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Chiang Mai: Opium at Doi Pui, Thailand for Travel Photo Thursday
Doi Pui Updated May 2018 Maybe I shouldn’t be doing a drug blast on my blog, but it’s true, if you go to the mountain town of Doi Pui, about a 45-minute drive from downtown Chiang Mai, you will find opium growing. It’s all in the name of tourism. Welcome to week 216 (02/26/2015) of…
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Chiang Mai: Elephant Parade House for Travel Photo Thursday
Elephant Parade is an organization that helps elephants in need, and is funded through the sales of these beautiful creations.Welcome to week 215 of Travel Photo Thursday (02/09/2015). What can be more fun than a room full of colorful elephants. Join me today as I take you on a tour of Chiang Mai’s Elephant Parade…
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Chiang Mai: Sticky Rice Tea for Travel Photo Thursday
Rice Tea Have you sat in teak-filled Thai restaurant sipping delicious rice tea? Welcome to week 214 (02/12/2015) of Travel Photo Thursday. I’ve been coming to Chiang Mai for a long time, and I consider it my second home. The city is my go-to place when I’m not teaching in Korea, or playing tourist in another…
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Chiang Mai’s Women Prisoners Massage for Travel Photo Thursday
Welcome to week 213th (02/05/2015) of Travel Photo Thursday. . Have you ever been massaged by a female prisoner? No? Well, come to Chiang Mai, and you can do just that. The Chiang Mai Women’s Correctional Institution vocational facility runs a popular restaurant and massage facility staffed by prison inmates. The program offers training, and…