Lampang is the only town in Thailand with these horse carriages.
Nice place to lempang.
Scattered around Chiangmai are remnants
of the Kuomintang soldiers who fled China and then established their own
communities, the largest is in Doi Maesalong.The majority are Yunnanese,
some embrassing the Muslim faith. To get to this village school, you have
to take a motorbike taxi.
This is a rare photo of a family of the Padung long-necked tribe
in a clinic. I was walking along a street in MaeHongSon when I captured
this photo. The Padungs come from the Burmese border.
Taken from a hill in Thaton. If you're
wary of a bus ride, you can take a boat ride to Chiangrai from here. Midway
the boat will stop at a village for a half hour rest and local tribeswomen
will try to sell you their wares.
Having a Khantoke dinner cum Thai cultural
show with Lisa Worthington who was staying in the same Smile Guesthouse
with me. A very sporting and bubbly girl from Canada. Last I heard she
was looking for a job in New Zealand
Went to her stall in Chiangmai
zoo for a bottle of cold Coke which turned into a warm reception as our
conversation flowed. The next day being her off day, she turned tourist
guide as she took me to some places of interest. This one was taken at
Buak Hat garden.We exchanged letters a few times. She wrote in Thai and
I had to find a Thai national to translate the contents. I guess she had
to do the same thing when I replied in English. After that we ran out of
gas.
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