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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
SE Asia Chiang Rai
We drove by bus this morning to an area called the Golden Triangle which was the sight of poppy growing for the heroin trade until the 1990's. It was the second largest production region in the world behind Afghanistan, but was considered the highest quality.
The Golden Triangle is located where Thailand ( foreground), Myanmar (center peninsula) and Laos (right shore) meet.
Photo at Hell Fire Pass which contributed to so many Allied deaths in WWll.
A museum dedicated to the lost soldiers was built here and sponsored by the Australian government.
On our way to lunch at a Hill tribe passing beautiful rice paddies.
The local kids sang to us when we arrived in an old one cylinder farm truck.
She get's a ten on the "Cute" scale.
The Golden Triangle is located where Thailand ( foreground), Myanmar (center peninsula) and Laos (right shore) meet.
Photo at Hell Fire Pass which contributed to so many Allied deaths in WWll.
A museum dedicated to the lost soldiers was built here and sponsored by the Australian government.
On our way to lunch at a Hill tribe passing beautiful rice paddies.
The local kids sang to us when we arrived in an old one cylinder farm truck.
She get's a ten on the "Cute" scale.
Location:Northern Thailand
Monday, October 26, 2015
SE Asia Kanchanaburi
We're staying at Hintok River Camp, an actual sight where Allied Prisoners were kept during the construction of the 300 mile long Thailand to Burma Railroad featured in the film. A view from inside our tent equipped with A/C.
The graves of 7,000 Dutch, British and Australian soldiers who died building the railway.
While riding down the Kwai River this morning, these tourists were being thrown into the river by the elephants.
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Location:Hintok River Camp
SE Asia Saigon
During the Viet Nam War, the Viet Cong (enemies of the South Vietnamese)
built an elaborate network of tunnels to avoid the US & Viet Namese bombing. They were equipped with meeting rooms, hospitals and kitchens
and the entries were all camouflaged with leaves.
Pam entering a tunnel about 18" in diameter.
Vicki and Bud entered the tunnels and Bud had to crawl on his knees in the two foot wide four foot high tunnel.
A little claustrophobic dropping your body into a hole with your arms above your head. Bud and Vicki found a little larger hole to enter.
Our gang underground.
built an elaborate network of tunnels to avoid the US & Viet Namese bombing. They were equipped with meeting rooms, hospitals and kitchens
and the entries were all camouflaged with leaves.
Pam entering a tunnel about 18" in diameter.
Vicki and Bud entered the tunnels and Bud had to crawl on his knees in the two foot wide four foot high tunnel.
A little claustrophobic dropping your body into a hole with your arms above your head. Bud and Vicki found a little larger hole to enter.
Our gang underground.
Location:Cu Chi Tunnels
SE Asia outside of Saigon
Doing one evening in Saigon, we rode bicycle driven rickshaws through the maze of traffic. It was crazy with cars, buses, motor scooters and rickshaws all in a congested area.
Riding a Sanpan through the jungle. That's Vicki under the hat.
The Myanmar people can be easily identified by the white paste they were on their faces to protect the skin. This little guy sat in front of us a a train from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi.
The actual Bridge on the River Kwai (pronounced Qwear by the Thai's).
A cute little monkey spotted in the jungle before Halloween.
Location:Viet Nam
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