Coming back to a flooded town

September 12th 2011
by Polona After a short stay in Sukhotai and in the hopes of taking an off-beaten track we decided to make a big U-turn before heading to Chiang Mai. Our next destination was Mae Sot. Mae Sot sits close to the Thai border with Burma and has become a big Burmese- Chinese- Karen- Thai trading location. The main source of local revenue is the black market trade between Thailand and Myan ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Mae Sot

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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Rice Capades 2011 / 2012

Rice Capades 2011 2012

After talking about it for ever and ever, we are finally shutting up (surely all of you will be glad to hear that), picking up our mahoooosive backpacks and going to check how much rice we can actually handle (and one of us hoping it might turn out to be a great way to diet as well . So y'all, we are on our way to South East Asia and we promise to keep amusing you with brief reports about the trip while you slave and sweat behind your desks - what else are friends for. More details about our trip can be found [url=http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingd... full info

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