Thailand Tour
This inaugural installment of the Video News from TAC features a tour of Thailand's cultural heritage by ALI videographer, Teal Greyhavens. From Chiang Mai in the north to the islands around Koh Chang in the south, this tour features the Hmong, Yao and Akha hill tribes; spectacular Buddhist temples; bathing elephants; traditional food production and marketing; and the monuments of the capitol, Bangkok. Thailand is a country whose past and present coalesce in the lives of its people and the environment they have managed for many centuries.
Web Links:
- Akha (Asia Harvest)
- History of Thailand (Wikipedia)
- Southeast Asia Archaeology (CyberPursuits)
- Thai Culture History and Archaeology (About.com)
- Thailand (Wikipedia)
- Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok (Temple of the Emerald Buddha) (Sacred Destinations)