With the expiration date of our Thai visas fast approaching we had to get the heck outta dodge in order to reset the clock on our travel documents. For us, this meant taking a bus to another northern city in Thailand called Chiang Rai, and then another bus to the Myanmar/Thai border. When we reached the border all we had to do was have our passports stamped and walk back across a bridge to Thailand.
This little adventure left us curious about the country of Myanmar (formerly Burma). We have read cautionary tales about the challenges that Myanmar faces, and how tourists are often used as accessories to government corruption. That being said, we have also met a couple of other backpackers that have gushed that it is the most amazing place they have ever visited. Unfortunately, time was not on our side during this leg of the trip, and the temptation to visit remains.
While we were in Chiang Rai we were able to take a little detour outside the city and visit Wat Rong Khun, know as the White Temple. The temple was built in the late 90s which made it much more modern than all the other temples we had seen. The architecture is different than the usual Thai temples with the entire temple being white to signify Buddha's purity.
Now back to the farm for one last week of country living.
Happy Trails,
L & H
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