Getting there.
With some friends, we drove (see the GPS tracks below) from Chiang Mai to some hot springs (95 C water), then to Chiang Rai, then Chiang Sien, then to the Golden Triangle. Leaving we drove to Mae Sai and then the the area of some hill tribes (Akha) Click here to download ascii tracks from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and the drive to the Golden Triangle
A very Old Buddha and a very Big Buddha
A very Old Temple
Off on a boat trip into Laos and Burma
Ellen under the Golden Triangle, in Thai and in English and Bam, our guide.
Building a Buddha
Burmese ladies, washing
A Laos farmer
Welcome to Laos
80 proof snake whiskey
On to Mae Sai
More prospective iron chefs
A great smile near the Myanmar Border check point
Back to Thailand - the Akha People
The village
She drove a hard bargain for everything and eats nails for breakfast. She is even more impressive as a black/white image
This lady chews betel nuts the fruit of a palm (see also). Here is the story of the betel nut.
C. Frank Starmer