We haven't blogged in a little while for a good reason. We left Chiang Mai for a hippie town called Pai. It is a tourist playground and Dave and I took the opportunity to go on a 2 day trek through the jungle to visit hill-tribe villages and to see the beautiful landscape near the border of Thailand and Myanmar. We had a good group with two Canadians from Red Lake(Cassandra and Chad), Anja from Germany, Pablo from Spain and Steve from Australia. Along the well-trodden path between villages we picked up travellers, including a monk.
A couple of days later we traveled to Tha Ton with Anja and Pablo and a group of Swiss university students who decided to follow us. Tha Ton is much nicer than Pai, cheaper and bigger hotel rooms right on the river. We took a river boat to Chiang Rai, stopping at hot springs, an Akha village and an elephant camp. Anja and Pablo also took the opportunity to hold the largest python I've ever seen. We fed the elephants, but opted out of taking them for a ride.
Chiang Rai is a medium sized city with a small night bazaar and lots of great cafes and restaurants. It's proximity to the Golden Triangle (the place where Myanmar, Laos and Thailand meet) makes it popular with tourists. Another night in Chiang Ria before we head back to Chiang Mai for a Christmas party.
3 comments:
Of all the cities and towns in Canada that people come from...what were the chances one couple came from Red Lake? !!!!!
Aren't you both lucky that you escaped the winter just in time. Getting tired of snowblowing 4' of snow
Nan
All I can say is "Awesome" to the picture of Jen sitting on the step between the dragons!
Anybody homesick yet? NOT!
Great photography shots!
Wendy
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