Today's travel photo is of a view of the Mekong River from Chiang Saen in Thailand. Chiang Saen is a town situated in the very north-western corner of Thailand, close to the area known as the Golden Triangle, where the borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet. This photo looks across the Mekong to Laos [...]
It was a hot and humid day in Chiang Rai, Thailand, as I sat sweating in my bus seat at the central bus station. A lady outside was going from window to window selling tubes of bamboo stuffed with sticky rice. The lady sitting in front of me purchased a tube for 15 Baht, and [...]
When I was in Chiang Rai in Northern Thailand, most of the tours listed in the travel agent windows included a stop at the Golden Triangle. Apart from it's notorious history in Opium smuggling and the fact that it is the meeting point of three different countries, I knew very little about it, so I [...]
Wat Chedi Luang is one of the more interesting ruins in the old Lanna city of Chiang Saen, Thailand. The temple was originally built in 1291, not long after the construction of the city walls by King Saen Phu. These days, Wat Chedi Luang is still a working temple, and there are some modern structures [...]
This week's travel photo is of the Golden Triangle near Chiang Saen in Thailand. The Golden Triangle is the point where three country's borders meet and has an infamous history of opium trading. In this photo I am standing in Thailand looking at the Mekong River, with Myanmar (Burma) on the left and Laos on [...]
This week's travel photo is of a Buddha statue on the wall of Wat Chedi Luang in Chiang Saen, Thailand. The construction of the temple apparently began in the year 1291, making it very old. The historic city of Chiang Saen, located on the Mekong River, is full of interesting ruins dating back to the [...]
