Eric C

For the most part no, mostly poor folks who haven't had a direction in life since Jerry Garcia died.

Nice scenery though, some nice waterfalls and good trekking nearby. Love the cruise up the winding roads to Mae Hong Son. I stayed at Baan Tawan, which is right on the river, when I was there. Met my first Thai girlfriend that was 20 years my elder up there. I'm still enamored by her grace in the way she moved, meditated and in everything she did.

Next time you're up there tell the hippie backpackers that no matter how much patchouli they wear they still stink. I can only imagine what the Thais with their highly sensitive noses go through.

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