Golden Triangle
Mekong River- brown and sluggish
We go to Mei Sai/Ta Shin Border town. Crossing into Myramar is not so bad, until we go to get the tourist visa in a dingy little room.
“Surrender our passports? Oh hell no…I mean I suppose.”
We pay way too much baht and stroll into a neighboring country. Into a tourist trap area where beggars follow aggressively, vendors hawk their wares militantly and the men with guns seem ready to shoot.
The heat and crowding get to us all and we retreat quickly back to Thailand. Precious passport in hand again.
Question: Where do you fall in the give money/don’t give money to beggars camps? Why?
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