tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90391217075334775882011-08-01T09:44:03.428-07:00GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039121707533477588.post-26818810834821569222010-04-12T03:17:00.001-07:002010-04-12T03:17:55.110-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">WOW</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Armed and Dangerous</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/S7_l5fO3LWI/AAAAAAAADcY/tzhtP0e8fFQ/Song_kran_17.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/S7_l5fO3LWI/AAAAAAAADcY/tzhtP0e8fFQ/Song_kran_17.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >ChiangMai is Rocking</span><br /><br /><big><b><big><big><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;">Sawadee pee mai</span></big></big></b></big><br /><br /><big><big><big>(Happy New Year)</big></big></big><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Songkran </span><br />is off to a good start<br /><br />The only water cannons we have seen so far<br />are being "maned" by beautiful young girls.<br /><br />ChiangMai is having its own Songkran with thousands of Thai families<br />joining in the fun<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/S7_lnztBFLI/AAAAAAAADbY/Kkggcpe8F5I/Song_kran_3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/S7_lnztBFLI/AAAAAAAADbY/Kkggcpe8F5I/Song_kran_3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/S7_l5fO3LWI/AAAAAAAADcY/tzhtP0e8fFQ/Song_kran_17.jpg"><br /></a><h1>Our Stall is right in the center of<br />Thapae Gate</h1><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Akha Hill Tribe Products</span><br /><br /><a href="http://chiang-mai-homes.com/">Chiang-Mai-Homes.com</a><br /><a href="http://chiangmai-homes.org/">ChiangMai-Homes.org</a><br /><a href="http://this-is-chiangmai.info/">This-is-ChiangMai.info</a><br /><a href="http://this-is-chiangmai.com/">This-is-ChiangMai.com</a><br /><a href="http://akha-hill.com/">Akha-Hill.com</a><br /><br />ArThai | Thai art from ChiangMai<br />and the North of Thailand<br />Art Thai<br /><a href="http://arthai.co.uk/"><span style="font-size:130%;">ArThai.co.uk</span></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9039121707533477588-2681881083482156922?l=arthai-co-uk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039121707533477588.post-82944509478712837572010-04-11T06:05:00.000-07:002010-04-11T06:53:48.620-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div align="center"><big><b><big><big><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;">Sawadee pee mai</span></big></big></b></big><br /><br /><big><big><big>(Happy New Year)</big></big></big><br /><br />Songkran is here again<br /><br /><h2 class="style23">Information on<br /><br />ChiangMai's Arts &amp; crafts.<br /><br />in<br />the Far North of Thailand.<br /></h2><br /><h2 class="style31"><embed pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.co.th&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feat=flashalbum&amp;RGB=0x000000&amp;feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.co.th%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fgrantell%2Falbumid%2F5458333676611858641%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss" src="http://picasaweb.google.co.th/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="288" height="192"></embed><br /></h2><br /><h1>Sawadee pee mai</h1><br /><p class="style10"><big><big><big><span class="style30">Songkran is Thailand's largest<br />celebration.</span></big></big></big></p><br /><p class="style10"><big><big><big><span class="style30">Songkran is the Thai new<br />year.</span></big></big></big></p><br /><p class="style10"><span class="style30">The largest and most<br />popular of the many New Year celebrations here.</span></p><br /><p class="style10"><span class="style30">Traditionally the pouring<br />of water over another persons hands as a mark of respect<br /><br /> has turned into the Worlds largest water fight.<br /> </span></p><br /><p class="style10"><span class="style30">The festival is held in<br />mid-April when the weather is hot and the celebrations are a relief<br />from the oppressive summer heat. Thailand’s countrywide water fight<br />festival generally lasts for three days, from the 13th to the 15th of<br />April. </span></p><br /><p class="style10"><span class="style30">The huge amount of water<br />that is spread all over ChiangMai could even cause<br /><br /> an early start to the wet season, what goes up must come down!</span></p> <p class="style10"><span class="style30">So come up to ChiangMai<br />for a break from the Bangkok HEAT and enjoy</span></p> <p> </p><br /><p class="style30">11th April 5 - 11pm</p> <p class="style30">Opening of Songkran festival</p> <p class="style30">Three Kings Monument</p><br /><p class="style30">12th - 15th April<br /><br />Celebration of 714th Anniversary of ChiangMai<br /><br />Thapae Gate<br /></p> <p class="style10"> </p> <h1>Our Stall is right in the center of Thapae Gate</h1><a href="http://chiang-mai-homes.com/">Chiang-Mai-Homes.com</a><br /><a href="http://chiangmai-homes.org/">ChiangMai-Homes.org</a><br /><a href="http://this-is-chiangmai.info/">This-is-ChiangMai.info</a><br /><a href="http://this-is-chiangmai.com/">This-is-ChiangMai.com</a><br /><a href="http://akha-hill.com/">Akha-Hill.com</a><br /><br />ArThai | Thai art from ChiangMai<br />and the North of Thailand<br />Art Thai<br /><a href="http://arthai.co.uk/"><span style="font-size:130%;">ArThai.co.uk</span></a><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9039121707533477588-8294450947871283757?l=arthai-co-uk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039121707533477588.post-34056465991338168512010-03-12T08:53:00.000-08:002010-03-12T08:58:24.252-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><ul class="pane-list"><li><br /></li><li><img src="http://arthai.co.uk/images/art/charcoal_151.jpg" alt="charcoal art" height="151" width="151" /> <h3>ThaiTribe.com</h3> <p class="pane-list"> Quality art and handy crafts from the North of Thailand<br /><br />Call in for a free coffee and chat with Andy or Grant when you are in ChiangMai<br /></p> </li></ul><div><a href="http://arthai.co.uk/arthai/pages/db/map.html">Click for large map for printing</a></div> <h1><a href="http://arthai.co.uk/arthai/pages/db/map.html">www.ArThai.co.uk<br /> <img src="http://arthai.co.uk/arthai/images/Map_ThaiTribe_google23.jpg" alt="Map" border="0" height="665" width="500" /></a></h1><a href="http://thaitribe.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">ThaiTribe.com</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://arthai.co.uk/index.html"><span style="font-size:180%;">ArThai.co.uk</span></a><br /><br />Built by<br /><a href="http://xandreams.com/">XanDreams.com<br /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9039121707533477588-3405646599133816851?l=arthai-co-uk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0