Ok, it’s really not that hard to grok.

After spending three days in Luang Prabang, we got on this long boat which we rode for two days up the Mekong river to the border of Thailand and Laos. The days lasted about 6-8 hours each, mostly just sitting back and watching amazing scenery pass us by.

Chiang Rai is up in the mountains of Thailand, close to Burma and Laos in what is called the golden triangle (due to the large fields of golden-colored opium poppies which used to be are still grown). I love the mountains … I mean I like the beach and all, but sometimes the water, salt and sand start to annoy me. It’s different in the mountains, seems bigger and quieter somehow.