Khum Nai Phol Chiang Rai
58 Moo 1, Doi Mae Salong, King Amphur Maefa Luang Chiang Rai, Thailand
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... varen we over de rivier met een vriend van Nok en Noi. Heel leuk om dit zelf te ervaren zonder een toer met allemaal andere toeristen. De volgende dag bestaat uit hangmatten, boekje lezen, kijken hoe de rijst wordt geoogst en in slaap dommelen met het geluid van krekels en vogels. Wat een rust hier. Elke avond is de lucht bezaaid met sterren en is de melkweg duidelijk zichtbaar. ’s Ochtends wakker worden van het opkomende zonnetje, bamboo deuren ...
Chiang Rai: The Green and Golden Triangles
... really smooth). So we had to walk back the guesthouse, lest we wipeout on the road. Thankfully, we were only five minutes away. And after we arrived I let them deal with the bike while I packed my bags. You can see from my photo that the day's events are literally all over my face--the smoke and dirt stuck into my sunblock to form a lovely reverse raccoon effect, while the wind and dirt solidified my hair into a single puff. It's kind of fitting I guess after such a ...
Trekking Thai Style!
... they wear are so intricately woven and sewn with feathers, cotton, bamboo, and anything else they can find – it takes a year just to make ONE costume. Crazy.
The hilltribes used to grow & sell opium back in the 60’s but this does not happen much anymore as it was illegalised by government (although they still definitely smoke it!) Nowadays they tend to grown tea, rear animals, etc. I'm guessing it does not pay quite as ...
Vibes from the Tribe
... the man have to go away to find work and we met a little girl who hadn’t seen her father for 3 years but he was coming to visit in a week so she was overwhelmed with emotion. The Akha are Christian and so their main festival of the year is Christmas when they have a weeklong party for the whole time between Christmas and new year with dancing and a lot of arrack drinking. The second main festival of the year being when the wheat comes into harvest but ...
Chiang Rai, Thailand
... meatball on stick type cuisine(s), but as well mirrored as a karaoke cart. The vendor pulled up outside the restaurants and massage parlors, cooked and sold meatball sticks, and all the while sang karaoke Thai love songs on his pumpin' cart system. Passerby and prospective customers lined up to partake of the culinary delights as well as take advantage of an opportunity to belt out their favorite renditions of local songs.
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