Bitter aftertaste on the Burmese border...

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July 6th 2009

Published: July 17th 2009

After leaving rainy Pai we headed South going to the far West of Thailand where it meets the Burmsese border and the town of Mae Hong Son. The roads here are very windy and the roads along here are famous for having 1864 turns up and down the mountains which makes for a fun time in a small bus where the driver struggles to get up and neglets to use his brakes coming back down. We had to laugh wh... Read Full Entry

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Sophie & Dale

Sophie and Dale

Back in 2008 we took 21 months off work, rented out the house, found a foster home for Stuart (cat!) and ventured out to the big wide world. We saw as many places as we could fit in in the time we were on the road and returned home in February 2010 after a truly life changing and eye opening journey. Our adventure lasted... 615 days! After our return we fell into the routine of life back in the UK but have always planned to get back out there as soon as we could. It took a bit longer than we'd hoped but we did squeeze in getting married and a few holidays ... full info

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17th July 2009

Louise
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That's pretty impressive.

17th July 2009

Dan & Nic
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Nice to see your still going
Hi Guys Nice to see your still going and still enjoying yourselves, we've been back now for ages it seems. Take my advice stay away for as long as you can and savior every single moment because when you get back well your miss every last minute of it!! Take care PS. I found out on our travels that the long necks dont have long necks but short bodies as the rings push the chest down rather than pull the neck up!!! lol ha bet ypur sleep better knowing that!!

17th July 2009

Lynne
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Fantastic pics
I had been to the villages outside Sa Pa in Vietnam where the women are dressed in traditional clothing and weaving to earn money. Even then, there were no men around. After asking, they were inside somewhere having a drink and watch satellite TV. Where are all the men in the Karen Village, other than at the entrance?

18th July 2009

Sophie and Dale
Sophie & Dale

Good point!
Hey Lynne.. yes you are right there does always seem to be a distinct lack of men in these villages.. we did see 2 but one was sleeping snoring his head off! Having said that when we visited the tribes in Sapa the ladies did say that the men do work all day leaving the women to sell handicrafts etc... not sure who has it harder though as they still have to do all their housework too?

18th July 2009

Sophie and Dale
Sophie & Dale

Thanks Dan
Yep still loving it.. we are certainly not planning on coming back in the near future! We love to read your blog for inspiration and plan to do the Tama Negara hike on our own too so watch this space for how we get on.. we hope to have more considerate people in our hide! Thanks for the info on the short bodied ladies!

22nd June 2010

tuntuni
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very good
It is very good to show the long necked to all .warm receiption

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