tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535255101185699032011-11-27T15:32:03.911-08:00GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-64432478081435610992011-05-11T13:59:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:32:42.893-07:00<h1>Siam Chiang Mai &nbsp;&nbsp;<em> </em></h1><h1><em>.</em></h1><h1><em>by Grant Wills</em></h1><p>.</p><h2 class="style2">Siam Chiang Mai. The Rose of the North.</h2><p class="style2">Chiang Mai is Thailand's 2nd largest city and the centre of culture and arts in Thailand. Chiang Mai celebrated its 700th year anniversary about 9 or 10 years ago.</p><p class="style2">Siam Chiang Mai is the Home of adventure Tourism in the far North of Thailand.</p><p class="style2">Chiang Mai was the capital of Siam for many years, being serviced from the south by river barge on the Mai Ping River. The large morning markets are still situated by the Mai Ping. All the main Consulates are still in Chiang Mai, with the British Consulate taking up a large block.</p><p class="style2">The British had considerable influence here in the 1800s and early 1900s, helping the Thai Government set up the mail, railway and transport infrastructure.</p><p class="style2">Thailand means FREELAND. Thailand was never colonized as they had a very astute King who did his schooling in Europe, When the British and French started encroaching on Thailand he summoned the respective consoles to his Palace and put forth the proposition that went something like this.</p><p class="style2">We have (the Kings personal army) 5000 battle trained elephants with full body armour, you have cannon. Your cannon will take out some of my elephants but the other 4000 will trample you to death, we also have a massive army of foot solders that will mop up any survivors.</p><p class="style2">To the British consul he said as a peace offering I will give you all the land on the other side of the mountains bordering Burma. As for Thailand at this time of history it was very hard to service (because of the mountain range).</p><p class="style2">To the French he said something along the same lines but offering them all the land on the other side of the Mekong river. Both Governments looked at the logistics of the situation and accepted the proposition.</p><p class="style2">Thailand has always maintained large armed forces as it was surrounded by hostile Countries who over the last 1000 years or so have each at one time or another ruled the whole Area. During the cold war America supported Thailand to the hilt with planes, tanks, equipment and training.</p><p class="style2">During the Vietnam War the Americans had many bases here, Airport bases at Uban Thani etc. Then came Air America (but that's a whole story on its own) with arms for drug deals, CIA backing of the Hill tribe Drug Lord Armies, as in the CIA's mind they were the bastion against Russian and Chinese communist forces.</p><p class="style2">Many of the treaties put in place in the cold war with the Shan people etc of Burma are still in place today and ratified by each incoming Prime Minister.</p><p class="style2">Thailand was the launching pad for the secret War in Laos, Cambodia and of course Vietnam.</p><p class="style2">That all said explains why the Thai's are such a happy care free people, they have never had there spirit broken and don't have the undercurrent of hate that you see in a lot of the old French and British colonies.</p><p class="style2">Thailand is a sub Tropical paradise, with plenty of lush rain forests, rivers and lakes. The mountains of the north run down to the flatlands and ocean.</p><p class="style2">Chiang Mai is 11 or so hours by train from Bangkok or 1 hour by plane, It has its own International Air port, so depending on were you are coming from you can fly straight into Chiang Mai. If you take the train from Bangkok the overnight sleeper is a good idea (book a bottom bunk) you get on the train, they serve dinner, make up the beds and you wake up in the morning for breakfast coming into Chiang Mai all for the price of dinner back home.</p><p class="style2">Thailand is a safe pace to travel; I have traveled back and forth from New Zealand for many years making 20 or more return trips with out ever having any thing stolen or the like.</p><p class="style2">Getting over 16,000,000 tourists a year, tourism is its no one $ earner surpassing the rice crop for export $'s.</p><p class="style2">From Chiang Mai you can book and plan small excursions into the unknown ha (Burma, Laos and China) with return air tickets from as little as $50 - $150 or you can book on a over land cross river execution to Laos. Traveling up to Chiang Kong and then across the river to Laos. <a href="http://siam-chiangmai.com/">http://Siam-ChiangMai.com</a></p><p class="style2">While in Chiang Mai stay at Mai.s Home Stay Guest House</p><p class="style2"><h3>Chiang Mai's No. 1 quality Home Stay Guest House in Northern Thailand</h3><h3>We invite you to share our home and environment</h3><div>Because we will only take one set of paying guests we are able to offer a fairly private and very relaxing environment , with pool, waterfalls ,and the sound of running water etc. almost your own private resort, up to 5 star Hotel standards.</div><div>Accomodation , 2 Adults , can add a mattress for a child in the same room, Also we have a spare room which could be made available for 3 children (at our discretion).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The room has&nbsp;1 single bed and 1 set of bunks.</div><div><div>Exclusive use of main bedroom,(new 32inch &nbsp;colour TV with english programs and movie channels, refrigerator,&nbsp;table and chairs,refrigerator.&nbsp;)with ensuite and balcony , and the extra bedroom if required.</div><div>Welcome to &nbsp;shared use of main kitchen , lounge TV room. , computer room .</div><div>Unlimited use of pool and facilities .</div></div><div>We are located at Karn kanok 1 development , a gated community with 24/7 security and closed circuit cameras . It is made up of friendly Thai families , and several foreigners (farang) with Thai wives . The development boasts a clubhouse located within park like grounds , with a playground , gymnasium ,sauna, restaurant and swimming pool.</div><div>Things to do and see may include visits to the night market in the city ,a day in the city checking out the bars and eating places , a visit to the large temple complex on Suthep mountain overlooking Chiangmai city , a visit to a hill tribe village , Kings project and hot springs at San kampaeng</div><div>Mai and Bruce run a high quality operation with every thing you would expect from a top class operation. They only rent out 1 unit at a time 1500 THB / $50 usd a night (min 3 days).</div><div>You can visit the new site we (<a href="http://xandreams.com/">XanDreams.com</a>) have just built for Mai's Unique Boutique Homestay at <a href="http://mais-ubh.com/index.html">http://mais-ubh.com/index.html</a></div><div>They offer transport to all the local spots + have 2 motor bikes for rent</div><div>It is estimated that there are 15,000 expats living in Chiangmai , many of whom are retired . This is because they know they are in a safe , welcoming environment so come and stay on our Home.&nbsp;Unlimited use of pool and facilities.</div><div>.</div><div>I Highly recomend staying at&nbsp;</div><h1>Mai's Unique Boutique Home stay</h1></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-6443247808143561099?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-81522636789546129712011-05-09T00:09:00.000-07:002011-05-09T01:08:27.504-07:00<p><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="288" height="192" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feat=flashalbum&amp;RGB=0x000000&amp;feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2F116078383950468848516%2Falbumid%2F5597574539003270849%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCP2d7Mv85PreMQ%26hl%3Den_US"></embed></p><h1>Mai's Guest House &amp; Home stay, Chiang Mai, Thailand</h1><h3>Chiang Mai's No. 1 quality Home Stay Guest House in Northern Thailand</h3><h3>We invite you to share our home and environment</h3><div>Because we will only take one set of paying guests we are able to offer a fairly private and very relaxing environment , with pool, waterfalls ,and the sound of running water etc. almost your own private resort, up to 5 star Hotel standards.</div><div></div><div>Accomodation , 2 Adults , can add a mattress for a child in the same room, Also we have a spare room which could be made available for 3 children (at our discretion).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The room has&nbsp;1 single bed and 1 set of bunks.&nbsp;</div><div><div>Exclusive use of main bedroom,(new 32inch &nbsp;colour TV with english programs and movie channels, refrigerator,&nbsp;table and chairs,refrigerator.&nbsp;)with ensuite and balcony , and the extra bedroom if required.</div><div>Welcome to &nbsp;shared use of main kitchen , lounge TV room. , computer room .</div><div>Unlimited use of pool and facilities .</div></div><div><p>We are located at Karn kanok 1 development , a gated community with 24/7 security and closed circuit cameras . It is made up of friendly Thai families , and several foreigners (farang) with Thai wives . The development boasts a clubhouse located within park like grounds , with a playground , gymnasium ,sauna, restaurant and swimming pool</p></div><div>Things to do and see may include visits to the night market in the city ,a day in the city checking out the bars and eating places , a visit to the large temple complex on Suthep mountain overlooking Chiangmai city , a visit to a hill tribe village , Kings project and hot springs at San kampaeng</div><div><p>Mai and Bruce run a high quality operation with every thing you would expect from a top class operation.</p><p>They only rent out 1 unit at a time 1500 THB / $50 usd a night (min 3 days)</p></div><div>You can visit the new site we (<a href="http://xandreams.com/">XanDreams.com</a>) have just built for Mai's Unique Boutique Homestay at <a href="http://mais-ubh.com/index.html">http://mais-ubh.com/index.html</a></div><div>They offer transport to all the local spots + have 2 motor bikes for rent</div><div>It is estimated that there are 15,000 expats living in Chiangmai , many of whom are retired . This is because they know they are in a safe , welcoming environment so come and stay on our Home.&nbsp;Unlimited use of pool and facilities</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-8152263678954612971?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-41581508204810511722011-05-02T07:21:00.001-07:002011-05-02T07:29:00.688-07:00<p><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" width="288" height="192" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2F116078383950468848516%2Falbumid%2F5597574539003270849%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCP2d7Mv85PreMQ%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></p><h1>Mai's Unique Boutique Home stay</h1><h3>Chiang Mai's No. 1 quality Home Stay Guest House in Northern Thailand</h3><h3>We invite you to share our home and environment</h3><div>Because we will only take one set of paying guests we are able to offer a fairly private and very relaxing environment , with pool, waterfalls ,and the sound of running water etc. almost your own private resort, up to 5 star Hotel standards.</div><div><p>We are located at Karn kanok 1 development , a gated community with 24/7 security and closed circuit cameras . It is made up of friendly Thai families , and several foreigners (farang) with Thai wives . The development boasts a clubhouse located within park like grounds , with a playground , gymnasium ,sauna, restaurant and swimming pool</p></div><div>Things to do and see may include visits to the night market in the city ,a day in the city checking out the bars and eating places , a visit to the large temple complex on Suthep mountain overlooking Chiangmai city , a visit to a hill tribe village , Kings project and hot springs at San kampaeng</div><div><p>Mai and Bruce run a high quality operation with every thing you would expect from a top class operation.</p><p>They only rent out 1 room at a time 1500 THB / $50 usd a night (min 3 days)</p></div><div>You can visit the new site we (<a href="http://xandreams.com/">XanDreams.com</a>) have just built for Mai's Unique Boutique Homestay at <a href="http://mais-ubh.com/index.html">http://mais-ubh.com/index.html</a></div><div>They offer transport to all the local spots + have 2 motor bikes for rent</div><div></div><div>It is estimated that there are 15,000 expats living in Chiangmai , many of whom are retired . This is because they know they are in a safe , welcoming environment so come and stay on our Home.&nbsp;Unlimited use of pool and facilities</div><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-4158150820481051172?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-81123043763245124242010-04-12T03:25:00.000-07:002010-04-12T03:26:20.762-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">WOW</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Armed and Dangerous</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/S7_l5fO3LWI/AAAAAAAADcY/tzhtP0e8fFQ/Song_kran_17.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/S7_l5fO3LWI/AAAAAAAADcY/tzhtP0e8fFQ/Song_kran_17.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >ChiangMai is Rocking</span><br /><br /><big><b><big><big><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS;">Sawadee pee mai</span></big></big></b></big><br /><br /><big><big><big>(Happy New Year)</big></big></big><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Songkran </span><br />is off to a good start<br /><br />The only water cannons we have seen so far<br />are being "maned" by beautiful young girls.<br /><br />ChiangMai is having its own Songkran with thousands of Thai families<br />joining in the fun<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/S7_lnztBFLI/AAAAAAAADbY/Kkggcpe8F5I/Song_kran_3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 450px;" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/S7_lnztBFLI/AAAAAAAADbY/Kkggcpe8F5I/Song_kran_3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/S7_l5fO3LWI/AAAAAAAADcY/tzhtP0e8fFQ/Song_kran_17.jpg"><br /></a><h1>Our Stall is right in the center of<br />Thapae Gate</h1><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Akha Hill Tribe Products</span><br /><br /><a href="http://chiang-mai-homes.com/">Chiang-Mai-Homes.com</a><br /><a href="http://chiangmai-homes.org/">ChiangMai-Homes.org</a><br /><a href="http://this-is-chiangmai.info/">This-is-ChiangMai.info</a><br /><a href="http://this-is-chiangmai.com/">This-is-ChiangMai.com</a><br /><a href="http://akha-hill.com/">Akha-Hill.com</a><br /><br />ArThai | Thai art from ChiangMai<br />and the North of Thailand<br />Art Thai<br /><a href="http://arthai.co.uk/"><span style="font-size:130%;">ArThai.co.uk</span></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-8112304376324512424?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-6400919651073344702010-04-09T20:58:00.000-07:002010-04-09T21:06:23.931-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Akha-Hill.com</span><br /></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;" class="style23">Information on<br /><br />Chiang Mai<br /><br />&amp;<br /><br />the Far North of Thailand.</h2><div style="text-align: right;"><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Our Stall is right at the center</span></h1><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> of Thaphae Gate</span></h1></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;" class="style31"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.co.th/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.co.th&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feat=flashalbum&amp;RGB=0x000000&amp;feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.co.th%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fgrantell%2Falbumid%2F5458333676611858641%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="288" height="192"></embed><br /></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: center;">Song Kran is here again</h1><h1 style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://this-is-chiangmai.info/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >This-is-ChiangMai.info</span></a></h1><h1 style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="http://arthai.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >ArThai.co.uk</span></a></h1><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://akha-hill.com/">Akha-Hill.com</a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-640091965107334470?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-25187803336432898202010-03-12T23:53:00.000-08:002010-03-12T23:54:29.265-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Our new Office and Shop - House</span><br /><br /><a href="http://chiang-mai-homes.com/">Chiang-Mai-Homes.com</a><br /><a href="http://chiangmai-homes.org/">ChiangMai-Homes.org</a><br /><a href="http://this-is-chiangmai.info/">This-is-ChiangMai.info</a><br /><a href="http://this-is-chiangmai.com/">This-is-ChiangMai.com</a><br /><a href="http://akha-hill.com/">Akha-Hill.com</a><br /><br />ThaiTribe.com<br />ArThai.co.uk<br /><br />to name a few are all run from our split level Office<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><ul class="pane-list"><li><br /></li><li><img src="http://arthai.co.uk/images/art/charcoal_151.jpg" alt="charcoal art" height="151" width="151" /> <h3>ThaiTribe.com</h3> <p class="pane-list"> Quality art and handy crafts from the North of Thailand<br /><br />Call in for a free coffee and chat with Andy or Grant when you are in ChiangMai<br /></p> </li></ul><div><a href="http://arthai.co.uk/arthai/pages/db/map.html">Click for large map for printing</a></div> <h1><a href="http://arthai.co.uk/arthai/pages/db/map.html">www.ArThai.co.uk<br /><img src="http://arthai.co.uk/arthai/images/Map_ThaiTribe_google23.jpg" alt="Map" border="0" height="665" width="500" /></a></h1><a href="http://thaitribe.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">ThaiTribe.com</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://arthai.co.uk/index.html"><span style="font-size:180%;">ArThai.co.uk</span></a><br /><br />Built by<br /><a href="http://xandreams.com/">XanDreams.com<br /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-2518780333643289820?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-18207359284260285162009-12-30T05:44:00.000-08:002009-12-30T06:48:10.962-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SztoAiWF6WI/AAAAAAAADVc/dRz7IZ8Q2qY/s1600-h/bag_1.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SztoAiWF6WI/AAAAAAAADVc/dRz7IZ8Q2qY/s320/bag_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421040934899280226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bags: Hand made with natural products.<a name="bag5" id="bag5"></a><br /> Real Shells, beads etc Order code AH018<br /><a href="http://akhahill.awardspace.com/pages/db_products.html#bag5"><br />http://akhahill.awardspace.com/pages/db_products.html#bag5</a><br /><br /><a href="http://akha-hill.com/">http://akha-hill.com/</a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-1820735928426028516?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-78208132434589725532009-05-27T22:21:00.000-07:002009-05-27T22:27:39.273-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">CHIANG MAI CITY LIFE</span></span><br /><br />The City Akha of Chiang Mai work hard, play hard and die young.<br />At the bottom of the social economic scale.<br />(the class structure)<br /><br /><br /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://picasaweb.google.co.th/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.co.th&amp;captions=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feat=flashalbum&amp;RGB=0x000000&amp;feed=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.co.th%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Fgrantell%2Falbumid%2F5203378904701281089%3Fkind%3Dphoto%26alt%3Drss" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="267" width="400"></embed><br /><br />The Hill Tribe Akha are poor and also at the bottom of the social economic scale.<br />They have land, pigs, chickens, grow crops etc.<br />That is a very hard life. They live in bamboo Huts made from the surrounding jungle.<br /><br />The City Akha can live in enything from a shanty town hut to a nice home<br />depending on the family structure.<br />The family is the welfare system in Thailand, so family is everything.<br />With out family they are living from hand to mouth.<br /><br />With the whole family working the Night Bazaar and the CMX they have more chance of 3 meals a day.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://akha-hill.com/">Akha Hill.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://akhahill.awardspace.com/">Akha Hill Tribe Products</a><br /><br />All profit from Akha Hill.com and Akha Hill Tribe Products goes to the Akha that made the item.<br /><br /><a href="http://this-is-chiangmai.info/">http://this-is-chiangmai.info/</a><br /><br />Site's built by<br /><a href="http://xandreams.com/">XanDreams.com</a><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-7820813243458972553?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-41560348389627156482009-04-04T03:06:00.001-07:002009-04-06T06:46:17.138-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><h6><big><big><big>Price | Sale 300,000 Baht (app $8500)</big></big></big></h6> <pre class="location">DISTRICT: Chiang Mai, CITY: CHIANG MAI<br />Srianant Condo Town<br />Building J - Room # 303<br />1 bedroom,1 bathroom, 4m x 8m<br />Style kitchen</pre><div><br /><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/Sdcq86L1nPI/AAAAAAAACL8/3j8Gj8Viuhg/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="max-width: 800px;" /><br /></div><br /> <img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SdckKhzC8sI/AAAAAAAACLc/aP3WEh_tSrE/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="max-width: 800px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SdckgroDeuI/AAAAAAAACLg/2XLskgbrxCk/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="max-width: 800px;" /><br />This is a busy Condo with 2 Adults and 2 Young ladies<br />(10 &amp; 12 years old) living here.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SdcmfahJONI/AAAAAAAACL0/X5EiC9u0F48/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="max-width: 800px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SdcmrAThZ8I/AAAAAAAACL4/-XE8H3Wg35I/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="max-width: 800px;" /><br />Kitchen area<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SdckybqBBwI/AAAAAAAACLk/IsERtPcmYHE/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="max-width: 800px;" /><br />Fire escape stairs at each end of the floor,<br /><br /><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SdclOjp6r-I/AAAAAAAACLo/2JKT77KecOI/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="max-width: 800px;" /><br />Wide safe stair well.<br /><br /><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/Sdcl4NcXCtI/AAAAAAAACLs/1sH7Pm6p-NY/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="max-width: 800px;" /><br /><br /><br />Large clean lobby.<br /><br /><br /> <div>Fully Furnished</div> <p class="style3">Right next to the Chiang Mai Ram 2 Hospital (Thep Panya)<br /><br /> 1st right past the Hospital on the Chiang Mai - Mai Jo Highway.</p> <p>Rimping Super Market is just down the road.<br /><br /> This condo is 5 to 10 minute walk from large open air food markets, Super Market. Hospital 2 minutes.<br /><br /> It is in easy reach of local golf courses and supermarkets.<br /><br /></p> <ul><li>Quick sale as owner needs operation.</li><li>It has a nice kitchen with all mod cons.</li><li>1 bedroom</li><li>1 bathroom</li><li>Cable tv</li><li>Internet access ADSL<br /></li><li>24h Security</li><li> Fully furnished<br /><br /> </li></ul> <p><strong>We are listing this for Ah Chau.</strong><br /><br /> <br /> Ah Chau is Akha and one of the movers in the local Akha Christian movement.<br /><br /> Ah Chau runs House 3 at one of the local Christian missions for young 12 - 25 year old Girls in crisis and need.<br /><br /> They have 50 - 60 Girls getting schooling in Thai and English. Helping them over come the trauma of<br /><br /> the situation that they came from.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Now Ah Chau needs help. her American - Japanese Husband of 14 years and the father of her two Girls is sick.<br /><br /> They are trying to sell the Condo and her <a href="http://chiangmai-homes.org/Land/L3.html"> land</a> to pay for his operation.</p><br /> Contact the owner at<br /><br /> Phone Ah Chau 66 86 191 3804 (086 191 3804)<br /><br /> Ah Chau - acmayeu@hotmail.com<br /><br /><br /> Mr. Bohsan - odasan1015@hotmail.com<br /><br /><br /> or the web Master at grant@akha-hill.com<br /><br /><br /> DEAL DIRECTLY WITH THE OWNERS - CUT OUT THE MIDDLE MAN<br /><br />This Condo is way below market price at only<br /><h6><big><big><big><big><big><big>$8500 us<br /></big></big></big></big></big></big></h6>A month or so's stay in Chiang Mai in an International Hotel will cost you that.<br />Many fall in love with Chiang Mai and come back year after year.<br /> <br /><br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://akha-hill.com/">Akha-Hill.com</a><br /><br /> <br /><br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://this-is-chiangmai.info/">This-is-ChiangMai.info</a><br /><br /> <br /><br /> Built by<br /><br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://xandreams.com/">XanDreams.com</a><br /><br /><div class="zemanta-pixie"><img src="http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=b46fff7a-8bec-8d64-8157-e48ae3afa760" class="zemanta-pixie-img" /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-4156034838962715648?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-72439608950304213612009-04-03T10:31:00.001-07:002009-04-03T10:31:41.590-07:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div align='center'><big><br/><big>This ideal corner property is one of the last in a developed<br/><br/>housing estate.</big></big><br/><br/>Due to illness the owner is looking for a quick sale.<br/><br/><b>We are listing this on Akha-Hill blogspot for Ah Chau.</b><br/><br/>Ah Chau is Akha and one of the movers in the local Akha Christian movement.<br/>Ah Chau runs House 1 at one of the local Christian missions for young 12 - 25 year old Girls in crisis and need.<br/>They have 50 - 60 Girls getting schooling in Thai and English. Helping them over come the trauma of<br/>the situation that they were rescued from. <br/><br/>Now Ah Chau needs help. her American - Japanese Husband of 14 years and the father of her two Girls is sick.<br/>They are trying to sell the Condo and her land to pay for his operation. <br/><big><big><br/>600,000 Thai Baht. (around $17,000us)</big></big><br/><br/>Size 83.8 Delang Wa Approximately 1/4 of a Rai<br/> (1 Delang Wa = 4 Square meters)<br/><br/>Situated close to Chiang Mai City in Sansai, just off the Chiang Mai - Chiang Rai highway.<br/><br/>All amenities are situated close by.<br/>Schools (international and public) Hospitals, Doctors, Dentists, Golf Clubs.<br/><br/>You name it Chiang Mai has it.  <br/><br/>Chiang Mai has very large ex pat community.<br/><br/> <img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SdSY291IfeI/AAAAAAAACLE/-aOdqPtWGWI/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' style='max-width: 800px;'/><br/><br/><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SdSZINBCGdI/AAAAAAAACLI/VhHNmSqqUK4/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' style='max-width: 800px;'/><br/><br/><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SdSZWmqPo1I/AAAAAAAACLM/7UmVMjLQ5Kw/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' style='max-width: 800px;'/><br/><br/><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SdSZrU17guI/AAAAAAAACLQ/D86POR_pTzQ/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' style='max-width: 800px;'/><br/>Power and water are connected.<br/><br/><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SdSaIyahZ9I/AAAAAAAACLU/GckrQdh_nnU/%5BUNSET%5D.jpg?imgmax=800' style='max-width: 800px;'/><br/>These four town houses opposite are built<br/>on the same sized land.<br/><br/>If you don't have the means to buy Thai land (a Thai wife or Thai Business)<br/><br/>Ah Chau will lease for 10, 20 or 30 years.<br/><br/>Contact the owner at<br/><br/>Phone Ah Chau 66 86 191 3804  (086 191 3804)<br/><br/>Ah Chau - acmayeu@hotmail.com<br/><br/>Mr. Bohsan - odasan1015@hotmail.com<br/><br/>or the web Master at grant@akha-hill.com<br/><br/>DEAL DIRECTLY WITH THE OWNERS - CUT OUT THE MIDDLE MAN<br/><br/><a href='http://Akha-Hill.com/' target='_blank'><big>Akha-Hill.com</big></a><br/><br/><a href='http://This-is-ChiangMai.info/' target='_blank'>This-is-ChiangMai.info</a><br/><br/>Built by<br/><a href='http://XanDreams.com/' target='_blank'><big>XanDreams.com</big></a><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div><br/><br/><div class='zemanta-pixie'><img src='http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=643fa4a9-82ef-89b4-9428-79f8b858164b' class='zemanta-pixie-img'/></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-7243960895030421361?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-47234176142065196262009-01-05T09:56:00.001-08:002009-04-03T10:36:18.335-07:00<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div align="center"><big>Ray is an English "Chippy" (Builder Tradesman)<br />Ray has been in Chiang Mai for many years.<br />So is well suited for running his Chiang Mai Homes business.<br />He also owns and operates Ray's Bar in the Old City.<br />Check out the links below to his site's.<br /><br /></big><img id="largeImg" name="largeImg" alt="Property" src="http://chiangmai-homes.com/images/Houses/House10/h10_1123.jpg" /><br /><big><br /><br /><img src="http://this-is-chiangmai.xd222.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/h10-1124.jpg" style="max-width: 800px;" /></big><br /><big><br /></big><div class="CollapsiblePanelContent" style="display: block;"><br /><h6><big><big><big>Price 1,800,000 THB </big></big></big></h6><br /><pre class="location"><span style="font-size:180%;">Expansive living areas and easy<br />indoor/outdoor flow makes<br />entertaining and living effortless.<br />2 golf courses within easy reach.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">District: Sansai</span></pre><br /><p><big>This stunning house is Approximately 7 kilometers from Chiang Mai.<br /><br /><br />The property has a lot of potential. This house has an extremely warm feeling.</big><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><div align="left"><ul><li>Office.<br /><br /></li><li> large lounge.<br /><br /></li><li>Three bedrooms.</li><li>Three bathrooms.<br /><br /></li><li>Staff quarters.<br /><br /></li><li>Children's swimming pool. 12x12</li><li>large separate kitchen, laundry and toilets<span>.</span></li><li>Jacuzzi.</li><li>3 air conditioners, + fans in all rooms.</li></ul></div><br /></div><a href="http://ChiangMai-Homes.org/"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;">ChiangMai-Homes.org</a></span><br /><a href="http://raysbar.chiangmai-homes.com/"><br /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://rays-rooms-restaurant-bar.blogspot.com/">Ray's Rooms, Restaurant and Bar BLOG</a><br /><a href="http://this-is-chiangmai-info.blogspot.com/"><br /></a><a href="http://akha-hill.com/" target="_blank">Akha-Hill.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://this-is-chiangmai.info/#ray">This-is-ChiangMai.INFO</a><br /><br /><a href="http://this-is-chiangmai.xd222.com/blog/">xd222.com</a><br /><br />that's<br />XanDreams222.com<br /><br />http://this-is-chiangmai.xd222.com/blog/<br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-4723417614206519626?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-33951696696131711172009-01-04T04:20:00.001-08:002009-01-04T04:20:27.736-08:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div align='center'><div align='center'>The Christmas and New Year festivities are over; it has been a busy time for Croston House with many activities.<br/><a href='http://crostonhousechildrenshomethailand.org/'>Check out our front page for them all.<br/></a><br/>Today (4th January 2009) was no different.<br/>Croston House Children’s Home was invited to the annual Chiang Mai Toy Day.</div><br/><a href='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jNphSybtPF0/SWCB6RVGDzI/AAAAAAAAAOw/r0F5zIIwnVk/s1600-h/Croston_House_toy_day_063.jpg'><img border='0' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jNphSybtPF0/SWCB6RVGDzI/AAAAAAAAAOw/r0F5zIIwnVk/s400/Croston_House_toy_day_063.jpg' alt='' style='margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287368800617238322'/></a> Glenn driving the car, full of Children on the way to the Toy Day festivities.<br/><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jNphSybtPF0/SWCB6LBtFNI/AAAAAAAAAOo/2LrrRY22kuA/s1600-h/toy_day065.jpg'><img border='0' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_jNphSybtPF0/SWCB6LBtFNI/AAAAAAAAAOo/2LrrRY22kuA/s400/toy_day065.jpg' alt='' style='margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287368798925296850'/></a> Ros driving the new Truck, full of Children on the way to the Toy Day festivities out at Mai Rim.<br/><br/><a href='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jNphSybtPF0/SWCB6MpQY-I/AAAAAAAAAOg/XPM4AuHdtJM/s1600-h/toy_day066.jpg'><img border='0' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jNphSybtPF0/SWCB6MpQY-I/AAAAAAAAAOg/XPM4AuHdtJM/s400/toy_day066.jpg' alt='' style='margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287368799359624162'/></a>The New Truck, Thank you all for your support.<br/><br/><br/><a href='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jNphSybtPF0/SWCB5zfljtI/AAAAAAAAAOY/b8zFNEgu1TE/s1600-h/toy_day069.jpg'><img border='0' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_jNphSybtPF0/SWCB5zfljtI/AAAAAAAAAOY/b8zFNEgu1TE/s400/toy_day069.jpg' alt='' style='margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287368792608181970'/></a>Many taxi trucks fill of children escorted by the local big bike club<br/><img border='0' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_jNphSybtPF0/SWCB5jPoAzI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/fZcLJeSJy1o/s400/Toy_Day_bike_club.jpg' alt='' style='margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 155px; text-align: center;' id='BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287368788246266674'/>It’s a tour around Chiang Mai then out to the festivities at Mai Rim. All the children get a gift.<br/><div>.</div><div>If you have any comments about the site, please feel free to get in touch at <a href='mailto:g_croston@yahoo.com' style='color: rgb(222, 112, 8);'>g_croston@yahoo.com</a>.</div><div><a href='http://crostonhousechildrenshomethailand.org/'>Please click </a><a href='http://crostonhousechildrenshomethailand.org/'>HERE</a><a href='http://crostonhousechildrenshomethailand.org/'> to go to the official Croston House Children's Home website.</a></div><div><a href='http://glenn-croston.co.cc/'>Click </a><a href='http://glenn-croston.co.cc/'>HERE to go to my personal website.</a></div><div>Phone (66) 086-3857118.</div><div>Or leave a comment here at the Blog.</div><div>------------------------</div><div>Check out some more sites that are following us;</div><div><a href='http://this-is-chiangmai.info/'>http://this-is-chiangmai.info/</a></div><div><a href='http://siam-chiangmai.co.cc/#Glenn'>http://siam-chiangmai.co.cc/#Glenn</a></div><div><a href='http://akha-silver.blogspot.com/2008/08/croston-house-childrens-home-providing.html'>Akha Silver</a></div><div><a href='http://siam-chiangmai.blogspot.com/'>http://siam-chiangmai.blogspot.com/</a></div><div><a href='http://akha-hill.blogspot.com/'>http://akha-hill.blogspot.com/</a></div><a href='http://this-is-chiangmai-info.blogspot.com/'>http://this-is-chiangmai-info.blogspot.com/</a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-3395169669613171117?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-14108824998327915642008-12-19T06:10:00.000-08:002008-12-19T06:57:43.276-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">Kampangdin Road is in the heart of Chiang Mai<br />Running next to the canal not far from the night bazaar.<br /><br />The new walking street is right at the far end of kampangdin Road away from Taipei Rd. in<br />one of the poorest area's of the City. Many Akha live along the banks of the Canal.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SUuwBTrzo3I/AAAAAAAABxg/cRAgNqgGCC0/s1600-h/open+kampangdin+walking+st+044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SUuwBTrzo3I/AAAAAAAABxg/cRAgNqgGCC0/s400/open+kampangdin+walking+st+044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281508524532409202" border="0" /></a>New Walking Street Opening, Kampangdin Rd. Chiang Mai<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SUuwBXMonJI/AAAAAAAABxo/h_fpChWcUOc/s1600-h/kampangdin+walking+st.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SUuwBXMonJI/AAAAAAAABxo/h_fpChWcUOc/s400/kampangdin+walking+st.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281508525475404946" border="0" /></a><br />Sie's Stall<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SUuwB_AIIbI/AAAAAAAABxw/L5UwFHMJHs8/s1600-h/akha+hats+028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SUuwB_AIIbI/AAAAAAAABxw/L5UwFHMJHs8/s400/akha+hats+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281508536160362930" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">New Akha Hats from Akha Hill Tribe Products<br />Designed and made by Sie.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SUuymj5l1dI/AAAAAAAABx4/jZ1aTxA74Vg/s1600-h/akha+hat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SUuymj5l1dI/AAAAAAAABx4/jZ1aTxA74Vg/s400/akha+hat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281511363563607506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SUuym7n_e3I/AAAAAAAAByA/MjIXXbDu3Lo/s1600-h/akha+hat+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SUuym7n_e3I/AAAAAAAAByA/MjIXXbDu3Lo/s400/akha+hat+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281511369932241778" border="0" /></a>Sie<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SUuym723fFI/AAAAAAAAByI/DS0Vs7-0v_Q/s1600-h/kampangdin+walking+st_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SUuym723fFI/AAAAAAAAByI/DS0Vs7-0v_Q/s400/kampangdin+walking+st_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281511369994632274" border="0" /></a>Sie's stall at the new Kampangdin Friday Night Walking Street.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://akha-silver.blogspot.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Akha</span> Silver Blog</a><br /><br /><a href="http://xandreams.com/">XanDreams.com</a><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://akha-hill.com/" target="_blank">Akha-Hill.com</a></p> <a href="http://1st-baan-of-silver.awardspace.com/" target="_blank">1st Baan of Silver</a><br /><br /><a href="http://this-is-chiangmai.com/">This-is-ChiangMai.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://this-is-chiangmai.info/">This-is-ChiangMai.info</a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-1410882499832791564?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-43188764694425423422008-10-22T08:11:00.000-07:002008-10-22T08:30:45.428-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP9EcUlpQwI/AAAAAAAABik/QQPRuoW2xQg/s1600-h/harvest07_087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP9EcUlpQwI/AAAAAAAABik/QQPRuoW2xQg/s400/harvest07_087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259998143145657090" border="0" /></a><br />Last year was ideal for the swing.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP9EcoOziKI/AAAAAAAABis/IkZdlIn8rpE/s1600-h/harvest07_071.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP9EcoOziKI/AAAAAAAABis/IkZdlIn8rpE/s400/harvest07_071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259998148418570402" border="0" /></a><br />How they got me on the swing I will never know!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP9EcmjnANI/AAAAAAAABi0/YJ01kMHiciI/s1600-h/harvest07_114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP9EcmjnANI/AAAAAAAABi0/YJ01kMHiciI/s400/harvest07_114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259998147968958674" border="0" /></a><br />A typical overcrowded utility truck, on the way back into the City.<br /><br /><a href="http://akha-silver.blogspot.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Akha</span> Silver Blog</a><br /><br /><a href="http://xandreams.com/">XanDreams.com</a><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://akha-hill.com/" target="_blank">Akha-Hill.com</a></p> <a href="http://1st-baan-of-silver.awardspace.com/" target="_blank">1st Baan of Silver</a><br /><br /><a href="http://this-is-chiangmai.com/">This-is-ChiangMai.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://this-is-chiangmai.info/">This-is-ChiangMai.info</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-4318876469442542342?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-68606716063363032282008-10-22T06:44:00.000-07:002008-10-22T06:55:29.298-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP8vG81TKRI/AAAAAAAABiE/J-pTV42U5AE/s1600-h/harvest08_025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP8vG81TKRI/AAAAAAAABiE/J-pTV42U5AE/s400/harvest08_025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259974686247430418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP8vHT7Qh8I/AAAAAAAABiM/E7SKBm517s0/s1600-h/harvest08_044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP8vHT7Qh8I/AAAAAAAABiM/E7SKBm517s0/s400/harvest08_044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259974692446439362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP8vHvYPF0I/AAAAAAAABiU/EYsukX4-54o/s1600-h/kampangdin04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP8vHvYPF0I/AAAAAAAABiU/EYsukX4-54o/s400/kampangdin04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259974699815737154" border="0" /></a>The young ladies of Kampangdin sing an Akha song<br />(and not so young, my wife is at the back somewere out of sight)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP8vHnSDK7I/AAAAAAAABic/OkYB3DQjccY/s1600-h/harvest08_046.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP8vHnSDK7I/AAAAAAAABic/OkYB3DQjccY/s400/harvest08_046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259974697642306482" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks to the rain the traditional Akha swing did not get a lot of use this year<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-6860671606336303228?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-64753790354327146042008-10-22T05:45:00.000-07:002008-10-22T07:42:03.974-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP8jguWPlHI/AAAAAAAABhk/j-ZMIIfK1EQ/s1600-h/dscf0014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP8jguWPlHI/AAAAAAAABhk/j-ZMIIfK1EQ/s400/dscf0014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259961934896141426" border="0" /></a>Thanksgiving day 2008 Sansai, Chiang Mai, Thailand<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP8jgpzdcNI/AAAAAAAABhs/NPEziqOzD0g/s1600-h/harvest08_015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP8jgpzdcNI/AAAAAAAABhs/NPEziqOzD0g/s400/harvest08_015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259961933676507346" border="0" /></a><br />Held for the City Akha at the local Akha Presbyterian Church Sansai, Chiang Mai.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP8jg-4-NkI/AAAAAAAABh0/zXq3Nhceo58/s1600-h/harvest08_017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP8jg-4-NkI/AAAAAAAABh0/zXq3Nhceo58/s400/harvest08_017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259961939336771138" border="0" /></a>Akha woman in traditional costume.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP8jhL4RxTI/AAAAAAAABh8/wFC_vCBBQwg/s1600-h/harvest08_019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SP8jhL4RxTI/AAAAAAAABh8/wFC_vCBBQwg/s400/harvest08_019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259961942823519538" border="0" /></a><br />Abor<br />Abor is endearing name for an older man.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Akha Harvest festival<br /><br />The City Akha Give thanks for another bountiful Harvest.<br /><br />Traditionally the Akha hold the Harvest Festival after the harvest of the rice crop.<br /><br />The City Akha buy the rice from the local market but still hold "Thanksgiving Day"<br /><br />to celebrate a bountiful year.<br /><br />Char Puoo<br /><br />Please don't quote me on the Akha words, I have written as they sound to me.<br />My Akha wife , who is 48 this year can not read or write Akha, Thai or English.<br />Some times we even talk at cross purposes. i.e. She hasn't a clue what I am talking about and visa versa. But we get by remarkably well. Her English is O.K. My Thai is limited and my Akha even more so.<br /><br />Grant<br /><br /><a href="http://akha-silver.blogspot.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Akha</span> Silver Blog</a><br /><br /><a href="http://xandreams.com/">XanDreams.com</a><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://akha-hill.com/" target="_blank">Akha-Hill.com</a></p> <a href="http://1st-baan-of-silver.awardspace.com/" target="_blank">1st Baan of Silver</a><br /><br /><a href="http://this-is-chiangmai.com/">This-is-ChiangMai.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://this-is-chiangmai.info/">This-is-ChiangMai.info</a><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-6475379035432714604?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-91483659304743756932008-09-14T06:49:00.000-07:002008-09-14T07:47:37.310-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">This Saturday saw a large congregation of the City Akha at one of the local <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Christian</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">Churches</st1:placename></st1:place> for seven marriage ceremonies.<o:p></o:p></div><p></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SM0XNHhMWdI/AAAAAAAABf0/Gc3zNsZoxus/s1600-h/wedding_052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SM0XNHhMWdI/AAAAAAAABf0/Gc3zNsZoxus/s320/wedding_052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245874655080503762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SM0XNY_hL7I/AAAAAAAABf8/8eKbdceNp9Y/s1600-h/wedding_036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SM0XNY_hL7I/AAAAAAAABf8/8eKbdceNp9Y/s320/wedding_036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245874659771101106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SM0XNZZT9qI/AAAAAAAABgE/6UN5PeWqrOQ/s1600-h/wedding_117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SM0XNZZT9qI/AAAAAAAABgE/6UN5PeWqrOQ/s320/wedding_117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245874659879286434" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SM0XNUyg0MI/AAAAAAAABgM/3IqHN5dCW6o/s1600-h/wedding_party.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SM0XNUyg0MI/AAAAAAAABgM/3IqHN5dCW6o/s320/wedding_party.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245874658642809026" border="0" /></a><br />The Wedding Party was held on the Church grounds.<br />The local Catholic Church in Chiang Mai run schools from primary right up to University and probably pre school as well so there were all the amenities for a 7 wedding party.<br /><br />A bit light on the nosh I thought (and so did most of the people having lunch)<br />Have to try a different catering company next time.<o:p></o:p><p></p><br /><br />14 poor families paid good money for that Wedding &amp; Wedding party.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">I will try to find out who they were so you don't use them the next time you throw a party in</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chiang Mai.</span></span><br /><span style="" lang="EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p><a href="http://akha-silver.blogspot.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Akha</span> Silver Blog</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://this-is-chiangmai.info/">This is Chiang Mai INFO</a></span><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-9148365930474375693?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-31269032907165534952008-08-07T00:20:00.000-07:002008-08-07T00:53:26.873-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://crostonhousechildrenshomethailand.org/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SJqjK62M4dI/AAAAAAAABR4/yMysI4xTqKA/s400/croston_house_childrens_home_400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231673325134864850" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://akha-hill.com/">Akha Hill Tribe Products</a></span><br /><br />Supports Glenn in his work with the underprivileged and abandoned Children<br />in the Far North of Thailand.<br /><br />I (<a href="http://xandreams.com/">XanDreams.com</a>) have just built him 2 web sites to help.<br /><br /><a href="http://crostonhousechildrenshomethailand.org/index.html">Croston House Children's Home</a><br />&amp;<br /><a href="http://glenn-croston.co.cc/">Glenn Croston</a><br /><br />please feel free to use this <a href="http://crostonhousechildrenshomethailand.org/splash.html"><span style="font-size:130%;">Splash page</span></a> or something like it in your Ad campaigns to help them.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-3126903290716553495?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-59894098607060724352008-08-06T23:13:00.000-07:002008-08-07T00:12:02.607-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The 1st Chiang Mai Akha Church</span><br />Sansai, Chiang Mai, Thailand.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cm-akha-church.info/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SJqbWNI6yJI/AAAAAAAABRY/weX4PoqmO8Q/s400/IMGP0908.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231664722930747538" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><h1 class="style8" align="center">The 1st Chiang Mai Akha Church<br />Kampangdin.</h1> <p class="style10" align="center">The Church has taken an extended lease out on this old teak Kampangdin House.</p><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cm-akha-church.info/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SJqTpbaSCWI/AAAAAAAABQw/nHJEBJTzrqI/s400/cm_akha_church_kampangdin029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231656257086163298" border="0" /></a><br /><h2 align="center"><span class="style8">The big clean up.</span><br /> <span class="style10" style="font-size:130%;">Many City Akha live in the Kampangdin area of Chiang Mai, along the banks of the canal and near by.</span></h2> <p class="style2" align="center">This old Teak house is ideally situated.</p> <p class="style2" align="center">Pastor Arnar is staying here and overseeing the day to day running of the Church, Children's schooling and some older students from the villages that will stay here.</p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cm-akha-church.info/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SJqTprfAmfI/AAAAAAAABQ4/byzJ18_CfHw/s400/cm_akha_church_kampangdin047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231656261400959474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cm-akha-church.info/pages/aboutus.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SJqTpu81p5I/AAAAAAAABRA/vcxsKCWBEKY/s400/cm_akha_church_kampangdin055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231656262331377554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cm-akha-church.info/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SJqTprcly7I/AAAAAAAABRI/DPErmpckHGw/s400/cm_akha_church_kampangdin063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231656261390814130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cm-akha-church.info/pages/aboutus.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SJqTpsrQFWI/AAAAAAAABRQ/BruRwE_g5Gw/s400/cm_akha_church_kampangdin081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231656261720741218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The 1st Tuesday Prayer meeting</span>.<br />The Chiang Mai Akha Church has been holding meetings every Tuesday morning at 11am<br />in peoples homes along by the canal in Kampangdin for the last 2 or 3 years.<br />Many of the poor can not get out to the main Church in Sansai about 2 1/2 to 3 miles out of the center of Chiang Mai.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <p align="left"><a href="http://akha-hill.com/" target="_blank">Akha-Hill.com</a></p> <p align="left"><a href="http://1st-baan-of-silver.awardspace.com/" target="_blank">1st Baan of Silver<br /></a></p><p align="left"><a href="http://1st-baan-of-silver.awardspace.com/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://cm-akha-church.info/">1st Chiang Mai Akha Church</a><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Suppot Glenn on his 1500 kls Walkabout<br />to raze funds for the Children's Home<br /></p><p align="left"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://crostonhousechildrenshomethailand.org/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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we have 1-day tours to the Golden triangle, Elephant safaris in the jungle of the far North and around Chiang Mai. Two day 1 night trekking tours, 3 day 2 night tours into the jungle of the far North, you can see the Akha way of life and actually stay in there village in a special home stay bungalow. Look at our trekking photo album. We have 1-day trips across the border into Burma at Masai. Ideal for a shopping spree, as the prices are RIGHT. Chiang Mai is the center of Culture in Thailand. We have many day trips were you could see the smithy’s working silver and gold. Ethnic handcrafts, you can see the paper and the umbrellas made and watch the artists paining the umbrellas. Look at our Silver page or go to our wholesale Silver site by clicking any of the silver photos.<br /> Thailand is a very safe place to travel, over 15,000,000 can not be wrong.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-6862535247394254486?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-76905895151591372552008-04-29T11:18:00.000-07:002008-12-11T08:12:34.401-08:00<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://akhahill.awardspace.com/index.html"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_asTVnIXSuuU/SBdmfUKcR1I/AAAAAAAAAW4/JQebXSzRLPs/s400/Sei_page_bg.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-7690589515159137255?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-853525510118569903.post-29608946539911171162008-04-29T10:50:00.000-07:002008-05-02T09:01:58.257-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><h1 class="style5">Akha Hill supplies Products from the Akha community of Northern Thailand &amp; Chiang Mai<br /> <strong>Trekking</strong> &amp; <strong>Sight Seeing Tours</strong> of the Far North and the <strong>Golden Triangle</strong>,<br /> <a href="http://akhahill.awardspace.com/pages/db_silver.html"><strong>Thai Silver</strong></a>, <strong>Belts</strong>, Jackets, <strong>Jewelry</strong>, Necklaces, <strong>Bracelets</strong>, <strong>Ethnic Akha Hats</strong> and <strong>Hemp</strong> clothing.<br /></h1><h1 class="style5"><a href="http://akha-hill.com/">Akha-Hill.com</a></h1><br /><p class="style2" align="center">Akha Hill, Akha hill tribe products is a community non profit business set up by Mrs. A-Noe Yu-Po, Sie to her friends.</p> <p class="style2" align="center">Akha Hill’s directive is to help lift the Akha people of the Hua-Fai Community and Chiang Mai out of poverty.</p><br /><p>To give them meaningful work with a good return for that work. Akha.hill and 1st Baan of Silver selling world wide for them.<br />To get them off the streets and the young out of the bars and "karaoke" red light places.<br /> To have them living and working together as a family in a extended family village environment. </p> With such abject poverty you see many young girls walking the Bars selling flowers at 2am, by young I mean as soon as they are old enough to walk and say "only 10 Bart Mr". young Mothers of 15 or 16 with a baby on her back selling Hill Tribe Products late at night. Grandmothers with a young child walking the Night Bazaar selling to support her and the child because the Child's parents have died from Aides or some other disease or accident.<br /> To get the children into schools.<br /> Most Akha people have no education at all and can not read or write Thai or English.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/853525510118569903-2960894653991117116?l=akha-hill.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GrantNZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16272103354919355361noreply@blogger.com0