Considering my resistance to day tripping, I sure did a lot of it in Chiang Rai. On Saturday, Mags and I hired a guide and a driver to take us to Burma and Laos.
We are in the city of Chiang Rai about 500 miles north of Bangkok and close to the borders of Laos and Burma. The city is a friendly melting pot of several cultures including Thai, Lana, Chinese, Lao and Burmese.