Category: Thailand

Encounters, Thailand Selection

Young Padaung lady, Northern Thailand

Young Padaung lady, Northern Thailand

The Padaung (or Kayan) is a Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of Myanmar (Burma).
In 1990, some Padaung have fled the Burmese regime and crossed the border to settle in Northern Thailand. The Padaung women are known for wearing a spiral-necklace in brass, wrapped around the neck. They start wearing the first necklace at the age of 5. It will be then replaced time after time when the girl is growing up (it is not rings that are added). This tradition gave to Padaung the nickname of “giraffe women” or “long-neck tribe”.

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Thailand: Diving Andaman sea

The experts may certainly recognize Moray, Manta Ray, Clown fish, Parrotfish, Squid and Cuttlefish, different species of hard and soft corals, and some Shellfishes.
Have a good dive!

 

Andaman Sea location

 

Night shot of a squid

 

Lion Fish

 

Yellow head moray

 

Clark’s anemone fish

 

Banded cleaner shrimp (Stenopus hispidus)

 

Hiby’s coriocella (Coriocella hibyae)

 

Batfish

 

Manta ray

 

A blenny try to get hide inside a coral hole

 

Inside the anemone

 

Coral hind (Cephalopholis miniata)

 

Hermit crab

 

Cuttlefishes and diver

 

Sea star

 

Bubble coral

 

Coral

 

Anemone-Fish in its anemone nest

 

Manta Ray

 

Reef

 

Trigger-Fish