Chiang Saen Travel Blogs

My boat got into the Chiang Saen port around 6 and then I went through the most relaxed customs screening ever.  I guess they figure that the china screening is probably tough enough. It's a pretty small town and I don't have a map, but fortunately, plenty of people seem to have basic english…

Next, we drove to the Golden Triange area.   We rented a long tailed boat to head up the Mekong between Thailand and Laos and on up to the Burmese border.  The boat stopped briefly on the Lao side for us.  Of course the highlight was visiting the Opium Museum (for no other reaso…

In the 4 weeks I spent in Thailand, I've visit Bangkok, Pattaya, the bridge on the river Kwai, Kanchanaburi, a small part of Isaan, and the North-West part of the country (Golden Triangle). I also visit Myanmar (Burma) with a 1 day visa.

27/07 - 15/09 - 2004 Bangkok, Ayuthaya, Sukkothai, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chiang Soen, The Golden Triangle, a bit of Laos, Phuket, Ko Samui, Ko Pang Han, Ko Tao, Rayong, Ko Samet, Bangkok. Me, Nida, Giamma, Dario, Nadia: and we met Stephane