Underneath the Hand of God - Mae Salong Thailand

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April 9th 2012

Published: June 9th 2012

It is perhaps one of those places that life in modern society convinces you can no longer exist. A small sleepy town, quiet, mysterious, with jaw-dropping beauty. You can at once feel as though you have captured it's spirit, while likely never even cracking the surface. I will admit that as we sat in a small town, the name of which escapes me, surrounded by what seemed to be the least hospi... Read Full Entry

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Building a Chedi

This man stood at the base of the Chedi, painstakingly reconstructing it through reeds of Bamboo which he was shaving, packed with sand.

Akha Chinese Village

Shin Sane

View of our guesthouse at dusk.

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The tea-shops also had wine and (quite often) homemade whiskey, this one with ginseng.

Sharing some tunes in the tea shop

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Chedi

If what I understand is correct (and I am not certain) this Chedi overlooking the Chinese martyr's museum may be where the leader of the KMT in Mae Salong was laid to rest.

Chedi Replica

Yunnanese food

View of the countryside 12

At the top of Doi Mae Salong

A small village

The tiny hill-tribe villages dot the hills of Mae Salong in all directions

Countryside 5

9th June 2012

Diana
non-member comment

Hey Dan, I really enjoyed this even though Tara had told me about this trip in detail a couple times. My favorite part though although thoroughly grossed out was the swine licking the mans face clean. Thank you for the visuals.

10th June 2012

jaiyen
Dan Simonds

Thank you
Diana, I wish I could have had a real picture from that to really bring the visual to life... I couldn't imagine haha

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