Burmese refugee camp near Mae Sot

One of the refugee camps near Mae Sot. I shot this picture while on my way to Um Phang

Mae Sot - getting ready for the jungle trek

November 13th 2009
Last week I traveled to the North Western town of Mae Sot to do a 3-day jungle trek near Um Phang. Mae Sot is a town on the border with Burma (Myanmar) and has been an unstable area with skirmishes between Burma and Thailand in the recent past. It's rather peaceful now and Mae Sot is now a trading post, profiting from illegal trade with Burma. Many Burmese live in this part of Thailand that ... read more

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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

17th November 2010

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thailand
hi how are you?

30th November 2010

Myint soe
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Miss my friends in refugee camp
hi how are you? i know this refugee camp before i live in this camp but now i am in U.S.A when i see this picture i want to go back to Thailand and visit my friends now i miss my friends so much :)

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