Holiday Park Hotel Chiang Rai

There are so many beautiful temples and nature in Chaingrai, temples in north of Thailand is called Lanna style temples which is quite similar to temples in Burmar and Loas. We also went to Oue-long tea field, such a refreshing tea and Bautong flower field that will bloom only once a year during Dec.-Jan. It's very beautiful, all you can see ...

... and understand if you are told to do it. You are very interested in Duk Dik and in other children. You don't get to play with other children much. You like Vava. You like music and you dance / move about when you hear music. You are generally happy and easy to care for. But having said that; currently Mummy and I take care of you. Mummy much more; I only a little bit. Vava helps. The next door neighbours help (P Rey, Dtoy and Dtae). Also ...

I checked out of the Plaza Inn and had a full breakfast at The What bar and then said my goodbyes. The coach to Chiang Rae was a vip 1st class with hostess who was a ladyboy with full uniform and hair in a bob. No one batters an eyelid as it is so common out here even in such rural areas such as Isan and not just in the huge cities ...

... were asked if we could inject a rather sickly looking cat! For some reason Dr Jo said she would inject the cat for the tourists who had taken pitty on it and bought the injection from a local chemist. I didn't really want to watch the poor creature being injected to l went down to our rooms leaving very loud meowing noises coming from above. By this stage Jo and l were tired and hungry so we headed out to book ourself on a tour for the next day and to get some ...

... on the grill and cook it to desired doneness and while that sizzles, add a few veg to the broth to soften them and make a tasty vegetable soup to sup while waiting for the meat. Brilliant! It was real occasion food. Which it was - sunset across three countries. We decided to watch our waists on the last course and shared the black and white sticky coconut rice with mango. That sent us to bed full and very very happy.

... mountains was quite spectacular! it was a quite evening as we had an early start the next day to the border. This morning we went to the burmese border. It was really only so we could say we had been there. the town on the other side of the border was just a tourist town with lots of market stalls. we think it was the duty free place for thai people as there was lots of cigarettes and alcohol being sold quite cheap. After getting back into thailand we made our was to the ...

... children - it seems as young as 10 years old, though we have also met 5 year olds selling things, too. Unfortunately the economic situation is one where children can make more month than their parents by selling trinkets, since tourists feel sorry for the children in these '3rd world' countries. However, it can perpetuate a vicious cycle. If selling things at a market makes their family more money than farming or other another job, there is less ...

... was Thailand's top tea growing area, we visited a tea farm that one prize for number one green tea in world last year. Very interesting seeing where and how some tea is grown. After seeing this area we hit the road to Chiang Rai the northern most province in Thailand, we stayed in the city tonight by the main river. We visited another temple again, we have all seen enough temples now, after you have seen a few they all become the same. So many markets all over Thailand ...

... a tiger and the tiger bit her neck and killed her. The leader then decided that all unmarried woman and female children needed to have protection from the tigers, so the brass rings around the neck evolved. Woman in these tribes today continue the tradition but it is now also a fashion statement. Children start wearing the rings at the age of 3 years old and every 3 years, 3 more rings are added until the age of 25. We saw children there ...

The day after we finished the jungle treck we headed to the Golden Triangle area which is the point where Laos, Burma and Thailand meet. We took a quick trip to Laos where we looked round a shocking excuse for a market. We then headed up river to The Golden Triangle point, looked around an opium museum and then headed to a town where Thailand and Burma meet. <br><br>Chiang Mai<br><br ...