The Golden Triangle and Over To Laos
Posted On Friday, February 23, 2007 at at 2:59 AM by AlvinOn our way to Laos, we spent a few days in the very northern part of Thailand where its boarders met with the other neighbouring countries. We based ourselves in Chiang Rai - a quaint city best remembered by us for its barbecue and Thai dancing shows in the open market every night (see earlier blog entry). The city was a short bus ride to the Golden Triangle (Chiang Saen) - where Thailand meets Myanmar and Laos. This area is best known for the highly sorted-after herbal leaves ;-) and the trafficking routes. The Opium Museum was very informative and well worth a visit. We went for a long walk along the city walls in Chiang Saen on this HOT day.....![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvSIV46jeDHa_w-4n_eJJeesoyWEze3TYa3NL2y0Vt2AfQd1B0eAkAL-VBHGhbiotlz0WwrVm9IKJ2CfuMbWdsxbDeJHAB0s40MkE5Yemo52OVWbdXnxHpAn7Hkc0cU4AnwzyhPJIepY/s320/1415+Buddha+Image-Golden+Triangle.jpg)
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