Comments on: Chiang Mai: Opium at Doi Pui, Thailand for Travel Photo Thursday

By: Nancie

Nancie — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 16:11:15 +0000

In reply to Joy. Hi, Joy! That is so funny. Last fall I could look out my kitchen door here and had a full view of a small marijuana grow-op. It isn't back yet this year.

By: Joy

Joy — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 01:57:46 +0000

This is an old post, but I noticed it on the sidebar and I was curious.I have seen opium poppies before. It was the early seventies and I was driving by a house that had a huge flower garden in the front yard. There were these huge poppies like I had never seen before. I couldn’t resist picking one that was hanging over the little picket fence. I put it in my sun visor and drove around with it all day. I was working that day and several coworkers and others saw it. A few commented on how pretty it was. At the end of the day, it was wilted and I threw it out. It wasn’t until later when I decided to look it up that I discovered it was an opium poppy. What do you know about that! There was a whole front yard of them growing in front of a house on a busy Los Angeles residential street. The best place to hide something is right out in the open, according to Edgar Allan Poe.

By: Tracie Howe

Tracie Howe — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 18:13:23 +0000

I’ve seen some of these around in public gardens in America. I don’t think a lot of people realize what they are. Its sort of funny that Thailand is using the gardens for tourism. Oh Thailand!

By: Catherine Sweeney

Catherine Sweeney — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 03:10:32 +0000

Nancie, I’m glad to hear that you refrained from grabbing a pod or two. It really is interesting about the tourism aspect of the opium as well some of the history. Cool that you got to learn about that and see those lovely plants.

By: Natalie Deduck

Natalie Deduck — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 13:55:27 +0000

Great article and comments!
So interesting how poppy flower and opium generates big discussion until now a days. We are heading to Chiang Mai next week, and I have to admit I´m curious to visit the plantation…
Thanks for sharing such interesting facts!
Nat

By: Chiang Mai:Low Tech Fun Doi Pui

Chiang Mai:Low Tech Fun Doi Pui — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:41:42 +0000

[…] it’s March! What happened to January and February? Last week you probably remember that Travel Photo Thursday was all about the opium at Doi Pui. We’re still wandering around Doi Pui this week, but you’re in for a totally different […]

By: Suzanne Fluhr

Suzanne Fluhr — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 20:24:58 +0000

Are these the same poppies as those of Flanders Fields fame? We visited the Elephant Nature Park and Doi Southep when we were in Chiang Mai, but somehow we missed the opium poppy museum. Oh well. Next time.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 13:05:36 +0000

Certainly not something I was aware of when we briefly visited Chiang Mai back in 2009.

Thanks for the tip on something a little quirky for if we ever get back there!

By: Nancie

Nancie — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 10:04:30 +0000

In reply to Marcia. Hi Marcia. Beauty doesn't always mean safe! :)

By: Nancie

Nancie — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 10:03:17 +0000

In reply to Betsy Wuebker. Hi Betsy. I don't think that opium smoking was ever big in Halifax, but it could have been...haha