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Chiang Saen Slideshow
Chiang Saen
Travel Blogs from Chiang Saen, Thailand
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Golden Triangle and Lao Island
... and many other poisonous animals in side. In the evening there were no any single tuk tuk or local transport towards Chiang Saen from G.T. We both poor helpless tourists were waiting on the road and after long time a Thai military soldier helped us ...
The Golden Triangle
... gravols in our first aid kit. Our original plan was to go all the way to Chiang Rai, but they dropped us off in Chiang Saen (which is a 1.5 hour bus ride to the south). Chiang Saen turned our to be pretty nice and we ended up staying for two nights. ...
Cruise along the Mekong River, Lao
... ', a completely lawless area. I just don't like the feeling of being there, no matter how short that time is. So next stop was Chiang Saen, part of the Golden Triangle. We had a little look at the Wat Phra Chao Lan Thong. We're staying at the Sawasdee ...
opium, a ladyboy, and the golden triangle
... triangle, Bus, look at some locals. The golden triangle sounds good but it's not. It's just the point where Myanmar, Thailand and Laos meet. There is a little triangle where the rivers meet. The name comes from gold, literally: when ...
Chiang Saen
... and yoghurt, and of course coffee. Onwards. The weather is brilliant - bright blue skies and sunshine. The way is easy and I'm in Chiang Saen by 2pm. Its my first glimpse of the Mekong and Laos on the other bank. It makes me think of the last time I ...
Life Changing Day with Elephants
... The elephant camp at Anantara is designed along the lines of the traditional mahout's villages found in the hills of Northern Thailand in the days when logging employed the majority of Thailand's elephants. We started with going up into the mountains ...
Longboat to Laos
We all had been lamenting about how close we were to two other countries that weren't on the itenerary. For bigtime travelers that's like having beautiful presents sitting in front of you but not being able to open them! So our guide was gracious enough ...
Les jours se suivent mais...
... mangé à un restaurant super le The Duke's. Parfait pour casser le riz, le padthai et le home sickness. Si vous passer par Chiang Mai, The Dukes. Nous sommes revenus à l'hôtel faire toutes sortes de guedis comme aller porter le lavage, préparer les ...
A slump in tourism
... Triangle it's visible that tourism has been slow. Many shops are closed or empty. Even though it's low season in Thailand, hotel, restaurant and shop owners argue that this season is considerably slower than previous ones. Furthermore, year after year ...
Last stop in Thailand
Chiang Saen is a town in north eastern Thailand near a place known as the Golden Triangle. The triangle is where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar all meet on the Mekong River. It was historically known as a massive hub for the opium ...
Golden Triangle
The Golden Triangle is the confluence of the Ruak and Mekong Rivers, creating the boundaries between Thailand, Laos, and Burma. This picture shows Thailand in the south, Burma in the upper left, and Laos to the right. We took a cruise along the Mekong, ...
Hill Tribes of Northern Thailand
... (formerly known as Burma), Stu and I briefly crossed into that country for a short shopping excursion. Our trip ended in Chiang Khong, Thailand, a small town on "The Mother of Rivers", the Mekong. Our room in a lovely guest house included a balcony view ...
ponto triplo
ponto triplo. tailandia, laos, myamar. (nao pra correr em volta porque a fronteira eh um rio) essa regiao eh famosa pela producao de ...
The Kingdom Begins
... it takes too long and drink it all even when it tastes too strong I gotta feel alive even if it kills me" Chiang Saen Got into Thailand and I am really enjoying the laid back atmosphere. The bustle and hustle of China has dissipated at least in this small ...
Northern Thailand
... watched them fly free (and probably straight back to the owners house). The crowds cheered. Whilst staying in Chaing Saen at the very top of Thailand we visited The Golden Triangle where Thailand, Burma & Loas all meet. We took a ferry ...
OMG, never again
So i might have drank a bit too much last night... woke up with a bad tummy and ended up pukeing most of the morning, Thai alcahol does not agree with me. We got a long tail boat to Chang Rai and arrived early evening, Tommy took us to eat at a western ...
Akha hiltribe volunteer project
Sancharankao, 23 / 27-8-2004 23-8-2004, Monday, We have to be at the bus station of Chiang Rai at 8.30. We don't know where exactly, but we are quickly approached. After an hour, most of the participants have arrived, and three people called that ...
Le mythe du triangle d'or.
... tous les jours. Je pense que si on l'avait écouté jusqu'au bout on y serait probablement encore à l'heure qu'il est :D De Chiang Saen on est reparti directement vers Chiang Raï en faisant quand même une petite pause sur la route car il y avait quand ...
A la croisee des chemins
... pieds en thailande au bord du Mekong, a l ouest la birmanie et a l est le Loas ! Un petit tour par les ruines de Chiang Saen et un enooooorme chedi ou un moine nous livre les secrets de la meditation. Un peu plus et on etait partis pour une sceance ...
Pic's up
Ive found an awesome Internet cafe and im finally able to put up some pics, i havent done them all but tomorrow night i should be able to fill you in on my past few days and finish putting up the pics ...
le rocambolesche avventure di Natale
... ), traffico di schiavi... ce ne torniamo in thailandia a prendere il bus per andare verso Chiang Kong, confine col Laos. 14:30 circa arriviamo a Chiang Saen (il posto dove siamo ora), ci dicono che non si puo' andare a Chiang Kong se non con un taxi a 20 ...
A Golden Start to a new Region
... we didn't have in Bangkok. We flew from Bangkok to Chiang Rai and then drove an hour north to a town called Chiang Saen. The resort is about 10 minutes outside the village. We are staying at the Anantara Golden Triangle Resort. ...
Chiang Saen
... couple hours and took some behind the scenes pictures of the kids eating lunch and waiting for yet another tourist boat. After returning to Chiang Saen I cycled 8 kilometers round trip to a hill top temple on the other side of the city. On the third day I ...
Dec 07, 2009
Golden Triangle
We ended our three day trip at the Golden Triangle. This is where three countries meet. Thailand, Burma and Laos. The junction is at a bend in the Mekong River. We took a long boat ride on the river. They took us up the river ...
Elephant Mahout Training & Golden Triangle
... cannot do so in their own country. The Lao people fish and sell things on the Thai side because they can make more money in Thailand. Border crossing in Burma is not so easy. You must pay to go across, and the environment just does not seem as friendly. ...
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