January, 2025

A day tour to Chiang Rai: White Temple, Blue Temple and Black House. Baan Dum Museum (baan = house, dum = black), or colloquially known as the Black House, is in fact a huge area with up to 40 structures scattered around it. We didn’t have time to examine all of them, as we already

A day tour to Chiang Rai: White Temple, Blue Temple and Black House. Wat Rong Suea Ten (loosely translated as the Temple of the Dancing Tiger Jumping over River, or something like that, based on what we were told by our guide), or The Blue Temple – another striking masterpiece. It was designed by the

A day tour to Chiang Rai: White Temple, Blue Temple and Black House. Wat Rong Khun, famously known as The White Temple, is a jaw-dropping masterpiece brought to life by Chalermchai Kositpipat, a celebrated visual artist with a flair for the extraordinary. Using his own money, he resurrected the temple from its humble, deteriorating state