thai Silk King
  • Visit The Chiang Mai Fabric District
  • A Thai Silk Safari to Baan Ta-Sa-Wang in Surin Province
  • Shop for Cotton Fabrics & Clothes Near Chiang Mai
  • A Fabric Safari to Chom Tong in Northern Thailand
  • A Fabric Safari to Mae Chaem
  • Mo Hom Indigo: A Trip to Ban Thung Hong
  • Thai Sericulture: Making Thai Silk
  • Shop Pratunam Market In Bangkok
  • Queen Sirikit & Thai Fabrics
  • Fake Tests for Fake Thai Silk
  • Yaam! A Hill tribe Shoulder Bag???

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Ancient Sukothai. #sukothai #thaihistory #thaiculture #siam
Jim Thompson, the Thai silk king, looks on as a weaver produces Thai silk for his company, circa 1960. #thaisilk #jimthompson #jimthompsomhouse #thailand #thaihistory
Brocaded hand-woven Thai silk. #thaisilk #thaifabric #silk #handwoven #handwoventextiles
This fabric is nearly 100 years old and was woven in Sukothai Province. #thaifabric #thaisilk #handwoventextiles #sukothai #thaiculture
Northern Thai Food at a market in Lampang. #thaifood #northernthaifood #lampang
An enthusiastic "wai" makes for a good day. #thaiwai #thaiculture #wai #sawadeekrup

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