One of the last rides I did before I went off to Bangkok for a couple days was ride up to Mae Sai which lies on the Burma border. This was one of my favorite rides...pretty much a flat 50 mile out and back. I woke up at about 4 a.m. trying to beat the heat and have some room for traveling during the day. Seriously, my vacation in Thailand consisted of my just riding my bike! What better way to see a country right!? One of the most amazing things I saw during this ride was an alone elephant walking down the street. I wish I snapped a photo! I was out there, and just road right next to the elephant as it slowly walked down the street. The views in the morning were beautiful...pretty much the entire ride was just miles and miles of rice fields. While I was out there the sun started to rise and the heat created a mist over the fields. I wish I had a better camera..
Getting to the border was fast...like 2.5 hours fast, and I felt like I was in a different world...well..I guess I kind of...I just wish I had taken the time to learn and read about all of the history between the countries. Talking with the locals, and immigrants from Burma made me realize how much I have secluded myself to the happenings in only the US.
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