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Evil military led totalitarian regime
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Go there on the second or third to last day of your trip in Thailand. Get all the shopping out of the way, understand that Thailand does not represent a genuine taste of South East Asia, see the...
davidjo Says: Who is Mr. Aung Myint Myat? Well you can find him if you turn right at the major intersection after coming across the bridge, head eastwards along the main road (1.5km?) until you reach the hospital, then take the next left, go up a few blocks, and just before you reach the...
davidjo Says: This place is worth visiting,for the magnificent pagoda and for the view of the surrounding area. The golden pagoda is quite large and one can wander round the compound looking at the various statues. We visited the site at mid-day when it was very hot, probably better to...
davidjo Says: If you leave the local market on the northern side, turn right on the road, a few mteres later you will pass over a small bridge, then immediately on the left will be a small compound with a temple inside and several spirit houses where you will find locals making their...
davidjo Says: A walk round the local market is interesting but can be very muddy if it is the rainy season. This is mainly a market for the locals to purchase their every day needs and is very colourful. Be careful as porters rush around with baskets and boxes delivering them to the...
davidjo Says: If you pass through the grounds of the Peace Golden Land Nunnery (ask permission first) you will come to a set of steps which you can follow for 15 minutes and you will eventually reach a small road which will lead you to the top of a hill where a stupa is being constructed...
davidjo Says: It is interesting to visit the temple where one can meditate. It is run mainly by the nuns and accepts visitors in their apartment block, most visitors are form Thailand and come for one or two weeks meditation and can stay there free of charge (meals also) but most give a...
davidjo Says: We went to visit the long necks who are located at the upmarket Regina Hotel by the golf course. To enter you pay an entrance fee, can't remember how much it was but i thought it was a little expensive because once you are on the premises the representatives from the long...
Try eating a typical burmese breakfast from one of the many restaurants that open early. Order the curried veg and chapatis served with a pot of tea. The chapatis are flung into a clay oven where they stick to the wall for a few seconds then taken out and served to you with your curry. Tastes delicious and costs next to nothing. We found a tea house serving breakfast very near the bridge. Once you cross the bridge turn left at the major intersection, walk another 200m or so and you will find this tea house on the left. The owner/ staff were very eager to talk to us.
Written Mar 4, 2012
cROSSING THE BRIDGE FROM MAE SAI
davidjo Says: When i was in Mae Sai i walked to the bridge, got stamped out of Thailand then presented my passport to the Myanmar authorities who relieved me of 500 Baht, kept my passport and issued me with a temporary permit which allowed me to cross onto Myanmar. Your passport is...
yatingchen Says: Scooter car is the most economical way to take a look in Tachilek. It has cover to avoid sunshine and has good view to see the border village.
Tachilek market near border: Tachilek market
yatingchen Says: The market is big. Many shops and vendors gather there. You can find bags, clothes, food, jewelry, electronics, CD, VCD, crispy etc. The most are copies from China. Real Burma made stuffs are rare. Really disappointed.
in temple: Burma natural cosmetic
yatingchen Says: The woman sold Burma natural cosmetic. Tree trunk was grained into powder. With water to mop it on your face. It's natural cosmetic to be white and isolate sunshine. It's routine that in early morning women grain it for her children.Factory made are now also popular.
Helpfulness
There are many ongoing social and medical problems in this part of Myanmar, due to the opium trade and use. We were quite pleased to see the services available in this little town, and the education provided to the locals, encouraging them not to use drugs. The drug education is now commenced in the schools from an early age, in an effort to ensure that the locals make better choices. The impact of opium addictions is widespread in this area, affecting sociological and economic conditions.
Updated Apr 25, 2007
thedouglas Says: We have to take some responsibility for what happened to us in Tachilek, as I later found in the Lonely Planet that border crossing into Thailand is NOT permitted from here.We bought our Myanmar visa from the Embassy here in Australia, and obtained what we believed to be...
yatingchen Says: In Burma market you may find some vendors who sell forbidden medicine or stuffs likebear gall, tiger skin, monkey skull (to put cigarette in as decoration/ ashtray) etc. You had better not buy them. It's illegal and you would receive huge fine or be sent to jail.
thedouglas Says: Not a good idea to ask for a recommendation for accommodation, unless the agenda of the advisor is evident or disclosed. When we were refused our exit from Tachilek, we had no choice but to trudge down to the travel agency to attempt to purchase flights back to Yangon....
Beware the tuktuk driver with the lack of English
thedouglas Says: When I didn't think I could get more cheesed off, we finally decided to pile the packs into a tuk tuk, and asked to be taken to a guesthouse which was on top of the steep hill in front of us. So, pointing was all that was required! "Take us there". Lots of feigning no...
Helpfulness
This golf course sits across from a hilltribe cultural center that we were visiting. I didn't personally golf there, as I don't golf, but it looked like a pretty decent course. Definitely exotic with a view of the gold stupa and mountains in the distance.
Written Jun 11, 2004
yatingchen Says: They are golden Buddha, gifts from Thailand. The right one's index finger could have water drops. (It depends on your luck with Buddha) Women who have periode are not recommended to touch Buddha statues. For respect you are suggested to follow the rule.
yatingchen Says: Tachilek's golden tower has big field. Around the tower there are some interesting figures. This is one of the most interesting statues. You are welcome to knock the bell and it will bring you good luck!
Seriously Detained or Shop Stop?
Tachilek is the Myanmar border crossing into Mae sai in Thailand, accessed via a small bridge. Although we had been given authorisation to cross here into Thailand, we were not permitted past. It is...
Tachilek is a border town in Shan State that is connected to the most northern city of Thailand, Mae Sai, by bridge. We were able to cross the border and enter Myanmar at this point for US$5 per...
I have an argument in my head about Burma. I was pretty sure I have reading it somewhere its a country that you want to explore about. I think back in 2002, last I read about Burma was in one of VT......
TACHILEK, NOT AS BORING AS SOME PEOPLE SUGGEST
I had read comments on various websites and guidebooks that Tachilek was not worth a visit or a waste of time! Not at all, i found it very interesting but i was prepared to hike around and visit the...
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