THAILAND

Location - South East Asia; Capital - Bangkok; Population - 63 million; Currency - Baht MORE THAILAND

I travelled on the back of a pickup from Battambang to the Thai border, sitting on rice sacks with bags of live grasshoppers as company, in October 1999.

50 Thai Baht

Ubon Ratchathani - I stayed with the family of a Thai friend of mine living in London - I met Pen and Chorchai while there

Temple in Ubon Ratchathani

With my friend's parents, Ubon Ratchathani

Wat Mahathat in Thailand's first capital, Sukhothai

Temple remains at Old Sukhothai

Buddha at Wat Mahathat, Old Sukhothai

Wat Sa Si, Old Sukhothai

Old Sukhtothai, a lovely place to hire a bike and wander around

The earthquake damaged Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai

The umbrella village of Baw Sang, near Chiang Mai

Jong Kham lake, Mae Hong Son

Looking down on Mae Hong Son, with Jong Kham lake in the middle

A village of the Hmong tribe, on a 4-day Hill Tribe trek from Mae Hong Son

Hmong children wearing traditional jackets - Hill Tribe trek

Nui was our guide on the trek - Hill Tribe trek

Shower time - Hill Tribe trek

Eating sticky rice from dishes cut from bamboo - Hill Tribe trek

Wading through the river - Hill Tribe Trek

Posing with the very drunk Karen chief in a village where we stayed - Hill Tribe Trek

In traditional Karen dress - Hill Tribe trek

The Padaung tribe, Burmese refugees also known as the Long Neck people - Hill Tribe trek

More info on these people here

Cooking food inside bamboo on the Mekong riverside, Chiang Saen

The Golden Triangle, where the borders of Burma, Laos and Thailand meet.
It's known as an opium growing area

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