So..... back to the sophistication (and easy internet access) that is Chiang Mai. I was going to complete an entry about our Chiang Mai Loy Krathong experience and the visit to the Elephant sanctuary, but after the last few days up on the Myanmar border it all seems a bit tame and uneventful....... even the footage of fireworks being let off among the crowds. I'll try and post a YouTube video of the elephants on the IllegalCombatAnt channel though. The intrepid eight set off to Mae Hong Son on a proper aircraft with propellors and everything. Just about enough time to [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everyone! Us again!! And look we have pictures again! Mae Sot We travelled from Sukhothai to Mae Sot near the Burmese border on the next leg of our trip. The main reason was to cross into Myanmar briefly to the town of Myawadi to see a bit of Burmese life and also to extend our Thai Visa. We spent a few days here in a beautiful guesthouse complete with our own lounge area and large balcony for around 3 pounds a night, not bad we thought! We crossed the border into Myanmar and enjoyed some time around the town of [View Full Entry]

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After Pai we went to Mae Hong Son which is a town not far from the Burmese (Myanmar) border. It was quite an adventure getting there, and not because you had to pass through several Thai army checkpoints on the way. The adventure was the transport itself, an ancient rickety bus. We thought that there were two types of bus going from Pai to Mai Hong Son, the normal daily bus and a more expensive mini van. We had planned to use the mini bus, which although more expensive would be quicker, more comfortable and could be booked in advance. Alas, [View Full Entry]

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A place sure not to be missed when visit to North Thailand.... Mae Hong Son is accesable by bus (7-8 hours) or by flight (35-40 minutes) from Chiang Mai. We visit on the 16th Mar and return on 18th Mar 2008. [View Full Entry]

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After our 5th week in Thailand, we left Pai to get away from the black hole of hippy enlightenment and headed out on the famous MaeHongSong loop. We found a simple little guesthouse on the little lake in the center of town. I immediately got off on the wrong note with the lady running the place when I asked if there was a discount if we were to stay for 3 nights. "Cheap for you!" she said with a frown. This is an interesting point about Thailand and SE Asia. Julija has had success with this approach more than a few [View Full Entry]

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sur l'air de la toune de Charlebois: je reviendrai a Montreal!!! Mae-Hong-Son Par ou commencer? Une petite ville super geniale. Un petit peu de touristes, mais pas trop. Pour trouver Mae-Hong-Son, c'est pas complique, comme ils disent sur les t-shirts, il faut prendre les 1884 courbes pour se rendre a Mae-Hong-Son (donc, de Mae-Sariang, c'est a gauche, gauche, droite, gauche, droite, droite, gauche, droite, 1884 fois!!!) Un petit cafe super bien qui fait le meilleur pain que j'ai manger en Asie et qui a organise notre trek : Le Sunflower Cafe, je recommande a tout le monde de [View Full Entry]

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Une autre partie du voyage qui tombe dans la categorie des moments inoubliables!!! Depuis la derniere entree, j'ai passe une derniere soiree a Mae-Sot, ou, comme a l'habitude, je suis aller prendre un bon petit repas au Kuna Canadian (un restaurant qui est tenu par un ancien resident Canadien de Toronto et de sa conjointe qui est Thai). Ensuite, je suis aller retrouver au bar le Thai-me's quelques travailleurs humanitaires, un jeune canadien qui enseigne l'anglais aux thai et quelques americains qui, comme d'habitude, sont des les bars pour prendre un mechant coup... Donc, j'ai perdu que [View Full Entry]

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Thaiok, varosok, emberek.. [View Full Entry]

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& oras buszut vezet Chiang Maibol a burmai hatar kozeleben levo Mae Hong Sonig, ami stilszeru kepzavarral elve Thaifold Szentendreje. A tersegben kiralyi foldmuvelesi mintagazdasagok mukodnek a helyiek, illetve a befogadott menekult torzsek ( Lahu, Karen, Shan, a legismertebbek a Hosszunyakuak ) atkepzesere a korabbi opiumtermelesrol. Uttalan utakon hihetetlen helyekre vetodtunk el, felmotoruztunk 2 km.re a mianmari hatarhoz. [View Full Entry]

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From Chiang Mai we took a mini van over the mountains (gorgeous scenery) to- what we had been led to believe was- a small village called Pai. In actual fact (and much to my disappointment) Pai turned out to be quite a large and modern town that more resembled a tourist resort (i.e VERY gentrified) and was decidedly un-Thai. The huge plus side was that we booked into these amazing little bamboo huts accross a river and a little bit outside of town. We had to cross, literally, the most rickety bridge ever made to get there and back and the [View Full Entry]

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