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The city of Chiang Rai is pretty sleepy, but the night bazaar is a real slice-of-Thai-life and a good place to sample local food and entertainment. Phallic worshippers my wish to visit the rings of linga at Wat Phra That Doi Chom Thong. And Wat Klang Wiang is a picture-perfect northern-style temple.
Most visitors use the city as home base for exploring nearby historic towns and natural wonders…
Drive up into the mountains to the tea plantations of Mae Salong. Here, farms perch dramatically on steep mountain faces and Hill Tribes people (Hmong, Ahka, Lisu, Mien) wander past in colorful traditional costume. Take a walk through the winding town and try some honey-flavored oolong teas at a shop.
Also up in the mountains is the royal project, Doi Tung, with a museum, Botanical Garden and Hall of Opium detailing the history of poppy cultivation. At the top of the mountain is Wat Phra Tat Doi Tung, housing important Buddha relics and offering a panoramic view of the Thai/Myanmar border.
North of Chiang Rai is the border city of Mae Sai where tourists with passports can cross into Myanmar to shop in the exotic markets trading in goods from China and Burma.
Northeast is the charming town of Chiang Saen, a former 14th century capital, where boats from China dock to unload goods. This quiet little town has grown up around the ancient city walls and red brick ruins, many in excellent shape and a treat for fans of lost ancient cities.
"I went to Chiang Rai for the Songkran Festival and I visited a bar near Wangcome Hotel called Pong. It is few blocks away from the hotel. I was cheated by the bar manager. Pipers costs only B$1,000, include mixers. I bought two whiskies. The problem arises when the bar staff comes over to your table and you let him drink a cup of whisky, the bar will charge you an additional B$130. The manager didn't inform me about that. At the end when the bill comes, I was charged 14 drinks for staff! What the hell is that? I already paid for the whisky. I came for relaxing, so money is really nothing for me but I hate being cheated with such unacceptable bills." -- williamhoo81 , Apr 15, 2008
"The Regency Bar and The Go Go Bar are expensive compared with Chiang Mai. Both overcharge for drinks and the Regency Bar also charges to take staff outside. I suggest chatting to the guys outside the bars." -- wart, Aug 23, 2007
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