Welcome to Chiang Rai!

A rather quiet northern town, more popular as a base for trekking excursions in the surrounding highlands. Often in the shadow of its bigger and more illustrious sibling Chiang Mai.

Chiang Rai (10-11 Jul 12)

July 10th 2012
So that's it for Myanmar! Just a short one hour flight from Heho near Kalaw to Tachileik, and I was at the Thai border of Mae Sai. Of course Myanmar presented some last minute memories, as I met two interesting Americans on the pick-up ride (lined completely with plastic egg crates!) from Kalaw to Heho airport. Scott was a white guy from New Jersey and fresh out of college, preparing for Grad ... 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

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