March 2020 a day in a Lisu Village ..

We met Mike and Punne in her Lisu village close to Chiang Dao... We were greeted with utmost hospitability, and took part in the every day village life - Punnee´s Village will definitely be in our hilltribe programme for next year. The food was great and very traditionally made...

Ein Tag im Lisu Village, einem kleinen Bergdorf unweit von Chiang Dao. Mike und Punnee und die Familie bereiteten uns einen warmen Empfang, das Essen mit Köstlichkeiten des Dorfes war ausgezeichnet und diese Tour steht definitiv auf unseren Fahnen für nächstes Jahr, wenn wieder Gäste kommen können. 

Poor Giraffe suffered from migrane so we decided to spend the night in Chiang Dao - Thank you Sarah for the lovely room , great food and good company 

The next morning we took a 250 km detour as we also wanted to say hi to Tan and John in Fang. 

Der heutige 250 km lange Umweg wurde gemacht, weil wir Tan und John schnell hallo sagen wollten - leider das Fortografieren vergessen :-) 

Yogurts Birthday Trip February 3rd - 6th

 On February 3rd Benji arrived and we went to Chiang Dao to the famous Alaska Crab and Seafood to have lunch with Phillippe and Pi Tui. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From there the three of us went to Chiang Dao Cave and later called it a day with Gata ron in Phrao ..

 

 

Sunrise in Phrao

The next morning we went to visit Hinoki Land first, before continuing to Thaton and then up North to  Mae Sai to do the visa run and some more sightseeing 

Hinoki Land was built by a Thai National who has spent most of his time in Japan and wants to share the great architecture and style of life with his country.
 

 

Stop in Thaton to see the great pagoda of Wat Thaton.

 Further on to Mae Sai and then we checked into our simplwe Bungalows close to Mae Sai - night was chilly so happy about the fire at the local bar. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The next morning off to Baan Dam and Chiang Saen... stopp at some mountain cafes..

Rob Suan - The official Golden Triangle.. 

 

Hall of Opium

On the Myanmar side you can see the big casino - frequented by Thais most weekends. 

Coffee Stop at Mae Sai Mountains

- visiting Baan Dam and some of the surrounding mountain villages with great views - Before going to the Hall of Opium at the Golden Triangle at the shores of the mighty Mekong River.

Mae Sai Market - a busy border town at the frontier to Myanmar

Baan Dam - an open air art Museum nestled in a small village 20 km north of Chiang Rai

On the way back to Doi Saket we stopped for lunch at Balcony Hill and met Mick, Meow, Philippe and Pi Tui for dinner at the treehouse in Doi Saket.