Burma, Thailand

Travel Blogs from Burma (8)

Sleeping on a Wooden Plank and with the Bed Bugs, River Kwai, tribal village near Burma, Thailand travel blog
Sleeping on a Wooden Plank and with the Bed Bugs
Jul 18, 2007

... beside the tracks.  After trying to digest this fact, we visited the JEATH  museum (Japan, England, America, Thailand and Holland) dedicated to the prisoners of war captured by the Japanese army.  This museum is located inside one of ...

A travel blog entry by arewethere.yet
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SOUTH THAILAND AND BURMA, Southern Thailand and Burma, Thailand travel blog
SOUTH THAILAND AND BURMA
Nov 13, 2005

... the south of Thailand. Later that evening we arrived in Ranong. Ranong is one of the few border towns in Thailand where you can legally travel over to Myanmar(Burma). As we were so close, just a 30 minute boat ride away cross the bay, we decided that ...

A travel blog entry by marc-patty
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Bamboo gets everywhere, 2km from Thai Burma border, Thailand travel blog
Bamboo gets everywhere
Oct 17, 2004

The last day of our trek - already ! Phil first up - awoken by cockerels and kids. Spent a very enjoyable hour watching the children fooling around in the dirt, chasing spiders and hairy caterpillars. Another eggy breakfast and an easy hours flat hike ...

A travel blog entry by suzy_n_phil
three trips inside, The grey area between burma and..., Thailand travel blog
three trips inside
Jan 3, 2006

... is extra tight, especially for refugees). Before the Christmas service, several Karen are baptised in the river that separates Burma from Thailand. My escorts are waiting for me the moment the service finishes, I worry it may have put them at risk to ...

A travel blog entry by jackchance

Forum Discussions on Burma (52)

Visa-runs and pedophiles in Thailand
Posted on Nov 6, 2007, 08:39:48
... had sold her into prostitution. This wasn't true and now the girl lives with her family and village in Northern Thailand. Case 2. A rich Thai family visited the hill tribes in Northern Thailand. While visiting one family they commented that their ...
To Thailand w/ a 6yo
Posted on Feb 10, 2009, 08:40:15
... . You'll have some trouble with accessing internet in Burma depending where you're going to be. In Cambodia, Laos and Thailand there are internet cafes all over... I'm not overly familiar with wifi hot spots in SEA but I would have to say out ...
Recent travel to Chiang Rai
Posted on Nov 10, 2007, 20:05:27
... Chiang Mai or Lampang and then a bus. flights Accom - lots of options. But I am in a rush so i will tell you later. Or look up the Tips on Thailand - during a discussion about dentists I listed a whole bunch of accom available in Chiang Rai. Good luck.
NGO - hill tribe relations in North Thailand
Posted on Apr 4, 2007, 05:15:26
... to leave such activities until another occasion when I have plenty of time to come and understand. I have met a few people volunteering in Thailand, and it seems to me the best way to truly understand - spend some time and care. To sum up, I didn't ...