Baan Khun Yom Chiang Rai

... where the current king, King Bhumibol, will be buried under. Then we drove for a little while and hiked a few hours to Doi Tung and Doi Mae Salong villages. We stopped at one for a while and this is where he prepared our feast. We lounged in a stilted bamboo hut with other village men. I also decided to buy a couple crafty purses. <br><br>From there we hiked to a waterfall and took turns shoving our heads and bodies under the pounding water from ...

... that the women wear are only for married women, and women who are not yet married wear a white dress.<br><br>Then, tonight, we traveled to the Bible School which currently has 8 students and will be getting a 9th student in a few days. Bible School is a little bit different here, and some people just attend it to learn more about God even if they don't believe in Him. So, there are 2 girls who do ...

... up they are usually in convoy. Now that we are 'up north' there are some subtle differences we've noticed. Towns seem to shut down earlier which means we have to get out and eat before 8pm otherwise we won't get anything. We have come across quite a lot of people of the hill tribes over the past 2 days, and they look quite different to the people in the south. Their features are more Chinese, or, generally more 'rounded'. Many of the ...

... me where I wanted. :) I love just being on a boat. Along the way we passed some Lahu villages, and lots of people fishing or kids playing in the river. For the most part it was a pretty quiet trip, but there were a few parts where the river got a bit crazier. Overall, it was a very very very pleasant afternoon. I feel like this blog doesn't convey my enthusiasm for Tha Ton very well...must be because Chiang Rai pulled it all out of me...but seriously, Tha Ton=awesome. :)

... so if you are staying here try to get a room at the front of the building. Pam's Guest House has a kitchen offering Thai and Western style food, but the Western food seemed cheaper here than most of the places that we had seen before. Several times we ended up needing a break from our steady Thai food diet, and sampled Pam's fish &amp; chips as well as the hamburger and fries. For 80 baht, the hamburger and fries was a great deal. Pam asked if we'd like some ...

... for the house we are buying in Chiang Rai and despite having no money to spare, we are now also looking at buying a guest house business in Chiang Rai. But not for a year. Actually we are starting to come across all sorts of opportunities but can't really do much about them. But the guest house is already running very successfully and makes a good profit and has a nice atmosphere and feel and the current owner wants to ...

... t have to pay taxes and they money i spend with them will go directly to their families. And though they do tailor the village to the tourists, it's a safe place to live and they are able to earn a good living from selling their crafts to us. They need all the help they can get. I stopped at at least a dozen huts in the village and bought a little something at each. The thing that grabbed me ...

... them to make money, and they apparently agreed to let them build their resort. Susie and I thought again about signing up for one of these 'hill tribe treks.' It's a difficult decision to say that you want to see and learn about the local culture, but how real is it if it is contrived to look like what you think it should look like? We all want to see a National Geographic issue up close and personal, yet we're on the same beaten path as everyone else ...

Hiya! Hier ben ik eindelijk nog eens terug! Weer enkele drukke weken achter de rug, mijn dagen zijn nog steeds goed gevuld! Ik zit hier al bijna aan de helft, de tijd vliegt! Op gebied van werk verloopt hier nog alles zeer goed, ik heb tot nu toe alleen maar heel lieve mensen in mijn groepen gehad, en hopelijk mag dat zo blijven! Gisteren hebben ze mij hier wel om 9u 's avonds met kleren en al int zwembad gesmeten, maar kom, het water was warm ...

Dag Laos, hallo Thailand dag 16<br> Hallo Everybody,<br><br>Om te beginnen iedereen een gelukkig nieuwjaar toegewenst!!! En heel erg bedankt voor alle lieve smsjes en mailtjes!!<br><br>Daar zitten we weer terug in het reeds vertouwde Thailand met zijn Bath als betaalmiddel.<br><br>Laos heeft een hele mooie natuur, zelf vinden we het mooier dan we tot nu toe hebben gezien (vergeleken met omgeving Bangkok, Thailand).<br><br>dag 2 in Luang Padang zijn we vroeg ...