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Arrive in chaing rai
... a tour from the local pda (that supports the local tribes, they call this an NGO(which at viasat we would define as non govt organization, in this case formed to aid the local tribes.) We went to the local tribal museum, that had a lot of background on the 6 major hilltribes in northern thailand, (the karon are the longnecks from burma, the largest and most prosperous, then ...
Food and Dring
... and I get the feeling the animals were starving, but all the same I had such a great time and of course am so thankful when they invite me to do things with them and get out of the 3k bubble. Also, I included a picture of some typical pajamas with English writing on them for you to read. My favorite part about the market (besides the food) is reading all the funny English merchandise that makes no sense. It would be funnier if there was someone else there who understood why it ...
Diamond in the Rough
... them. Because Chiang Rai is a bit off the beaten track they don’t get too many tourists making us a bit more unique. We eventually joined our new friends to the town’s dance in the central square that night. Here we were the only non Thai people but the community taught us all of their dances to Thai music and welcomed us with open arms. It was really an amazing experience to be so immersed in a Thai ...
Long neck
... rolling around the floor laughing. The trek was quite challenging but yet again Fulbrook smashed it. ( I have just noticed that Pip is now constantly being called by her last name as if she is a public school friend. I think we have spent to much time together lol) Seeing the tribe was awesome and felt a little unreal. We both started dancing around as if we were Karl Pillington (minus the grass skirt). The ladies wear gold rings around their neck ...
Doctors & hospitals - but on the mend
Deb woke up feeling worse than yesterday and we asked the hotel to recommend a doctor that spoke English. They had a driver take us to the Overbrook Hospital a short way away, a huge general type hospital with hundreds of locals queuing patiently. The locals here in northern Thailand are much shorter than those in both Bangkok & in the islands. The hospital process very efficient and in less than an hour Deb had ...
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