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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...
edachsund Says: I guess once in awhile to visit local market was fun. Every country has serve different ways of living. Selling and buying things, sell whatever can be sell and all.I was expecting this kind of stuffs when coming to this local market in Tachilek. Most of the market now adays...
Quick stop for cheap goods and a passport stamp
iNorv9 Says: Completely on a whim, we decided to cross the border from Mae Sai, Thailand into Tachileik. We obtained the required $5 day pass at the customs checkpoint, and traversed the Nam Ruak River. Once on the Myanmar side, it's almost like another world. There's a bustling...
yatingchen Says:
Indian pan cake: Burma food vendor
yatingchen Says: Pan cake like Indian one. Sweet and tasty. Each costs 10 THB only.
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.
Flights in and out of Tachilek
thedouglas Says: Flying in and out of Tachikek can be a bit of a hit and miss deal. Flights in or out are often cancelled, due to instability at the border between the Burmese and Thai. The flights are also seriously delayed a lot of the time. You can also not necessarily rely on the...
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.
thedouglas Says: 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...
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...
Rodan44 Says: 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.
yatingchen Says:
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!
yatingchen Says: The golden tower is local people's belief centrum. Under repair.....
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Here's a picture of the Buddha statue on the central alter of the temple. Very unique looking, although somewhat gaudy. I've always wondered what the fan he is...
Q: Am in Myanmar in late September and hope to be travelling up North from Yangon. Would then like to cross by air from TACHILEK...
A: Entering Thailand from Burma in Tachilek/Mae Sai shouldn't be problem - on foot, and only thing you might need to enter Thailand is their visa (certain nationalities can...
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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...
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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...
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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......
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