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
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. 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?
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