Ruen Come In Chiang Mai
79/3 Sirithorn Road, Chang Phuak Chiang Mai, 50300, Thailand
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A day in the hospital
... floor. It was interesting to see several people in skin traction, with the weights hanging off the bed to help realign the leg. We also saw two men with external fixation in their lower legs—it was similar to the US. Almost every time we asked caused the broken bones, the response was a motorcycle accident. Driving in Chiang Mai is dangerous!! Some people go very fast and there are tons of ...
Allein, Allein!
... das ginge)!! Ich genieße es - auch wenn ich nicht allein bin. In meinem Zugteil sind ca.20 Abteile mit jeweils 2 Betten, sprich 40 Menschen, die nur durch Vorhänge von einander getrennt sind und trotzdem fühle ich ein Stückchen Freiheit. Hahaa.. das muss sich für euch komisch an hören, aber wenn man 1,5 Monate - und das sind es fast - mit einem Mensch zusammen ist, mit dem man sonst nicht seine Zeit ...
Disaster!
... a truck driver who could pick up the bike for us. He stayed with us all day while we were waiting for the mechanics. Apparently there were no crimes happening in Pai that day. He took us for coffee and talked to us about England and Thailand and previous crimes he'd helped solve. He was lovely. It took about 5 hours until the bike was picked up - good job Rochelle hadn't stayed with the bike!!! Pon gave us a lift in his police car to ...
'he is my sister'
- day started off at 6 am. Yummy thai bfast at eco resort - got picked up by our tour guide in a fancy toyota commuter van. - our guide took us to a nearby market where we got to see very interesting food and produce. We also got to sample some sticky coconut rice steamed in a bamboo yummm - off to see the long neck ladies. They begin putting the rings on their necks at age four, starting with 4 loops and every 4-5 yrs they add on more. Apparently they are not allowed to go ...
Long neck, big ears... four eyes?
... 4 rings every 4 years. The maximum number that they can have is 27 rings. Unlike the African tribe they can take the coil off when they have a new lot added, and they also take them off when they are pregnant (at about 3 months to about 2 weeks after the baby is born). There are a few different stories as to WHY they wear them, but the Karen have no written history, so it is difficult to know what is what.
The Big Ears tribe also start their practise at ...



