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The mysterious Phonsavan – a land strewn with gigantic jars and bomb craters

On Saturday January 14th, 2017Wednesday January 25th, 2023 by Kaśka&Michał Posted in Asia, Burma/Myanmar & LaosTagged ##bombykasetowe, #archaelogocialsite, #bombcraters, #clusterbombs, #dolinadzbanów, #Muangpek, #plainofjars, #równinadzbanów, #spoonvillage, #Vietnamwar, #wojnawietnamska, Americans, archaeological site, bomb craters, bomba, bombardowania, bomby kasetowe, cluster bombs, czołg, Dolina Dzbanów, krater, Laos, motorbike, Muang Pek, niewybuch, Phonsavan, plain of jars, Równina Dzbanów, Russian, Spoon Village, tank, tour, urns, Vietnam war, wioska, wojna, woska9 Comments

Have you ever heard of the Plain of Jars near Phonsavan in Laos with over 2,000 stone jars scattered all over a huge area (some of them being 3m high)? And any idea about bomb craters in this terrain left by the Americans during the Vietnam War? The mysterious surroundings of Phonsavan arouse curiosity of many travelers. Life in the villages situated close to the craters goes on as if the bombs have never fallen in that area and the real purpose of the mysterious jars is not 100% confirmed …

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Chiang Rai: visiting the controversial Long neck women village & much more…

On Saturday January 7th, 2017Tuesday July 3rd, 2018 by Kaśka&Michał Posted in Asia, ThailandTagged #Blackhouse, #bluetemple, #Chiang, #Chiangrai, #Chiangsaen, #clocktower, #flowerfestival, #golden, #Goldentriangle, #longear, #longneckwomen, #Mai, #MaiSai, #monkeycave, #opiummuseum, #Rai, #Tajlandia, #teaplantation, #triangle, #whitetemple, #Złotytrójkąt, Akha, Birma, Birmania, border, Lahu, Myanmar, opium, Thailand, village, wioska73 Comments

Chiang Rai is a city situated in northern Thailand, close to the famous Golden Triangle (where the borders of three countries /Thailand, Laos, Myanmar/ meet and where opium used to value the same as gold, hence the name!). You can visit the city and its most important points in one day, provided that you don’t have going for trekking in your plans. We went on an excursion, which included driving about 240km to visit 10 points starting in the early morning and finishing around 7pm! Not all of the places are worth visiting, but we have to admit that we wouldn’t have been able to visit half of them on our own, so all in all, the trip was worth doing.

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