Pu Chi Fah - birthday weekends!!

I've been to Pu Chi Fah, not once but twice in the past two weeks, that's how beautiful this spot is... The first time I went was with my friends Lisa and Kim who came up for my birthday.


This picture here is of Lisa and me as sun was rising. Lisa keeps a fantastic blog and her account of our weekend is perfect, so here's the link : http://expatescapades.blogspot.com/2009/02/phu-chee-fa-sea-of-fog.html

This is Kim pointing to the sun.

I ended up spontaneously going back two weekends later for my roommate's birthday. We went us four Chiang Rai girls, Kristen, Jen, Alicia , and me in that order. I have a funny face in this picture because we were having very bad luck finding an adequate photographer, and I guess I was just not having it anymore :)

Anyway, Pu Chi Fah is not in any guide book, but is an extremely popular Thai destination. We were the only foreigners for miles - this is what we call the "farang show." Basically everyone stares at us and says "farang, farang, farang." Both times I've been, we've made friends with a group of young Thais camping next to us. Both times, they haven't spoken a word of English and both times we've managed to find a way to communicate. It is so rewarding when you can finally make yourself understood, or better yet when I understand what they've told me in Thai! I'm slowly understanding more and more... Just as I am leaving , of course! Anyway, we then woke up the next morning when it was still dark and hiked up the mountain to watch the sun rise, absolute bliss....


I can't think of a more unique birthday than my 25th on a mountain on the border of Thailand and Laos!

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