Chiang Saen, Thailand Travel Blogs

The Golden Triangle
Jan 6, 2007 (8 photos)

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Chiang Saen
Jan 5, 2007 (5 photos)

... with the travel pod all the time.  So I'll give the gist of it all.   From Chiang Rai we headed to Chiang Saen.  It's a town on the border with Laos.  It's not an official crossing for foreigners, but it is a jumping point for the ...

Elvis is alive and well in Chiang Rai!
Mar 18, 2005 (6 photos)

Chiang Saen is very near Chiang Rai. That was our last stop with the piano playing driver. Ancient Chiang Saen is beautiful We stopped at the ancient temple and then he pointed out the ancient walls of the city. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez9866i82Z4 ...

Chiang Kong, the ticket nightmare
Apr 28, 2007 (5 photos)

... to me. And where is the nearest STA office for a refund, Fucking Bangkok, but my visa is stamped and i have to leave Thailand today! No STA in any other part of s-e Asia either, well not that I'll be near anytime soon. Numerous expensive phone calls and ...

Smuggler's Blues
Feb 6, 2006 (21 photos)

... town called Sop Ruak, the physical center of The Golden Triangle is located. This is really just a place at the Border of Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos where these 3 countries are separated only by a river and is called golden because it was the center of ...

Fix Up Look Sharp.
Jan 7, 2006

... people have said since 'how far from the sea was it?' a fair point when i have never seen any chiller trucks in Thailand and Chiang Mai is the furthest point from the sea anywhere in the country. On the 2nd we headed up to Chang Khong to cross the ...

Chiang Saen
Aug 5, 2007

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Elephants and Opium
Jan 1, 2009 (27 photos)

... buy cheap cigarettes and other cheap stuff, it's apparently a big gambling spot for the Thai and Chinese (gambling is illegal in Thailand). Though it was really interesting to walk through the markets, it was also tough to see what was sold in some of ...

Crossing the border
May 22, 2005 (3 photos)

Finally leaving Chiang Mai... got a great spa treatment at the Padma Aroma Spa for only 1000 baht (about $25) for 4 hours of: leg massage, steam bath, scrub, and oil massage. Very sad to leave Chiang Mai and all the friends we made there! -Laurel

Chiang Kong
Jan 17, 2007

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The Golden Triangle
Jan 6, 2007 (27 photos)

... has just opened itself up to the free market economy in recent years, including building the Friendship Bridge between it and Thailand, and things have been a frenzy of activity at the border ever since. An aspect of motorbike travel that we really enjoy ...

The Golden Triangle
Feb 22, 2007 (6 photos)

This is a day trip for Lisa because Paul is sick back in Chiang Mai.  Poor Paul.

Ripped off, almost raped and really sick! :-(
Jul 7, 2005

... tricked into taking the wrong mode of transport to my next destination and was very angry about that, especially because when I arrived in Chiang Saen I was starting to feel quite sick. I'd had minor headaches on and off for a few days, but this was worse ...

Chaing Rai, Thailand August 2005
Sep 9, 2005 (1 photos)

Close but not quite close enough!!!!!!!!

Black Teeth and Long Neck Women
Jun 26, 2009 (8 photos)

... their home country in 1984 when the Burmese Army penetrated the ethnic Karen State and established bases along the Burma / Thailand border.  Today, refugees continue to cross the border to escape from ongoing fighting and persecution in East Burma.& ...

Crossing the border
Jul 18, 2005 (3 photos)

We took the VIP bus (aka bus with leg room) from Chaing Mai to Chiang Kong, where we got a two minute boat ride over to Huay Xai in Laos. Crossing the border was no problem and we spent the night in the tiny town and booked our boat trip from the Laos ...

Chiang Mai, a mini Bangkok
Feb 24, 2009

22nd February 2009 T Room Guesthouse, Chiang Mai, Thailand Oppressively hot Lampang - Lamphun - Chiang Mai (110kms) We have been in Chiang Mai for a couple of days but until yesterday we were still very undecided about how we were ...

Jeep Jeep
Oct 12, 2006 (5 photos)

The last week has been the best so far; Met 2 Israili guys, Erez and Eshad, and we hired a jeep. We drove off the main roads and onto the mountain roads where the views and people were amazing.....We got lost tho and ended up in a mountain storm 2000 ...

Golden Triangle
Mar 22, 2007 (1 photos)

Seated on a terrace, in front two borders. Laos and Myanmar, Thailand is my side. Turistic area and nothing really special , but been in front of it, gives me an emotion. Laos to the right side the ex Birmania to the left one and the Mekong in the& ...

Viang Vieng 2
Mar 18, 2008 (10 photos)

I headed back to Viang Vieng to celebrate St Patrick's Day, it was a long trek back (36hour bus) but i made it with plenty of time to relax and get ready for my Paddy's Day Celebrations. A few Irish girls where doing face painting,so yep of course i got ...

Becoming a Mahout
Sep 6, 2008 (24 photos)

... have to be since it was home to 36 elephants. Many of these elephants were rescued or "street" elephants wandering around Thailand cities without proper nutrition and exercise. The whole reason we even came to this resort was the elephants and not only to ...

Hanging with the elephants
Feb 12, 2008

... they sell tourist junk to the people that come from Thailand.  Some items can be purchased much cheaper in Laos than Thailand although I think most people just think it's a fun daytrip to go to another country.  Our resort has their own elephant ...

The hilly north
Feb 24, 2009

23rd February 2009 Pieng Dao Hotel, Chieng Doa, Thailand Blisteringly hot Chiang Mai - Chieng Doa (80kms) I think the weather is hotting up, Dave disagrees, either way, I'm relieved to have escaped the room we have at the Pieng Dao for the ...

A meeting with a mum on the other side
Apr 2, 2007 (2 photos)

... it cooled me off for a while.  We managed to get dropped at the very friendly and helpful Gin's Guesthouse, just outside Chiang Saen, and got a nice room there and - finally - a shower. What a relief after two rather smelly days... As ...

Nothern Thailand and stuff... :)
Jan 31, 2005 (1 photos)

... then after a couple of hours waiting another bus to Chiang Rai - we slept there only for one night and then we went here to Chiang Saen yesterday... Its a small city next to the Mekong River - not touristy at all - but nice! Today we went to The Golden ...

Golden Triangle
Mar 2, 2006 (7 photos)

Next stop was Chiang Rai, where we stayed for 1 night en route to Chiang Saen and the Golden Triangle. In Chiang Rai we rented a motorbike and took to the countryside for a first look at rice fields and rural Thai life, sans guide. The bus ride to ...

Golden triangle day out
Feb 24, 2006 (8 photos)

... see Burma, Thailand and Loas - took a short boat trip to Laos. Tasted the snake whisky - rough but apparently good for the love life. On to most northern point of Thailand, Maesan(?), where you could see across into Burma - lots of beggars here though.

Following the Mekong
Feb 8, 2009

Called in at this town en route to see the barges which come laden with goods from China. Also to see the Buddha with the hands pointing downwards which means "asking for rain" and is more commonly seen in Laos. Unfortunately one of the hands is missing ...

Festive Chiang Saen
Nov 10, 2008 (5 photos)

... A Wat is a Thai Buddist Temple and a Chedi is a Thai Stupa or Shrine. There are literally dozens of them aeound Chiang Saen. Some restored others crumbling with plants and wildlife taking over. There are all really different though and they kept our ...

Encore en moto 3
May 2, 2008

un petit tour vers le Laos ...