Despite its impressive name, borderful Chiang Kong is unlikely to qualify for the title of city. One Central Street, several temples yes (unexpectedly) decent international hospital in size. Typically travelers falling in Thailand through the northern border with Laos, do not stop here and for a couple of hours. After the throughput point - straight to the station, and after a couple of hours, the bus delivers to Chiang Paradise. We, too, most likely, would slip this township, if it were not for one of the Tiskers, which with screams: "Kostya, Kostya" dragged somewhere away from civilization.
Some of the temples are quite picturesque and are not similar to those that we have on Phuket.
And five minutes did not pass, as a native well done named Konstantin appeared. Moskvich, lives in Thailand, literally five meters from the border, for several years. In this spot, the place was lost by chance: I went to relax in Pattaya, I met a dream girl there and went to her historic homeland. Sometimes it happens!
Life in Chiang Kong stretches dimly and slowly.
In short, in Chiang Kong, we lived almost a week. Kostya on his ancient pickup showed us such corners of Northern Thailand, where tourists usually do not get. And it was worth getting here. After all, there are several ethnic tribes in the local mountains, in whose settlements are very curious to look at one eye. It is the tribe of "long-haired" Karenov, and elegant fox, and hardworking Lahu, and having their own writing of Yao.
In the mountains in the north of Thailand there are a lot of ethnic tribes.
By the way, Kostya in Chiang Kong is not the only expat. John lives through several houses, he from America. John hates the communists and the USSR, which does not prevent him from heading with bones every night. Although our Russian guy in English speaks with great difficulty, and John does not speak Russian in general, after the fifth beer bottle, their disputes about the Democratic Communists become very hot. We joyfully joined their friendly company, supporting one, then the other side.
Look at their life rather curious.
... And when we left Chiang Kong, Kostya, holding us aside, strongly asked not to publish his photo: And suddenly they will see familiar from Moscow. "No, you will not think, I'm not hiding from anyone. But the reason, believe, is. " Oh, it seems, I know what's the thing ...
Tourists are rarely closed in these protected areas.
Continued ...
Read the previous history of Olga here, and where it all starts - here.