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Road trip from Bangkok - Sukhothai - Nan -Chiang mai
Journey begin
Pua District
We woke up early at 05.00 a.m. The temperature was 20 C, a bit chilly outside. We drove to small resort for see Sunrise. The resort are on the top of the mountain about 5 kilometer from Pua province.
Turn out that the Sun did not show up as we expected. It was foggy due to slash and burn from the farmer.
Pua Morning Market
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| Special design of Kasikorn Bank in Pua distric |
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| Around local market |
We head back to Pua district, we walk along the morning market. Many come here is a different focus. My visit is looking for fresh soy milk and local dish. I did not get any special dish at all. Our tour guide, ms Mam, did. She came with funny looking vegetable and fresh water seaweed cook. It was good experience for me.
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| Guest what -- Dry fishes |
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| Very fresh fruit |
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| My dessert |
Resort Breakfast
But i still keep my stomach space for traditional food , Kao tom or rice soup with mined pork and mushroom.
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| Morning at our small resort |
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| Scenic view |
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| Fresh water weed cook with seasoning |
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| Local namprick, don't remember the name ,,taste Odd ! |
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| Mokor eat with sticky rice |
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| Fresh Water weed |
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| Mushroom in rice soup and spring water seaweed on top |
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| Nong Dome took great photos for me |
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| With the resort owner in the middle |
Cotton Print Hill Tribe
We left the resort and drove to close by village. It is Tai Lua , a small hill tribe group migrated from Southern of China long time ago. They make a living by farming and create handicraft product. Today, we got a chance to see they produce print fabric and silver jewelry.
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| Hill tribe fabric after print |
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| Before working need to hear to wax |
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| Started to print the wax in the plain fabric |
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| Add natural color from this kind of tree |
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| Soke fabric in the water before dry the color |
The fabric is made of cotton and print design and deep is natural color of cram tree. It is the same technique as in Phrea. But it was fun chat with Nong Mai who took care of business and would love to have a chance to travel like us.
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| The color is very fade since it is natural from kam leave |
Silver Smith at Hill Tribe Village
Then, we go to small jewelry shop. The owner was generous to show how she create the product. It is amazing with the color the silver jewelry which is the same technique as at Gold from Sukhothai.
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| Add color in the silver jewelry |
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| Color is from stone |
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| Finish product |
Curvy Road to Boa Klua
We leave around 11.00 hrs. Then drive to Salt factory district (Bor Krua) . The distance was only 50 kilometers but it took us for 2 hours ride since the road was curvy around the mountain.
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| Top of the mountain road from Pua to Bor klue district |
We made a stop to see the Chomphuphuka (expect to blossom at this period). We missed it , we came late for 1 week. However, the amazing ride bring energetic and most of people enjoy the view and scenic.
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| Stop to see ancient tree. Chomppo phuka |
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| People also come there for white water rafting |
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| The small flower left |
Boa Klua
We arrive Bor Kua view for lunch. We noticed that the beloved princess came a couple days before us. See the nice setting of table set decorate by many color of bean.
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| Elegant table set for the princess of Thailand |
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| Another view of table set |
We staved and ordered many dish for lunch.
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| Chef recommend menu - fired cabbage |
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| Cat fish and green curry - look nice huh! |
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| Namprik Num |
Bor Kua is down hill on the valley. It was surprise that small town with less than 2000 house hold became a district. It may be because it was major salt production place since the ancient time.
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| View our resort from Bor Klua view |
The restaurant is located on the hill. We looked down steam and see our tent that we are going to stay overnight this night. It looked like amazing place to stay. It brought old memory back when i were a girl scull.
Phu Fah
After lunch, we continue the trip to Phu Fah. We would like to visit the royal project belong the princess Sirinthorn. She passion to create the job for hill tribe since make Nan natural back . If the preservation of fountainhead is success , the natural problem such dough , flood and landslide will decline.
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| Road to Phufah with nut tree which has nice flower |
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| At Phufah Palace |
We arrive a little late. It was many fruit fly (แมลงหวี่) all around the area. Local people said due to slash and burn, the fly came out all over.
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| My trip participants |
Anyway, we have got a chance to buy fresh mulberry and juice. Some walked around and get nice picture from flower garden as well as tea farm.
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| Ulong tea farm |
U-long tea is a kind of tea that plant in the palace.
Salt Mine
We drove back and take short stop at salt mine. The old lady and man sat and walk around to make salt and sell. They look very happy and enjoy the chatting with us and our local tour guide.
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| Salt farm |
The water were pumped from the mine. Then heat on the big pan. The salt grand will happen after heat for a while. It is a little odds. Many thing that were heated it will melt. It was opposite from my knowledge but there are so many thing on the earth that i do not know.
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| under ground water to make the salt |
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| Salt seller |
We drove and arrive Oun I Mang resort. It is a Wow at the beginning. It was lovely location. I checked my tent and baht room. Everything is very basic and good enough for one night.
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| My room |
We got all get into the tent and shower and have dinner and then go to bed very early.
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| basic sleep |
There are electricity but no luxury thing which people now a day have. There are no TV, refrigerator, and heater.
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| In front of my room |
I went to bed early at 09.00 since nothing to do.
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