Tachileck
Cross the border for a day at Mae Sai - Tachileck. We bypass the border
beggars and touts, and just walk around the town for a few hours.
We visit a temple- Methanyana Buddhist influence is obvious in the
figures at the local Wat (that's the Tibetan form). We tell a local
girl off for insisting that freeing birds has something to do with proper Buddhist practice - she goes away. We eat these terrible waffle
pancake things - well, we have a couple of bites, and drink the most
vicious cup of tea I've ever had - tasted like a mix of camel piss and
tobacco. Yuk. But the people are warm and inviting, and there is
something that draws you in. I was enchanted. It's a place I'll go back
to for sure.
