Tachilek Vacations, Tachilek Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

3 weeks of exploring the north of my favorite country, along with a 5 day detour to Hanoi and a few day trips to Myanmar and Laos.

In Myanmar i didn´t like to see the poverty of the people in comparision to the thai on the other side of the river...there are much less cars, more bike rikschas, fuel is sold in old soda bottles, cheap plastic goods and many fakes. I did like the different style of the temple buildings and roasted chestnuts in summer...

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.

Burma is a country that no one in Thailand can ignore. Most Thais, including my friends, look with loathing at tribal and Burmese but I took into account national prejudice. Thousands of refugees and illegal immigrants wash back and forth between the borders like the tides on the shore, the Myanmar junta is the moon that controls this tide. We worked with refugees belonging to the Karen nation, a plucky predominately Christian tribe that is fighting the longest independence war in modern hist...