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.

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