Chiang Mai 2009

An artist prepares the umbrella in the umbrella factory..	A painted umbrella; bird and lotus plant.	A craftsman making a rattan table.	Hand-painted motif on camera bag, for 50 baht.	Remembering Chiang Mai 2009
At the Doi Suthep temple	The Doi Suthep Temple at sunset	A wedding couple making their way down the steps	Street hawker on the streets in Chiang Mai	Local boys having fun on a very hot afternoon
An elephant at the Elephant Park	Taking an elephant ride into the forest	Young elephants taken for a bath in the river	Elephant ride	The elephant ride takes the tourist to a Meo hill-tribe village
Walking into a Meo hill-tribe village	Crossing the river on the back of an elephant	The majestic river crossing	Coming to another village, of the Karen hill-tribe	Karen village
On ox-cart taking me to the next destination	Jumping off the rocks into the cool waters	A bamboo raft fide down river	Traversing the calm waters of the Mae Taeng River	Orchids from an orchid farm
Orchids	Hot Spring at the Khun Chae National Park	Wat Rong Khun on the way to Cheng Rai	Wat Rong Khun N19.8241 E99.7644	Sculptures by artist Chalermchai Kositpipat
Wat Rong Khun	Toilets signages by artist Chalermchai Kositpipat	The golden triangle	Laotian fisherman	Laotian mother and children on this border town
Siblings, Laos border town	Baby, Laos border town	Young boy, Laos border town	Young sister, Laos border town	Pretty girl, Laos border town
Shoppers at the Golden Triangle, Laos	Monks and novices at the Golden Triangle	Boats on the Khong river, Laos	Beggar at the Thai-Myanmar border	Akha hill tribe women
Palong hill tribe girl	Padong long neck hill tribe	Scene from the village stalls	Karen hill tribe girl with large perforation in ear-lobe	Padong long neck girl
Padong long neck hill-tribe	Padong long-neck hill tribe	Karen hill-tribe mother and child	Padong long neck hill tribe	Padong long neck hill tribe
Padong long neck hill tribe	Padong girl at her stall	Happy and care free	Afternoon frolic	Shy
Padong girls	:p	young Padlong girl	Padong long neck girl	Karen mother and child
Akha women	Hill tribe man doing repairs	Sawardeeka	Elderly Karen weaver	Sweet Padong long neck girl with home-work
Wachirathan waterfalls, Doi Inthanon National Park N18.5412 E98.5995	Wachirathan waterfalls	Wachirathan waterfalls	Karen village, mother and child	Karen weaver
Karen menfolk prepares the food	Karen house, outdoor kitchen	Karen house, backyard	Karen elderly with French tourist	Karen village
Hmong elderly men is discussion	Karen village, afternoon rest	Portrait of Karen girl, Thailand	Tropical rain forest, Sirithan waterfalls	Sirithan waterfalls, Doi Inthanon National Park N18.5438 E98.5795 Elevation 879m
Elderly lady at the Hmong Market, Doi Inthanon National Park	Vegetable seller at the Hmong Market	Having lunch	Walking back	Hmong mother and daughters
King's Pagoda, Doi Inthanon National Park	Local flowers, Doi Inthanon National Park	19.3 Celcius at the peak, 2600m above sea level	Thai boy reading stone tablet at the peak	Finger nail dance, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Finger nail dance	Finger nail dance	Silk reeling dance	Northern Thai dance	Candle dance
Candle dance	Lahu hill tribe dance	Lisu hill tribe dance	Hmong playing bamboo flute	Kinggala Dance, Shan
Fire sword dance	Fire sword dance	Akha hill tribe dance	Rich Winnowing Dance, Northern Thai	Rich Winnowing Dance, Northern Thai