Trekking in Northern Thailand

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January 14th 2007

Published: January 17th 2007

Hello Everybody! After a good deal of prevarication on my part concerning the potential impact of tourism on the local indigenous hill tribes, Oli and I decided to go on one of the popular treks through the hills north of Chiang Mai. It was the three day 'non-touristy trek', guaranteed not to see any pale faced farangs other than the people on our trek (13 of us, all young). Meaning, no doubt... Read Full Entry

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dorien and oliver

dirtyfeet and shlur

we are two incredibly good looking and wicked smart siblings (particularly the younger one - but not that much younger. less than a year in fact) that are out to see the world and have some good adventures and, if we are particularly lucky, a few bad misadventures that sound even worse when we tell people back home, but from which we escape either unscathed or with a really sexy scar. ... full info

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Village night 2 of trek

Girl singing traditional song \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'Dorien\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'

Village night 2 of trek

Me playing music for the tribe..... 'Dorien'

day 3 trek. hiked peak

Scenic... Over looking village.....rest of treckers still sleeping. 'oliver'

day 3 trek. hiked peak

Oliver on peak....sun spot............'dorien'

day 3 trek. hiked peak

scenic.. 'oliver'

day 3 trek. hiked peak

Dorien atop of peak 'Oliver'

day 3 village

home in village \'Oliver\'

day 3 village

oliver looking cool...... 'dorien'

day 3 village

scenic \'dorien\'

day 3 village

scenic \\\'dorien\\\'

17th January 2007

Auntie Gail
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Gorgeous!
Your narrative is informative and expressive of your nitty gritty views -- thanks. The pictures are tremendous, beautiful. Enjoyed the blog!

17th January 2007

Molly
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Loved it....
it being the photos and commentary. It snowed like a banshee today in Portland, simply magical. Never saw such BIG snowflakes. Sean spent the day out sledding-did the classic just come in and eat and go right back out. Eric and I skiied and enjoyed no cars on the roads. Got about 4-5 inches. It's stopped now and school is called off for tomorrow too cos of roads. Love your updates...good to hear you;re both cruisin' nicely. Happy trails to you..... xxoo Molly

18th January 2007

sis
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you two are soo lucky! with i was there... love ya ps. nice alaskan in the waterfall!

19th January 2007

eli & lindsay
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hows it going
wow the pics are awesome hope things are going well for you guys i love the layout and the alterating narritve is pretty cool . sorry if i seem a little hair brianed right now lack of sleep lindsays operation has gone well but we had to go back in today for some excessive bleeding but everything has checked out ok. she is resting and i'm going bald all the faster now that the kids are depending on me anyways we all are missing you guys on thiss end be safe have fun love you guys lots later eli

19th January 2007

MOM
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Hello
Hello, the photos are completely awesome, the rich colors, the lush greenery, especially since all is white here, and we have had a spell of below zero weather, but it warming up a bit. One of the first photos, it is the 'camp' at sunrise, looks like an oil painting with the way the light filters through. This blog is a great idea, what a wonderful way to stay in touch and allow us to join you on this wonderful trek - much better then waiting until you get home and forgeting many details that you are able to record now. I loved the waterfalls, and the colors of the girl singer's clothing are stunning, the little boy with the before and after is great, what a smile! And Dorien on an elephant!..........enjoy yourself, stay safe, have fun, and thanks for staying in touch........loves ya, MOM XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

21st January 2007

Dad
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cool photos
Hey guys! Cool photos--i like the looks of the hilly country you are in--similar to north vietnam. How many miles did you hike and was beer always available? Dorien I emailed you with your GRE scores-did you get it? Still cold and wintery here and we still haven't decided where our vacation will be, next week! Oliver I'm thinking of buying the D200; need a back-up and it can always be used at the lodge. Have you posted a day 4 and beyond yet? love, dad

25th January 2007

dirtyfeet and shlur
dorien and oliver

dorien-hello sarah!
hey sarah! i wanted to say hi but you don't have an e-mail address so i hope you read this. we wish you were here, i think you would love it. everyone is so friendly and relaxed, lots of neat people met along the way. there is no way that you are not coming with us on our next trip, we won't let you not come! how is your class going?

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