It is ironic in that my recent two week plus trip, spent mostly in and around national parks, wildlife reserves and mountains, began in Thailand's infamous urban jungle, Bangkok. About a month ago, I had just finished spending about three weeks gardening and rice farming on the outskirts of Chiangmai. I had yet to secure an apartment for myself and was missing my friends in Bangkok. So I decided to head there by scooter, as usual, while passing through some new terrain, taking photos along the way. Thailand has so much to offer when traveling this way. My first night I traveled about 300km from Chiangmai in the North to Nakon Sawan at the northernmost part of Thailand's central provinces. Nakon Sawan is the meeting place of the two largest rivers in Northern Thailand, the Nan
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