Halloh. I hired Boon Phats toyota to visit a far in the mountains part of Thailand. The area around Mae Salong was settled by Chang Kai Sheks' KMT soldiers fleeing the Communists at the end of their war. The road was very narrow and winding. There were no places to pull off to enjoy the views. Poor Annie gets a little car sick and slept through many of the most beautiful bits. In Mae Salong people speak more Chinese than Thai. Annie had fun with that. These steeply terraced hills are a major tea growing area.
There is a museum just out of town that documents the lives of these Chinese immigrants. For twenty years the Thai govt got these soldiers to fight its fight against Thai Maoist insurgents. This long fight 'bought' them the right to become Thai citizens. Annie did not want to stop. You know me. I'm a sucker for a museum, and admission was only 20 baht (60 cents). All said, she was very happy that we stopped. "I learned all about this in school, now I'm living it". Said Annie.
I hope Boon Phat doesn't read this. I damn near crashed the car trying a pass. Another car came around a corner toward us. I hit the brakes and they locked. We passed three wide on a road barely wide enough for two cars. "YIKES"
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