Hi!
Yesterday I arrived from 3 days of trekking in Doi Inthanon National Park. In the West of Chiang Mai. Despite being a very touristic trekking it has been very nice, surrounded by nature all the day, sleeping in small villages in the mountains and enjoying of waterfalls and nice landscapes.
The first day was very quiet, we didn't walk too much. We left Chiang Mai in the morning and after stopping in regional market, we ended up in a very nice waterfall were we had lunch. Then, we started to walk till we get in a Karen people village in the mountains where we spent the night.
The Karen are an ethnic group that lives mostly in the eastern border region of Burma, they have fought for independence from Burma since 1949. Up to 120,000 Karen have been driven from their homes during decades of conflict with Burma, living in refugee camps on the Thai side of the border. Actually, they live in Thailand but they have no rights there.
During that night, we met them and we spent some time with them. They showed us how they were living and even I learn some magic tricks from them!
The second day we split the group in two, 4 greek girls, an australian guy, an english guy and me. The second day was almost all day walking and walking, while the guide was showing us some secrets of the jungle.... how to make a hat from leaves, or another plant that can be used as a pen, different kind of insects, spiders (huge spiders)... we were stopping to rest in different waterfalls where we could have a break and refresh from the sun. We ended the day in another Karen village were had dinner, some fun playing with cards and went to sleep.
The last day was the touristic day, riding elephant and bamboo rafting. It was funny but was too warm, I finished with a sun burnt. We arrived back to Chiang Mai in the afternoon, but we met with all the people of the trekking for dinner and some beers around the city. Was funny but sad, so after enjoying a lot these 3 days, most of them were going back to the south while I am planning to go to the north.
Tomorrow at 9:30, I take a bus to Pai. A small town in northern Thailand near the Myanmar border. I'll keep you updated!
Karen Village on the way:
Children waiting for us in the village we spent the night
Our 5 stars hotel
landscapes
Having some lunch
refreshing on a waterfall
Playing in the street
elephant riding
2 comments:
Ola Chico!
yo quieres viajar con ti !
ok that will be all for my crapy spanish, but the more you post the more i wonder what i am doing in here... vmware is still the same so you are not missing anything.
so look lovely i may plan some holiday there then if I ever get the time or resign...
take care
stephane
Les fotografies són genials, no se si les connexions són lentes, però val la pena en els posts que en poses unes quantes...
I'm expecting your next post!!
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