Thread: A drive into town.

A bit of a treck but worth it if you've got a couple of days spare to wander about.

OK Can I fly anywhere near you?? will have wife and kid it will be end of Dec. That trek seems too long for a car, although I do "commute" to Pattaya now and again 650 kms , but good roads. BTW I am Irish (can sleep on a Keg)

Originally Posted by Khun Sabai

OK Can I fly anywhere near you??

Chiang Rai. Then two hours

I'd recommend flying to CR hire a car and drive to Chiang Kong. Loads of good guest houses there. From CK as a base you can do day trips.

pixies with pet.

A few pages back I spoke about going up the mountain. When you get to the top of the crest it's Laos on one side LOS on the other. I've just found a couple of lost photos which might be of interest.

First looking down into the Laos jungle.



This was a major route for terrorists in days gone by and some major fighting went on up here. At some point I'll post more on the subject.


This is the hole that the terrorists used to come through to get into LOS.

Same same. there are trenches, sand bags and firing posts all round the top of it. More photos when I can find the bloody things.

Lucky the thais spent some serious cash and put up an inpenetrable barrier.

Originally Posted by Nawty

Lucky the thais spent some serious cash and put up an inpenetrable barrier.

Originally Posted by Nawty

Lucky the thais spent some serious cash and put up an inpenetrable barrier.

I'm sure someone was paid handsomely for it.

Them terrorists charging out of the jungle on an almost vertical climb to get to the hole, would have paid indeed.

Well, no trips today. Pissing down .

So, continuing our little tour, I was intrigued as to why the local pixies were planting leaves in the well tilled soil.



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Turns out it's a tobacco crop going in. Corn last month, Marlborough this month. I'm suprised there's still a market. But what do I know.

Is tobacco grown else where in Thailand?

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Used to be a major crop in this area but it has all but died out now.
I think the Vietnamese put them out of business.

Still grow a little here but just for own consumption

Wifes family grow tobacco and rice in Roi-et, but not on the scale of the people's plot in the photo.

Originally Posted by jandajoy

Is tobacco grown else where in Thailand?

Originally Posted by oldgit

Wifes family grow tobacco and rice in Roi-et

Yep. We grow some here in Roiet. Also a bit of sugar cane and cassava.

Originally Posted by Norton

Yep. We grow some here in Roiet.

For export or personal / local consumption? I'm quite surprised as I wouldn't have thought the market was there. Or is it an agricultural thing? As in a crop to plant between money crops?

About 20 minutes away from our place is a little village. You drive through it as yo go towards Chang Kong. What you'd never realise, as you cruise through on your Harley, or in your Ute, on a grey and rainy Wednesday morning, is that 200 meters off to your right it's open day for the Laos Thai shopping frenzy.

Any body guess what the blue shed thing on the left is??

We got there a bit late today. Best to be there around 07.00. Yes, right, Not.
Still it was still going well.
Basically, every Wednesday there are no immigration/customs controls twixt Thailand and Laos. You can bring in, and take out, whatever you like.

Tyres are good.


Mattresses are cheaper here than in Laos. Grab 'em while they're hot.



We've got truck loads....

More anon.

Tvs.



Sacks for something



Groceries and eggs and stuff.



Bricks !!!




You need to keep bailing out the water if your taking on bricks.



More bricks



Fuel, loads of fuel



More fuel



Stuff

The army were there. No idea why. Maybe just taking in the view.



And having a bit of a rest.

What a laugh

what were the looks like on there faces as you were taking photo's??

Cheers for sharing.

Great thread, almost makes me want to get back early...