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    Before 1988 this border with Myanmar lay completely under the control of drugs cartells based in the Burmese jungle. This view is taken through the bamboo bars of the Thai army´s border outpost. Since the Princess Mother began her initiatives in Thailand´s Doitung mountain community, drugs trafficking has greatly decreased and the border is quiet. by: doitung Views[764] The Akha tribe´s grandparents often care for their grandchildren while parents work in local factories set up by Thailand´s Royal Family to combat a lack of legitimate alternatives to the opium production industry once rife in the area. Not one generation before, the Northern tribes had been completely in the grips of the poppy. Old faces bear the scars of this strenous past. by: doitung Views[835] We get back to Chiang Mai to pick up the rest of our luggage. Not looking forward to lugging my pack around again. Packing even lighter next time! by: dinagosse Views[629] Morning street view, dogs and monks, in Pai. We walked to the station to catch an early trip back to Chiang Mai. by: dinagosse Views[557] Local wares at the night walking market in Pai by: dinagosse Views[512]
     
    Our hut's bathroom! Comes with detachable toilet seat! by: dinagosse Views[622] Our luxurious hut in Pai. Complete with mosquito net. by: dinagosse Views[518] Our hut in Pai by: dinagosse Views[1029] View from our hut in Pai by: dinagosse Views[443] The
     
    Black-tailed swifts returning to Tham Lod cave by the thousands!! by: dinagosse Views[479] Exiting Tham Lod cave by: dinagosse Views[453] Prehistoric coffins in Coffin Cave by: dinagosse Views[807] Cave formations in Tham Lod cave. Can you see the crocodile? How about the anaconda?? by: dinagosse Views[622] The Buddha cave formation at Tham Lod cave by: dinagosse Views[491]
     
    Tham Lod cave directions by: dinagosse Views[430] Dina in Column Cave at Tham Lod cave by: dinagosse Views[1838] Aaron and Dina covered in mud after a day caving!! by: dinagosse Views[472] Muddy feet after a day in the caves and muddy trails. by: dinagosse Views[457] Bamboo ladder leading down into Christmas Cave. Dina throws in the towel here. Aaron goes on ahead. by: dinagosse Views[1338]
     
    Viewpoint on our hike. An ultra marathon happens in these hills in October!! by: dinagosse Views[492] Local farmers harvesting rice by hand. Hiking between caves, our guide stopped to help cut sheaves of rice. by: dinagosse Views[491] We survived Waterfall Cave!! Aaron and Dina take a break in the jungle. by: dinagosse Views[513] Dina sporting helmet, headlamp, and warrior-style face mud in Fossil Cave. by: dinagosse Views[476] Aaron in a cave. by: dinagosse Views[456]
     
    Hiking to the next cave. by: dinagosse Views[469] Aaron at the entrance to Fossil Cave. by: dinagosse Views[478] Path up to the common area by: dinagosse Views[396] Bedroom. by: dinagosse Views[434] View from our front entrance! The Lang River is below. by: dinagosse Views[442]
     
    Path to our bungalow at Cave Lodge by: dinagosse Views[487] Coconut Curry... Delicious!! by: hotmessexpress Views[462] The process in Ban Thasawang, a village weaving silk for the elites, is much more complicated than on the semi-automatic loom. It requires four to five people working together on one piece of fabric. Even though they work as a team, one person always sits below the ground level. Immersed in semidarkness and isolated from the gossips above, staring blankly ahead. This figure is perhaps the best metaphor for the state of the nation's homegrown industry. by: gloriakurnik Views[1316] Each handmade silk cloth is unique and easily recognizable because of its distinct patterns and occasional knots. The patterns are often a signature of the village or even a family, secretly guarded for generations. In spite of its beauty, the handmade silk attracts less and less buyers every year. Since the markets are overflowing with cheap factory-made silk from China, small looms struggle with distribution. by: gloriakurnik Views[2254] Cocoons are boiled to ease the silk threads out. Pimnipa Pasakanon squints in the acrid smoke from her small wood-burning stove while performing the process. Doing it for the upteenth time, she's skilled and swift. If not for the irritating fumes and the fierce heat, she would have finished in time to serve the boiled silkworms for breakfast. by: gloriakurnik Views[1329]
     
    Nuan Jaohmaoh, age 77, is sitting next to the cocoons she cultivated herself. The silk produced by the family in summer, once a source of pride and entertainment, is in the hands of the passing generation. Sadly and probably, they will die alongside. by: gloriakurnik Views[951] A housewife contemplates dying caterpillars on their way to forming cocoons. Recent summers have been way hotter than usual and that has killed thousands of silkworms, dealing a big blow to the meager earnings of the poor villagers. The villages around Surin in eastern Thailand were once a hub of silk production. The women in the household used to take care of each step of the silk making process, from rearing the worms to weaving the fabric. by: gloriakurnik Views[1503] Having a drink with the other Ruth on the internship. by: rutha90 Views[706] Kho San Road at dusk by: rutha90 Views[619] Celebrating Full Moon Party in Koh Phangan, Thailand by: wanderlustkiera Views[663]
     
    The Northern Thai village's main monk gets ready to let go of the main lantern in their Loi Krathong Festival celebrations. There was a heavy wind this night and it took quite a long time to light the lantern to keep it going. by: emilymcmanus Views[644] A group of local Thai men and monks setting up the large, single lantern to celebrate the Loi Krathong Festival in their village. by: emilymcmanus Views[600] Moslem praying together during magrib after breaking from the fast. After the break, they pray Magrib together. Then come back to the table for having heavy meals, usually rice with some other dishes. by: arifsetiawan Views[1034] Mohammad Hasim, a burmesse moslem, is one of hundreds among other Moslem who came to Chiang Mai, Thailand to beg for money during Ramadhan month. Because of his legs disabilities, he begs around Chiang Mai, spending some time in the morning market, mosque, school, or any Moslem community area. He has 2 sons, whom came along with Hasim to Chiang Mai, and 2 daughters who stay Burma. His wife passed away several years ago. During the night they sleep on the road and always come to the mosque during iftar for free meals. Thailand government gives legal and written permit for Burmese Moslem to beg in their country during Ramadhan (30 days maximum). by: arifsetiawan Views[922] A mosque caretaker distributes foods during iftar (fast breaking). It is a local Moslem culture to serve foods during Magrib for anybody who comes. Using the money from donation, the mosque caretakers prepare tables around the mosque and cook those foods by themself. by: arifsetiawan Views[1363]
     
    Around 5pm, the afternoon market begins, selling various kinds of foods. The market only occurs on Ramadhan month. An ice cream seller waiting for customer next to some beggars who some of them are kids. Many of those beggars brought along their kids to beg for money. It would increase the compassion for some money-givers. by: arifsetiawan Views[674] Hidayatul mosque, the biggest mosque in Chiang Mai during iftar, the moment when Moslem breaking from their fast. There are only 7 Mosque in Chiang Mai, and one to another quite far away. The Moslem community lives near the mosque so they could often come to the mosque. They also open various shops selling Moslem clothes and halal-food restaurant near the mosque. by: arifsetiawan Views[848] The sunsets over the Andaman Sea, the final flight of the Parasailer, kissing the year goodbye. by: namarran Views[497] Slam, bash, the wind on the nose, as we crash our way windward, Thailand bound. by: namarran Views[499]
     
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