once known as kingdom of a million rice fields, it s a fertile, green and gorgeous area, home of the ancient lanna people. welcome to chiang mai province, tucked up near the borders of burma, china, laos, india not too far away. all of them have left their mark on the food. here s the local hootch. lao khao. and if you re eating here, chances are, you re also drinking. compared to the stuff we had this morning, this is substantially more harsh, i would say. and less fragrant. the village of mae wang. in this place it s called hin tang. how did you find this place? we re in the middle of nowhere. it s a very popular place. a restaurant showcasing one of the distinguishing elements of northern thai cuisine, the
[ laughter ] i lost the plot. oh, that s okay. it all comes back to me as the world shifts and tilts. although i had been looking out a whole lot of hotel windows these days struggling to figure out where i am okay. being here, throwing back shots of rice whiskey with these guys, i know i m back in thailand. not just thailand, but northern thailand. once known as kingdom of a million rice fields, it s a fertile, green and gorgeous area, home of the ancient lanna people. welcome to chiang mai province, tucked up near the borders of burma, china, laos, india not too far away. all of them have left their mark on the food.
[ laughter ] i lost the plot. oh, that s okay. it all comes back to me as the world shifts and tilts. although i had been looking out a whole lot of hotel windows these days struggling to figure out where i am okay. being here, throwing back shots of rice whiskey with these guys, i know i m back in thailand. not just thailand, but northern thailand. once known as kingdom of a million rice fields, it s a fertile, green and gorgeous area, home of the ancient lanna people. welcome to chiang mai province, tucked up near the borders of burma, china, laos, india not too far away. all of them have left their mark
oh, that s okay. it all comes back to me as the world shifts and tilts. o you although i had been looking out a whole lot of hotel windows these days struggling to figure out where i am okay. being here, throwing back shots of rice whiskey with these guys, i know i m back in thailand. not just thailand, but northern thailand. once known as kingdom of a million rice fields, it s a fertile, green and gorgeous area, home of the ancient lanna people. i remember the moment i
leave but it doesn t mean you should leave. i would love to leave but it doesn t mean you should leave. there were many commanders who actually supported the president s moves to make sure these countries are handed over to the hands and to the responsibility of the people who actually live there. that s what should be happening and he s doing in the the safest way possible. i was hoping we were going to find christmas cheer between the two of you but i should have known bert. ben ferguson, maria cardona, thank you both very much. merry christmas. thank you. new york city getting a christmas gift with highs in the 50s. but expect those temperatures to crash back down at the ball drop next week. jennifer gray is tracking a return of a cold snap which i guess a lot of folks heading to times square certainly don t want to hear. absolutely. they will need to bundle up. in fact, much of the country will need to bud l up as we get into the new year. we had a mild christmas day an