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Location:Alkirst Ct,Santa Rosa,United States
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Friday, October 30, 2015
SE Asia Thank you
Thank you Marc and Pam for inviting us on this special adventure.
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SE Asia Trip Highlights
Elephant rides and show.
Fantastic group of OAT travelers and Team Guides.
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Floating market.
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Location:Highlights
SE Asia Chiang Mai
Today is Saturday and we leave our hotel at noon for our flight to Bangkok where we spend the night and leave at 7:30 am Sunday for Tokyo. We arrive at SFO around 10:30 am and get back to home sweet home in the afternoon. It's been a fantastic trip which exposed us to the many cultural differences of four SE Asia countries. We made great friends, had a wonderful leader, Nadda, and met great guides along the way.
Everyone was courteous and pleasant. It was a priceless trip.
Elephant Show.
Elephant art.
Cruising down River in a bamboo raft.
More tricks.
Everyone was courteous and pleasant. It was a priceless trip.
Elephant Show.
Elephant art.
Cruising down River in a bamboo raft.
More tricks.
Location:Elephant camp & raft trip
SE Asia Chiang Mai, Thailand
The White Temple funded by a successful, zany Thai artist.
Vicki getting a smooch from her new boyfriend.
This is our elephant, Annie.
New style recliner. These elephants are fantastic.
Vicki and the elephant Mahout (trainer and rider)
Location:Elephant Camp
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
SE Asia Karen Long Neck Tribe
After taking a nice swim at the hotel pool, we took trucks to a nearby Village
of the Karen Long Neck Hill tribe to shop (contribute to their economy) and have dinner. These people are from Myanmar and have relocated near Chiang Rai to escape the hardship of civil war in Myanmar ( Burma), have better educational opportunities and electricity not available in the mountains. The woman wear these rings from an early age. They can weigh 20 to 25 lbs and the woman's shoulders actually drop under the weight giving the allusion of a longer neck.
Our group danced with the Long Neck woman, with the tribes music from homemade instruments in the background.
This 65 year old woman has 26 rings.
This young lady has just received her first set of rings.
There are two Karen Tribes in this village of around 250. This young girl is in the Karen Tribe with long ears.
BBQ Pork prepared by the tribe. This 19 year old boy answered questions from our group. He is an apprentice mechanic who can speak three languages fluently; Myanmar, Thai and Chinese and is learning English.
Our meal of boiled park, brown rice, vegetables and BBQ'd pork served on a weaved plate covered with banana leaves. It was very good.
of the Karen Long Neck Hill tribe to shop (contribute to their economy) and have dinner. These people are from Myanmar and have relocated near Chiang Rai to escape the hardship of civil war in Myanmar ( Burma), have better educational opportunities and electricity not available in the mountains. The woman wear these rings from an early age. They can weigh 20 to 25 lbs and the woman's shoulders actually drop under the weight giving the allusion of a longer neck.
Our group danced with the Long Neck woman, with the tribes music from homemade instruments in the background.
This 65 year old woman has 26 rings.
This young lady has just received her first set of rings.
There are two Karen Tribes in this village of around 250. This young girl is in the Karen Tribe with long ears.
BBQ Pork prepared by the tribe. This 19 year old boy answered questions from our group. He is an apprentice mechanic who can speak three languages fluently; Myanmar, Thai and Chinese and is learning English.
Our meal of boiled park, brown rice, vegetables and BBQ'd pork served on a weaved plate covered with banana leaves. It was very good.
Location:Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand
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