A two day slow boat up the Mekong to Chiang Rai and up to Burma for a day

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September 1st 2007

Published: September 16th 2007

Sept 1 - Slow Boat to Pakbeng Sept 2 - Slow Boat to Houy Xai Sept 3 - Into Thailand and a bus to Chiang Rai Sept 4 - Jeep tour of Chiang Rai, Hill tribes, the Golden Triangle and up to the border town of Mae Sai Sept 5 - tour of Tachilek, Myanmar and journey down to Chiang Mai From Luang Prabang, we got on the 2 day slow boat up the Mekong to the Thai border. Of course, you could make it all the... Read Full Entry

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Opium Pillows

They're probably much more comfortable than they look for someone in an opium haze.

Painting at Opium Museum

Opium Pipes

Akha Opium user

Jade Craftsman

At the jade factory in Mae Sai - All the jade is imported from Myanmar.

Scorpion Temple

in Mae Sai

Poster at the Scorpion temple

Tachilek flooded

Northern most point in Thailand

Yellow Surprise

No kidding, this was the branding on a bottle of water we got at our guesthouse in Mae Sai. Hmmm, wondering what the surprise is...

At the bus station in Mae Sai. Probably the cleanest bus station I've ever seen.

28th September 2007

Michelle Lima
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SAUDADES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Somente agora que estou podendo ler o seu blog. Estou adorando. Viajando... Muitas recordacoes... Este primeiro texto me fez lembrar os dois dias no barco em Laos, e a viagem na minivan ate Chiang Mai. Me deu muitas saudades!!!!!!!!!!!! Sai de Myanmar no dia 26, pela manha, justamente no dia que os fatos pioraram. A caminho do aeroporto, as 6h30, vi muitos policias pelas ruas de Yagon, e deu para sentir que o clima iria mudar. Cheguei ontem, dia 27, na Malaysia, e ao ler as noticias no jornal sobre Myanmar fiquei muito triste. Adorei lhe conhecer, e vamos mantendo contato!! Forte abraco, Michelle

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A two day slow boat up the Mekong to Chiang Rai and up to Burma for a day

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