During my two visits to Thailand of two and ten months I traveled extensively around the country, in particular northern Thailand where I visited several Hilltribe villages in the countryside and in the city of Chaing Mai visiting some of the many Buddhist temples around the city. The villages of the Karen, Lahu, and Lisu Tribes that I visited are located in extreme northwest Thailand in the Mae Hongson province near the border of Burma. Due to a lack of roads to the villages, access was made by hiking for up to three days on trails through the jungle. The Hilltribe people I visited were living a traditional lifestyle dating back hundreds of years—in harmony with nature and their environment. Using local materials, they construct their houses from bamboo, which is woven for the walls and flooring—and for the roof, thatch is tied together, which is made from native grasses. Inside each house, there is a circular fire pit built of stones and a flap in the roof to vent the smoke. The Hilltribe people grow large quantities of rice (a staple of their diet), plus a variety of vegetables, primarily by way of hand cultivation with the occasional use of water buffalo. They weave their clothing using a handloom. Their possessions consist primarily of what is required for day to day living, lacking in material goods by most Western standards, but having an abundance of spiritual wealth. The Hilltribe people of northern Thailand migrated from Tibet and China over two hundred years ago. The Buddhist temples around the city of Chiang Mai date back five to six hundred years ago. Very ornate craftsmanship and brilliant colors were used in the construction of these temples, which are numerous throughout Thailand. Thailand is a peaceful country, the population there is about eighty percent Buddhist. More pictures to come in the future.