Apa, Thailand

Travel Blogs from Apa (2)

Akha Festival to celebrate new farming season, Baan Apa, Mae Yao, Chiang Rai, Thailand travel blog
Akha Festival to celebrate new farming season
Aug 24, 2007

... year is to bring very bad luck. Recently most Akha villages have been converted to Christianity by missionaries, but Baan Apa near Chiang Rai is one of the few remaining Akha villages where the traditional beliefs and practices still take place. ...

A travel blog entry by paul
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Thoughts on Nonattachment, Apa, Thailand travel blog
Thoughts on Nonattachment
Apr 20, 2008

I sit in front of a fan on the porch of an Akha home. The floors and walls are solid wood, not bamboo, and the ceiling inside is made of white patterned tiles. Inside the front room I see a small refrigerator, humming gently with the buzz of electricity ...

A travel blog entry by sherwoodk