Rob’s Thai Roving Report

I'm not sure whether my wife, Taew, was surprised any more by my enthusiasm for embracing village life. I wanted to experience and appreciate how different life was from what I'd known in England. That became very clear when I joined my wife's family for the annual rice harvest.

Any expat in Thailand who wants to deepen their understanding of the country and its customs has plenty of options. Religious festivals often follow traditions dating back centuries, such as marking the end of Buddhist Lent, as we discovered on an overnight trip to Nakhon Phanom.