On our first border run to Myanmar, we stopped at Wat Rong Khun, aka The White Temple, on the outskirts of Chiang Rai. I’d seen pictures and it looked amazing but it is much cooler in person. Its not a very big temple. Yet. They’re currently constructing many new buildings…
This article summarizes our border run, but we also have posts and more pictures for the following 4 stops we made on the trip. White Temple of Chiang Rai Border Crossing – Mae Sai, Thailand to Tachileik, Myanmar Visiting the Golden Triangle (Border of Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar) Longtail Boats…
There is a saying here: “Same Same… But Different”. That pretty much sums up life in Thailand now. We’ve largely adjusted to what is different so its a new normal and some days at home it does seem “same same”… but different. Its hard to wrap my mind around all…
When we got to Chiang Mai, we weren’t even quite sure where we wanted to be. The city was appealing, but for the most part, all we could find were small apartments and condo-style accommodations. After spending a couple days driving around with agents, we ended up somewhat far from…