There are loads of “tourist” workshops on the lake – selling products that where made in the shop and elsewhere on the lake. at last most of them?? When you go with the boat you hear the weaving machines all over in the villages so i guess that a lot of the stuff they sell…
Floating Garden There are a few villages on the lake Temples as well… Raw material for the many tourist shops The most important temple And the 5 Buddahs in it. Over the years people put so much gold on it – you can only imagine how they looked
Num and Weo will drive to CHX at the 25th – Chris and me will share the ride. Than something like 2 nights CHX. Up to Chiang Rai next – see the White Temple. Than Mae Salong to see why “the lost army” – Kuomintang’s 93rd division who fought under General Chiang Kai Shek’s Army…
Marius – why not start a biz over here??? The lake is still misty – birds… The famous Inlay Lake rowing Different technique Monk Express
attending the Vienna Calling CS Meeting! If you are close – lets have a beer!!!
Nice to go for a boat trip before the sun sets. This is best with a small boat that makes no noise. You only hear the paddle in the water and cruise the channels. Watching the locals doing what they do.
On the way to work It is not allowed to cut trees anymore – and did you see a lot left on the pictures?? so now the people build stone houses. Looks not so nice – but much better for the environment. Good thing that they have everything they need in front of the villages….
I do stay at Twin-Hut again. Pat‘s pace since 3 years. Terry does refer to the place as the real Pai – like it was many many moons ago. This is a chilled place where you meet the same people and new faces every year – like Family Hut before. Tonight for example Chris did…
The best way to get to Inlay Lake from Kalaw is not the bus or the super slow train! It is walking down. You can choose how fast you want to go. It is possible to do it in two days but why do you want to do that??? Plan at last 3 days and…
Nothing changed in Yangon since last time so I did not bother to make pictures and i do not want to bore you with the same same too much. At surfdog.de you find a lot of them :-)Did take the bus up to Kalaw with a stop in Pyai. Hiking from Kalaw to Inlay Lake…
went from the airport straight to the bus station and now i am in chiang mai. update will follow soon!
There was even a stage at Khao San Rd. and free candles! Waiting for the Princess and other VIP’s Than the road was party zone again This year the shirt color was not yellow. Due to the political difficulties in the last year they changed to pink! The last time i saw that many people…