Delicious Karen lunch
27. maj 2019, Thailand ⋅ 🌧 86 °FThe reward for completing out jungle trek was a great lunch of bbq chicken and bamboo steamed sticky rice. Then, a dip in the swimming hole.
The reward for completing out jungle trek was a great lunch of bbq chicken and bamboo steamed sticky rice. Then, a dip in the swimming hole.
Our last stop today was at the hot springs. We were the only non-Thai people there! Some students grabbed a quick massage. Prices are around $7 per hour.
Hmmmmmmm.
On out way to the border, we stopped for a scenic view. You see floating homes held up by bamboo, but there is no water right now.
Our first stop was historic three pagodas pass, commemorating peace between Burma and Thailand. There is an interesting market with Burmese products, but parts were closed off because the princess wasLæs mere
Lunch was at a new restaurant run by a local orphanage. Then, we visited their facility to tour their women’s weaving project and shop. The products they produce are incredible, and money earnedLæs mere
We visited the orphanage facility today. Interestingly, not all kids are orphans. Some come from families that are too poor to care for them. And there are no adoptions. The place is run by an ItalianLæs mere
Lunch at Toy’s...easily the best food in the country. And the prices are ridiculously cheap.
We are in an area that is actually two villages...one Thai and one Mon (Burmese hill tribe). They are connected by a long wooden bridge that goes across a lake. The scenery is stunning. The bridge wasLæs mere
The kids at the orphanage put on a singing show for us. It was truly amazing.