Traffic circle in Burma

Ironic- one sign says "City of the Golden Triangle" (the Golden Triangle is the region where Thailand, Burma, and Laos met and is infamously known for it's drug running of opium, heroin, and other unsavory substances) and the other sign says "Let us all participate in realizing the drug free zone"

Doi Tung and Mae Sai, Thailand and Myanmar/Burma

November 2nd 2009
Doi Tung is the current King of Thailand's (King Rama IX) mother's summer palace and gardens. She lived from 1900-1995 and was born a commoner who through fortunate circumstances became well educated during her youth, a nurse, and winner of the Queen's scholarship to study in America. She met a Thai young man in Connecticut who cared for the people of Thailand and the environment as much as she. ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Mae Sai

A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more

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