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Section B

Happenings

Get A Taste Of New Orleans At The Cajun Crawfish

& Music Festival April 11 At Abacoa In Jupiter

Live Music, Authentic Cajun Food, Cooking Demonstrations, And Lots Of Beads!

The Second Annual Cajun Crawfish
& Music Festival on Saturday, April 11,
from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. will be at a new
location as it moves to Abacoa in Jupiter
with extended hours. A native of New
Orleans, Virginia from The KVJ Show
on 979WRMF is serving as the Master
of Ceremonies for the event that will
benefit Little Smiles of Florida.
Join Little Smiles of Florida for a
night of true Louisiana-style food, music
and fun! Admission is free! The Cajun
Crawfish & Music Festival is happening
on Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 10
p.m. at Abacoa. Don’t miss out on this
fun free event to support Little Smiles!
Food
Get a taste of “N’awlins”! Celebrate
the day with Virginia from The KVJ Show and enjoy authentic
Cajun food featuring a crawfish boil, jambalaya, gumbo, Happenings on page 27

Travel

Thailand, Land Of Many Splendors

By Don Kiselewski, MCC, D.S., Palm Beach Gardens Travel Leaders
Thailand is without a teachings of their religion,
doubt one of the world’s most making Buddhism a part of
stimulating and rewarding daily life.
travel experiences. A proud Located 9,600 miles from
and ancient kingdom, it Palm Beach going almost
is located at the heart of directly over the North Pole,
Southeast Asia. Thailand, Thailand has an area of
or Siam as it was called 513,000 square miles, making
for many centuries (and it about the same size as
sometimes called today), has France. It adjoins Laos and
a unique, astonishing and Cambodia (formerly known
colorful culture, set apart as Kampuchea) to the east,
from all other nations. Myanmar (formerly known
This uniqueness is greatly due to Thailand’s location, at as Burma) to the north and
the crossroads of Asia. In former times, merchants, wayfarers Malaysia to the south.
and adventurers from all corners of the globe would come The country does not have
here in search of their fortunes. As a result, this green and the multiplicity of languages
pleasant land came to inherit the best of untold influences found in Indonesia and the
and absorbed them in a culture and way of life that today are Philippines nor one as complex
distinctly and unmistakable Thai. an ethnic mixture as Malaysia. Thai is the first language of at an easygoing nature and ready smiles never fail to enchant
Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have least 85 percent of Thailand’s population of 60 million and is visitors. No wonder the Thai people are often said to be the
been colonized, leading to a rich culture. There is very little understood by almost everyone. Thai is one of a large cluster country’s greatest asset.
of Europe in this exotic land that acts as the backdrop for the of languages in all bordering countries as well as in Southern Thailand is also blessed with many natural assets. Its long
American musical, The King and I. China and Northern Vietnam. Unlike Malay, their languages coastline boasts some of the finest beaches and tropical isles
There is an overwhelming influence of Buddhism, visible are non-syllabic and tonal. in Asia. The deeply forested hills to the south and north are
in the many thousands of ornate temples which dot the land; The country’s unique character can also be seen in the simply magnificent, as are the national parks scattered across
in the ever-present sight of saffron clad monks leaving their numerous festivals held throughout the year. Always colorful the land.
ascetic lives in the midst of a bustling 21 century; and in and joyous affairs, Thai festivals are a celebration of life itself.
st
the gentle attitude of a people who have internalized the But then, the Thais are incredibly happy people themselves; Travel on page 26