Wilderness in Northern Thailand

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All of us came from different parts of Thailand and through Cyber World we got together and share...

Last Jan. , our group went to the Northern Part of Thailand in the wild ....and Knife using experiences ...a lot.



After Air Plane and onn 4x4 to the mountain top.

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By chance, we met the Budhism Monks who isolated ....

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At the vilege on top of the mountain, these natives will guide us to the forest.

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I am on the right side

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Our group
I am a Knife Maker, our freinds ....Medical Doctor .....Engineers ...Officers.
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Walking Sticks is dispensable while walking onto mountain

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Looks like one of us start feeling homesick
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( will be right back to continue)
 
Powerful Samll Man, native from the villege who help us to transport our supplies

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Arrive at the camp

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Night come so fast in the mountaineer location

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Prepare Flour for bread

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Temperature less than 10 degrees celciuos .... natives go catching fish for our supper

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Thanks for posting those photos

Those Guides carrying the gear had to be VERY strong
 
Great post, really enjoyed the photos! Thank you for sharing, it was like taking brief vacation to another part of the world. What kind of fish were they catching?
 
Thanx for sharing. It looks amazing and wild :D

Cheers from Africa

Aubrey
 
Man, keep it coming, this is awesome. I spent a year in Korea and really wanted to visit Thailand but a year just goes by too quick. Chris
 
Thanks everyone, my ton of photo will be kept coming:

We were about 10 members and were attended by 15-20 prople from the villege.


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Keep watching, I will show you how the local people talented in making use opf Bamboo and their knives.
 
We found one small Hot Spring next to the stream, and we tried to get Warm Water for Bath:

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Try drinking water from the plant, no smell no test ...perfect
Forest chilli so hot.


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I see several of the villagers with guns, do they use them for hunting? If so, what do they hunt there? How did they catch those fish, with their hands?

I hope you don't mind the 20 questions, this is very interesting to me to see how rural people from other parts of the world live. Chris
 
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