| Page Views: 193 Last Visit to Chiang Rai: August, 1996 | Chiang Rai by solopes - last update: Apr 4, 2006 |
It was a long ride of 400 km from Chiang Mai, to see the golden triangle. Nothing much to see, except the sensation of being in a crossroads of the world, where the forbidden countries touch the open ones. We took a flat bottom boat, and followed the Mekong River between Burma and Laos, at that time closed countries in civil war. It touched us the way as children of all ages challenged the dangerous currents of the river to approach our boat, asking for a coin, that, as a matter of fact, I'm not so sure they could use, whatsoever. |
|  | And that was the place where:
1 - I tasted the hottest Thai dish of my life.
2 - I saw Portuguese Port wine in the list, and ordered it, for the pleasure of appreciating something Portuguese in the remote Golden Triangle.
"Sorry, sir, it's finished."
" Never mind, girl, at least I know that more than 30 other people enjoyed Port wine in the Golden Triangle." |
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luckyzen Tue Apr 4, 2006 19:46 UTC
Chiang Rai looks like a wonderful destination. Thank you for sharing! Greetings. |
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