Doi Tung Palace, Mae Fa Luang-turer

Den spontane turen til Doi Tung og Mae Salong var virkelig herlig. Tusen takk til guiden som kjørte trygt gjennom pøsende regn og guidet oss rundt overalt. Det elegante huset til den thailandske kongefamilien var flott, men det aller beste var landsbyen Pha Hee. Selv om vi ikke fikk sett hele Akha-folkets liv på nært hold, var det en stund til ettertanke hvor vi kunne skue ut over fjelllandsbyen i fred og ro og reflektere over ulike måter å leve på. Utsikten fra Forest Café og kaffen deres var også herlig. Da vi passerte grenseområdet mellom Thailand og Myanmar, syntes jeg det var fascinerende at en internasjonal grense kunne være så enkel. Vakthunden på Thailand-siden var svart, og vakthunden på Myanmar-siden var gulbrun!

didn’t realise the hike was through about 2h of dense jungle! was a bit challenging especially with the rainy season making the narrow paths very muddy and soft. plus the crazy mossies attacking us thru our clothing whenever we stopped moving. definitely need proper hiking attire, shoes, strong legs and a good sense of balance when doing this hike during the rainy season. Baht our guide was quite funny and very informative about the jungle flora and fauna. perhaps may have been good if he provided a bit more support to the weaker hikers especially during the more precarious parts of the trail. although the narrow paths made it difficult at times. lunch at the village was better than expected. we were too exhausted to walk much more after lunch, and thankfully they adapted the tour to have a pickup truck send us nearer the waterfall and then at the rice/corn fields.