We are going on a Thailand tour staying Rembrandt hotel,Bankok , Amari Rincome, Chiang Mai and The Regent Cha-Am Beach Resort, Cha-Am , in January 2008 has anyone been at that time of year whats the weather like? and have you any ideas for trips out , or must see places, TIA
A couple of shots from Thailand last week of the Long neck Tribes and Cave Temple
Karen Tribe young Lady 18 yrs Old
Karen Tribe Elder
Along the border of Northern Thailand and Myanmar (Burma) live small tribes such as the Paduang and Karen, known as the Long Neck Tribes, who Migrated from Burma to Thailand to which practice the custom of neck stretching which involves brass rings being placed around the women necks, there are also other tribes such as the Hmong,hill tribes,and many more other villages, that we visited last week in Thailand.
Karen women are skilled in sewing and dyeing and weaving, they usually wear, white "V" neck blouse with combinations very colourful patterns and beads for decoration. They wear their long hair tied in a bun and covered with scarves.
We had a fantastic tour of Northern Thailand, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chang Rai, and down to Cha Am in the south and everywhere in between,we got as far south as the Khao San Roi Yot National Park, from the beach and after a short long tail boat ride we landed on a beach, we waliked up a track through the rainforest which led to another rocky path with a 450m steep uphill mountain trek, it was really hard going, to see the Phra Nakhon cave where there is the Subterranean sanctuary of King Rama V's pavilion, the Tham PHraya Nakhon cave chamber contains a temple , breathtaking, (not just from the uphill slog LOL) absolutely amazingly beautiful, and well worth the 50 mins uphill slog, we passed many people who gave up, (pic Below) we need a holiday to get over it as we visited so many places, on and off trains Planes, and taxis, it is a beautiful country with wonderful kind peoples, will definitely be going back.
Hello, Thailand is very amazing place to go for tour.There are 26 provinces that make up Central and Eastern Thailand, and Bangkok is one of them. Geographically, this is Thailand’s heartland, extending from Lop Buri in the north and covering the rice bowl of the Central Plains around the Chao Phraya River. Further south, the area embraces the east and west coasts of the upper Gulf of Thailand.
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