Just Chiang Rai
I have never made it a secret on this blog that I feel very much at home in Chiang Rai. In the city, yes, but much more so in the province of the same name; the northernmost in Thailand.
Chiang Rai and cycling.…(7)
Two weeks ago, in Episode 6 of my cycling serial, I mentioned Mae Sai and Chiang Saen as destinations on the outer edge of my range. I also wrote that, given the distance, I wanted to get there before the heat and annual air pollution descended on this beautiful province again.
TB Immigration Info Letter 091/19 – Borderrun Mae Sai (Myanmar)
This year, February, did a border run in Mae Sai to Myanmar / Tachileik. Nothing special in itself, many do it to get another 30 days stay upon returning to Thailand, using the TM6 arrival/departure card. Costs in Myanmar at the border control, 500 THB, which has been the same for years.
Rain causes flooding in border area near Chiang Rai
A lot of rain in the night has caused the Mae Sai River in Chiang Rai on the border with Myanmar to overflow its banks. The market at the Sailomjoy border is flooded. In some places the water is 1 meter high. Many sellers were surprised by the floods and were unable to get their goods to safety in time.
Northern Thailand: Something for everyone
Lovers of adventure, culture or nature, everyone will find what they are looking for in the far north of Thailand. Get to know the beautiful nature full of bamboo forests, hot springs and waterfalls, visit picturesque villages of the hill tribes, enjoy an adventurous elephant ride or a relaxing boat trip and be surprised in interesting museums and ditto temples.
Mae Sai border post closed after flooding
The border post between Thailand and Myanmar in Mae Sai (Chiang Rai) was closed yesterday after heavy rain and flooding caused by tropical storm Kalmaegi. Crossing the border would be too dangerous.
Romantic Chiang Rai (video)
Founded in 1262 by King Meng Rai, Chiang Rai was the first capital of Lanna Thai (the kingdom of a million rice fields).
Visa troubles: Expensive trip across the border at Mae Sai
This message is mainly intended to warn others, so that they will not be faced with such unexpected expenses.
A day trip to Chiangrai and Mae Sai
By Chris Vercammen – Chiang Mai My Thai wife was born in Chiangrai in the Mae Chan district. Every now and then she wants to take a day off. In other words: “back to the roots”. The family home still exists and most of the elderly relatives still reside in the district. However, brother & sisters have spread all over the country, even abroad. The number of uncles and aunts is getting…