Travel Blog Photos from Chang Rai, Thailand (58)
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![]() | Chang Rai, Thailand, Thailand |
After a short bus ride to Huay Xai on the Lao border and a ferry ride over the Mekong, we found ourselves back in Thailand. We made it to Chiang Rai in 2 hours and explored the town center and night bazaar and of course the lady-boy show (see photo).
... of the town and the area is constantly patrolled by helicopters. The whole area is known as the golden triangle as the borders of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos are all very close to one another at this point. We embarked on our long tail boat for a ...
... in some sights including the hill tribe museum which is set up to educate tourists about the various hill tribes in Northern Thailand - Their customs and beliefs and was very interesting, it even had a large section on opium production and smuggling. The ...
... long tail boat which cost next to nothing, and the journey lasted all of about 2 minutes across the Mekong to enter Thailand, the port of entry was Chang Khong. Off the boat, no-one there to check your passports you simply walk up a little hill and go to ...
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