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Sited just a mere 10 minutes drive outskirt of Chiang Rai City Centre. Rong Khun Temple or locally known as "The White Temple". Unlike most of the buddhist temple in Thailand, White temple is very unique in its own way, thank to Thailand renowned painter, Chaleumchai Kositpipat.
The best way to visit this temple is to rent a car or motorbike from the hotel so you can spend as much time to absorb all delicate facade of the temple.
Khun Chaleumchai Kositpipat is not only devoting his time to designed, but also teach 10 of local artists to help him build this unique temple as his last gift to his hometown and beloved country. The temple you see is not just religious practice but also the monumental of Lanna Decoration Style.
Khun Chaleumchai Kositpipat has placed his life long knowledge and passion of art into the buiding as a gift and preservation of the ancient craft.
REMEMBER TO WEAR RESPECTABLE ATTIRE;
MEN: SHORT THAT KNEE LEVEL AND T-SHIRT IS FINE BUT MAKE SURE THAT YOU WARE SHOES THAT CAN TAKE OFF EASILY AS YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT OFF BEFORE ENTERING TO THE MAIN TEMPLE.
WOMAN: WARE SHOLDERS COVERED SHIRT WITH LONG PANTS AND SHORTS THAT COVER YOUR KNEES.
IT IS THE LIFE TIME OPPOTUNITY. IF YOU ARE IN THE AREA, VISITING THIS TEMPLE IS A MUST. EARLY MORNING AND LATE AFTER NOON IS THE BEST AS DURING 11-16:00 HRS THE TEMPLE IS PACKED WITH THAI TOURISTS.
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 welcoming sign by call_me_rhia
Do not even remotedly think you have been to Laos
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As soon as you enter the airport in Ciang Rai we saw the tourist desk. Knowing we only had 3 days I thought maybe I should book something right away . Lucky I decided to wait their prices are at least twice what they were from travel desk at the hotel...tours all go to the same places....so better to book in town!!
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 golden triangle sign by call_me_rhia
A bit less of a tourist trap is the 10 minutes walk up to the view point: there was absolutely no one there, views are way better, but still a trap it is.
Visit the tiny opium museum: the opium scales are little works of art Leave a Comment
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We checked into the hotel a few days ago, paying no attention that there was only one bath towel in the bathroom. The horror was, we were asked to pay B400 upon check out for the towel that was not there in the first place
Make sure there are 2 towels in the bathroom
Do not stay in this hotel
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 THE HOT SPRING by balhannah
This place was a real disappointment, especially as I have been to Rotarua in New Zealand, and Yellowstone in America.
What you see in my photo, is all there is, other than lots and lots of souvenir shops!
So, if you have seen Hot Springs before, DON'T BOTHER COMING HERE!!!
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 Chiang Rai - Thailand by solopes
You are Portuguese.
You arrive to "the end of the world", in the Golden Triangle, sit at the restaurant for a drink, browse the list and find - Port Wine.
I don't use to drink Port wine quite often, but, in that place, it was mandatory. I ordered it.
"Sorry sir, it's finished!"
Damn!
Coca Cola - never!
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Unfortunately, as it is a thing to do, to me it was also quite a tourist trap. There are just a few souvenir shops selling more or less the same things on the weeny part of Laos we landed on. The people there were not welcoming and the speedboat driver even got quite impatient and unhappy after we delayed our departure by only a few minutes! Leave a Comment
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ON the tour I did, was included a visit to the Akha & Yao tribes, something I was looking forward too!
You head out through the open fields on the backroads to reach here, so you would expect to see a village,.... but,.... NO, IT WAS NOT!!!!
IT IS JUST SOUVENIR STALLS,
WITH THE LADIES DRESSED IN TRADITIONAL ATTIRE
............AND THEY WANT YOU TO BUY!!
...............I was looking forward to seeing where they live, etc, etc,
nothing like this, so that was disappointing.
In saying that, I did enjoy it though, I saw their traditional dress, their babies and what they made themselves. Also, our tour group have a good time with some of the Tribal ladies, we all had a laugh!!!!
Have a laugh with the ladies, and buy something cheap, nothing is really expensive.
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