aussiecollin Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Hi, I am going to Chang Mai in May...just for a few days..family stuff. I would love to go to ...err..maybe Burma, or somewhere different.. I am a very devout monger.. Any suggestions will be gratefully received.. Collin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiPauly Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Waste of time going to Burma, you need 13,000 permits to travel outside of the border town of Tachilek There ain't enough time on your schedule to get them...just enjoy Chiang Mai...plenty to keep you occupied Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maejo Man Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 When you enter Myanmar at Mae Sai you are issued with a "paper passport" with your photo, and this entitles you to a stay of 14 days now. Prior to this it was only a one day pass. You can quite easily overnight in Tatchilek as there are many small hotels there. Two casinos to blow all your hard earned cash in. If you are into temples there is the large golden temple in town, or you can take a mule ride to the rather quaint one that sits right on top of the hill on the ourskirts of the town. Plenty of places to eat, and some great ruins to the west of town. If your leaning is towards "night entertainment" there's plenty of that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahseer Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Luang Prabang before it gets completely overrun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabaijai Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 When you enter Myanmar at Mae Sai you are issued with a "paper passport" with your photo, and this entitles you to a stay of 14 days now. Prior to this it was only a one day pass. You can quite easily overnight in Tatchilek as there are many small hotels there. Two casinos to blow all your hard earned cash in. If you are into temples there is the large golden temple in town, or you can take a mule ride to the rather quaint one that sits right on top of the hill on the ourskirts of the town. Plenty of places to eat, and some great ruins to the west of town. If your leaning is towards "night entertainment" there's plenty of that too. That 14-day permit allows you to travel as far north as Kentung/Chiang Tung/Kyaingtong (3 hrs by road from Tachileik), an interesting Thai Khun town, well worth a trip. The paperwork is quite simple now, one single transaction at the border immigration post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajarn Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Yeah, the Kentung trip is fast and easy. I enjoyed the drive a lot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blinky Bill Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 (edited) If you were to travel to far north Myanmar and got way off the beaten track you might be lucky enough to see Hkakabo Razi in Kachin State, this is Myanmars highest hill at 19,295'. I was lucky enough to be working there with the Myanmar Air Force a few years ago. Apologies for the quality of the snap, it was taken through the window of our beaten up a/c. Edited February 23, 2008 by Blinky Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnxmike Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 When I was in Kentung about 6 months ago. There was only power between 6 pm and 10 pm. It was a very hot day. No air-con, no fan and no cool drinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotus eater Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Yeah, the Kentung trip is fast and easy. I enjoyed the drive a lot... Should one even think about driving across in one's own car, or is the paperwork etc too troublesome? If not, is the arrangement for these trips easily done in a Tachilek hotel? Are all arrangements better done there or in Thaialnd? What currency money is best taken there and permitted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrysandal Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 You can take a flight to Mandalay from Chiang Mai. Once in Mandalay you can stay at a clean enough hotel for abut 10 bucks while wandering around a city forever trapped in the early fifties. From there you can catch a boat down the Ayerawaddi to Bagan and the night bus to Yangon. It’s a thrill; it’s cheap, and adventurous. You need about 5 days. Take diarrhea pills. There are also direct flights to Kunming and, as mentioned , Luang Prabaung. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjmark Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Hi, I am going to Chang Mai in May...just for a few days..family stuff.I would love to go to ...err..maybe Burma, or somewhere different.. I am a very devout monger.. Any suggestions will be gratefully received.. I added the emphasis. No-one has reallly answered his question. Only Maejo Man alluded to it... --- Back 'off-topic' - if you go to Tatchilek, there is a seedy-looking tout hanging around just inside the border, named 'Slim', who is really a hel_l of a nice guy. Indian background, and university educated, he does make his money from tourists, but can help you find anything (back on-topic: anything!), and is a good guide, and a really interesting man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainiain101 Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I was a bit confsed..devout monger so I looked it up.. mon·ger (mnggr, mng-) n. 1. A dealer in a specific commodity. Often used in combination: an ironmonger. 2. A person promoting something undesirable or discreditable. Often used in combination: a scandalmonger; a warmonger. tr.v. mon·gered, mon·ger·ing, mon·gers To peddle. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I assume it is neither of the above, and you are using the English slang of someone being a 'Monger', as in bad looking, a bit of a Mongrel. Thailand is probably not your best bet if you are into ugly women!!! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasseru Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I was a bit confsed..devout monger so I looked it up..mon·ger (mnggr, mng-) n. 1. A dealer in a specific commodity. Often used in combination: an ironmonger. 2. A person promoting something undesirable or discreditable. Often used in combination: a scandalmonger; a warmonger. tr.v. mon·gered, mon·ger·ing, mon·gers To peddle. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I assume it is neither of the above . . . . . Perhaps, just perhaps, he was using the term in the sense of the Latin term from which it derives, which means a dealer in slaves. Such a person might wish to travel to Burma, these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjmark Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 To find out what 'monger' means to many farang in Thailand, do a Google search (don't use quotes) for: thailand monger That should clear things up a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Indeed a Google search of Thailand and Monger does clear things up a bit. The first hit shows the definition to be "...a man of low morals who repeatedly consorts with loose women. A disgraceful fellow..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Monger is short for Whore Monger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunta71 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 My mother (rest her soul) used to call me that frequently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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