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Eric Kuypers: If you change the command line, such as https://www.iqair.com/thailand/nong-khai, you will get a different city or region. But you
Cornelis: Well, GeertP, I am absolutely not a 'Brussels sprouts supporter' or THE Red Brand addict, but that does not mean that I don't like the Thai cuisine.
Rudolf: It depends on what you are looking for in Thailand, but to be honest you don't have much choice in my opinion. The big cities are falling apart
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Eric Kuypers: Wilma, bad air is not in all of Thailand. Thailand is more than 12x the Netherlands! These are the big cities (traffic) and some
Pjotter: kopi luwak regularly bought and drunk in the Netherlands. Usually only available some time before Christmas. You get the best coffee taste
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Santi Khiri: Chinatown in the Thai mountains

By Henk Bouwman
Posted in Travel stories, thai tips
Tags: Chiang Rai, Chinese people, Doi Mae Salong, Santi Khiri, Tea

January 8 2024

High in the mountains of northern Thailand, relatively close to the border with Myanmar (Burma), is a village that is XNUMX percent Chinese, although the residents also speak fluent Thai. Chinese inscriptions, signposts and billboards welcome you to this remarkable enclave.

The Dutch anthropologist Alting von Geusau and the Akha

By Lung Jan
Posted in Background, Sights, History
Tags: Akha, Akha Hill Tribes, Alting von Geusau, Anthropologist, Mountain peoples, Mae Salong, Santi Khiri

June 6, 2022

Leo George Marie Alting von Geusau was born on April 4, 1925 in The Hague into a family that belonged to the old nobility of the German Free State of Thuringia. The Dutch branch of this family consisted of many senior officials and officers. For example, his grandfather Lieutenant General George August Alting von Geusau was the Dutch Minister of War from 1918 to 1920.

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Santi Khiri: Chinatown in the Thai mountains

The Dutch anthropologist Alting von Geusau and the Akha