Sorry David spent two hours telling
> what each picture was and for some reason they didn't
> show up. One of lifes little unsolved mysteries. So I guess
> this is a good as it's going to get
>
>
> We had spent five days on the bike by this point so a boat
> trip sounded like a nice change. Met a really nice guide
> turns out he was from The Issan area just like us. Started
> there doign ack pack tours for five years. This was during
> the time when he airports were closed. So we had everything
> available to u and most the time at discount prices.
>
> The old lady in the photo, was the first person you run
> across. Yuo will see her photo on every brochure and even a
> really big one of her in the Opium Museum in Chaing Sean
> (those photos will get to you some day).
>
> There are photos of some young girls just starting in with
> the rings on the neck, they call them long necks but what
> really happens is it forces the shoulders and rib cage down.
> Not much fun. But, I guess you can used to anything
> especially if you want to beautiful in the eye of the
> beholder. I knew about the neck rings but not about the ones
> on the legs.
>
> These girls are expected to get married at 14, so probably
> not that unsual a hundred years ago even in our country.
> Interesting people they really have no country, they live on
> the border of Myramar and Thailand, no citzenship in either
> country.
>
> They are not Budhist they are Christian, so a Catholic and
> Protestant church in this tiny village. They have a school
> that goes to the six grade, the norm in the country
> area's here. They are required to learn four languages,
> Thai, Burmese English and the Karin Language.
>
> There are photos of some young ladies weaving thread by
> hand to waeve into cloth later. The weaving method was the
> same that I saw in the Philippines years ago. Long equipment
> sit up to the cealing and the weaver sits on the floor and
> just works away getting it done, Looks odd but it works and
> has for a few thousand years.
>
> A photo of a young baby just learning to walk, not a patch
> of level ground anywhere must be agile people. Got a shot a
> of some young kids playing by a hut, thinking kids are kid
> no matter where you go. Then I noticed the little turkeys
> were playing craps.
>
>
> From nine to ninety they sit on a bench and pat it as you
> walk by. Indicating for you sit down, when you do the
> selling begins. I had always been told you ahd to pay to
> take photos. I asked the guide, he said not to do that. That
> ha trinkets for sale and if you saw something you like they
> would be happy thar you bought something. Well having Poi
> along that was no problem.
>
> There are only two roads into the village, very narrow and
> the water supply runs across the secondary road. They had a
> socker field that was busy being used by the only cow in the
> village. They had pinned pigs and the usual chickens running
> around.
>
> At one point I got a photo of a young woman feeding her
> baby lunch, didn't notice it at the time. Didn't
> seem to bother her one bit. That was when the guide went
> into an explanation that he was really not to happy about.
> As you can see the ladies wear long skirts. Seems like when
> they have to pea they just stop standing up and do so
>
> We went by long tail boat used all around Thailand, they
> are good for both deep and shallow water. The prop can be
> raised and lowered by the helmsman to clear rocks and such.
> At this time of year the river is low so yuo go through some
> rapids. In the wet season it is about ten feet higher you
> will notice the houses are built on stilts.
>
> Well I can't think of much else at the moment sorry the
> explanation did come out on the photo, but this should be
> enough for you to get the idea. This is a way of life that
> will probably disappear in the future. Many of the young
> people leave the village after shcool to seek work in
> factories and they sure can do that with those rings on.
>
> Oh no roads to this village everything is delieved by boat,
> Other villages do have roads to them. Boat I wanted the boat
> ride LOL
>
> You woudl have goten the biggest kick out of this. When the
> lady at the tour office gave us a price she told me how much
> for Poi and then rather proudly double the price for me LOL
> I explained to her that I want a tourist thaat I lived here.
> Her response but you are a farrang (forigner)
>
> Hit the wrong button on me she took mine down to the Thai
> price.
>
> They were really nice people, they price wasn't bad. I
> told the lady when she see's a farrang and a Thai
> standing there she already knows the farrang is going to
> pay, just give them one price for the both of the, Don't
> talk about doubling the price unless she is asked.
>
> They really don't get it can you imagine telling a
> black person they had to pay twice a much to get into
> Disneyland, Having lived here in Udon for six years yuo
> rarely see that here. If it happens it's all over the
> foriegner community and that business won't be seeing
> many farrangs again.
>
> To be honest I expected it in the tourist area. But not
> that balantant LOL
>
> Enjoy
> what each picture was and for some reason they didn't
> show up. One of lifes little unsolved mysteries. So I guess
> this is a good as it's going to get
>
>
> We had spent five days on the bike by this point so a boat
> trip sounded like a nice change. Met a really nice guide
> turns out he was from The Issan area just like us. Started
> there doign ack pack tours for five years. This was during
> the time when he airports were closed. So we had everything
> available to u and most the time at discount prices.
>
> The old lady in the photo, was the first person you run
> across. Yuo will see her photo on every brochure and even a
> really big one of her in the Opium Museum in Chaing Sean
> (those photos will get to you some day).
>
> There are photos of some young girls just starting in with
> the rings on the neck, they call them long necks but what
> really happens is it forces the shoulders and rib cage down.
> Not much fun. But, I guess you can used to anything
> especially if you want to beautiful in the eye of the
> beholder. I knew about the neck rings but not about the ones
> on the legs.
>
> These girls are expected to get married at 14, so probably
> not that unsual a hundred years ago even in our country.
> Interesting people they really have no country, they live on
> the border of Myramar and Thailand, no citzenship in either
> country.
>
> They are not Budhist they are Christian, so a Catholic and
> Protestant church in this tiny village. They have a school
> that goes to the six grade, the norm in the country
> area's here. They are required to learn four languages,
> Thai, Burmese English and the Karin Language.
>
> There are photos of some young ladies weaving thread by
> hand to waeve into cloth later. The weaving method was the
> same that I saw in the Philippines years ago. Long equipment
> sit up to the cealing and the weaver sits on the floor and
> just works away getting it done, Looks odd but it works and
> has for a few thousand years.
>
> A photo of a young baby just learning to walk, not a patch
> of level ground anywhere must be agile people. Got a shot a
> of some young kids playing by a hut, thinking kids are kid
> no matter where you go. Then I noticed the little turkeys
> were playing craps.
>
>
> From nine to ninety they sit on a bench and pat it as you
> walk by. Indicating for you sit down, when you do the
> selling begins. I had always been told you ahd to pay to
> take photos. I asked the guide, he said not to do that. That
> ha trinkets for sale and if you saw something you like they
> would be happy thar you bought something. Well having Poi
> along that was no problem.
>
> There are only two roads into the village, very narrow and
> the water supply runs across the secondary road. They had a
> socker field that was busy being used by the only cow in the
> village. They had pinned pigs and the usual chickens running
> around.
>
> At one point I got a photo of a young woman feeding her
> baby lunch, didn't notice it at the time. Didn't
> seem to bother her one bit. That was when the guide went
> into an explanation that he was really not to happy about.
> As you can see the ladies wear long skirts. Seems like when
> they have to pea they just stop standing up and do so
>
> We went by long tail boat used all around Thailand, they
> are good for both deep and shallow water. The prop can be
> raised and lowered by the helmsman to clear rocks and such.
> At this time of year the river is low so yuo go through some
> rapids. In the wet season it is about ten feet higher you
> will notice the houses are built on stilts.
>
> Well I can't think of much else at the moment sorry the
> explanation did come out on the photo, but this should be
> enough for you to get the idea. This is a way of life that
> will probably disappear in the future. Many of the young
> people leave the village after shcool to seek work in
> factories and they sure can do that with those rings on.
>
> Oh no roads to this village everything is delieved by boat,
> Other villages do have roads to them. Boat I wanted the boat
> ride LOL
>
> You woudl have goten the biggest kick out of this. When the
> lady at the tour office gave us a price she told me how much
> for Poi and then rather proudly double the price for me LOL
> I explained to her that I want a tourist thaat I lived here.
> Her response but you are a farrang (forigner)
>
> Hit the wrong button on me she took mine down to the Thai
> price.
>
> They were really nice people, they price wasn't bad. I
> told the lady when she see's a farrang and a Thai
> standing there she already knows the farrang is going to
> pay, just give them one price for the both of the, Don't
> talk about doubling the price unless she is asked.
>
> They really don't get it can you imagine telling a
> black person they had to pay twice a much to get into
> Disneyland, Having lived here in Udon for six years yuo
> rarely see that here. If it happens it's all over the
> foriegner community and that business won't be seeing
> many farrangs again.
>
> To be honest I expected it in the tourist area. But not
> that balantant LOL
>
> Enjoy