We flew to northern Thailand to visit Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, and the Golden Triangle (where Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar meet).
Tom was curious to see these areas again. His last visit was in 2003 when Abby was volunteering near Chiang Rai as an English language teacher. This trip was very different - the once-sleepy laid back towns were now bustling cities with lots of foreign tourists, tasty restaurants, and fine accommodations.
Our Thai friends arranged for us to rent a car. Tom was psyched to drive on the left. He loves how the Thais drive - aggressive but always polite. He didn't get any tickets (like in Paraguay which required a bribe). So while there were no international incidents, there may have been several domestic incidents where my knuckles turned white while Tom snaked around the windy and crowded roads.
Our neat hotel in Chiang Mai was tucked away on a narrow quiet street. In a town where there are few street signs, you just hope you remember the way back especially after dark!
As a mother, I feel I have a lot in common with this dragon lady.
Occasionally your only option is one of these.
Our Thai friends fixed us up with the nicest room at Le Meridian Resort in Chiang Rai on the Kok River. It was quite lovely.
Golden Triangle. Looking across the Mekong River to Laos.
Opium Museum in the Golden Triangle.
We walked across the Thai-Myanmar border just because we could. This was taken at the Good View Restaurant. We ordered up some fried chicken tendons with hot sauce and beer (of course).
Here is the river that separates Thailand from Myanmar!
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| Fried pork knuckle with fries at Steve's Cafe in Bangkok. Panpim and Nune ordered up all kinds of yummy, spicy food. |
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| You wrap up the fried coconut, peanuts, lime, ginger, dried shrimp in a leaf, add a dollop of hot sauce and down the hatch! |
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| After dinner along the Chao Pyraya River |
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