Remembrance trip
Lands which are filled with magic and wonders will leave you amazed by the beautiful mountain ranges and scenery, not forgetting even dusty roads and uneven slopes. Mountains after mountains, we finally reached our destination, and regardless of the tough journey we had, the beautiful scenery were worth it.
The village, which we spent a night at, is located on top of the mountain, where you are able to see the whole view spread out below. There is also a little church where you can pray and vent out all your emotions to God. The local karen people are lovely and kind, always smiling and content with whatever they are given.
As the sun sets and night falls, it got colder. Our sleeping bags were unfortunately not able to resist the cold so we had to stick together to keep ourselves warm. The following day, we participated at the church and went back to Mae Sot.
After resting for a while, we prepared to make our way to another village which is located along the river called Thoo Mwe Kloo, and we had to take a boat to cross over the village. By the time we arrived at the destination, it was already dark. The whole village was quiet and appeared like it was sleeping under a blanket of mist. We spent a night at the village and early in the next morning, we were off again to another place farther down the river.
After sailing about 2 hours, we touched the beautiful land where beautiful people resides. We celebrated X’mas party with the local karen people and opened our mobile clinic in the evening. We shared our love, happiness and gifts with the people, spent a night there and went back to our station at Mae Sot in the morning.
Upon arrival back at our base camp at Mae Sot, we prepared to set off to another place called Thoo Mweh Khee where Karen institution is located in Phop Phra District, Tak Province. This school has classes ranging from kindergarten to junior college and the students are staying in a hostel. As the school is ran by NGO ( Non Government Organization ), it has Eco and fish farms to provide meals for the students. There, you can also find a lot of volunteers around the world helping the students to learn.
There are 2 beautiful places that you should not miss to visit if you are in Phop Phra District, Tak Province. One is Rocha Café and the other one is Pacharoen Waterfall.
You can also enjoy the beautiful view from the top of the mountain with good coffees and cakes available at reasonable prices.
Another place we went to is Pacharoen Waterfall. The place is so calm and quiet that you can do meditation for a peace of mind and body. The sound of the waterfall is serene and will bring you peace and tranquility..
If you have local friends, you can ask them to send you to these two places. Otherwise, you may rent local transport such as taxi and motorcycle taxi
Check the local transport in the link below.
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/thailand/mae-sot/transportation/a/poi-tra/357779
After spending a week at Mae Sot, which is located at the Thailand and Burma border line, we went back to Bangkok to catch our flight back to Singapore. This trip was really awesome and left me with beautiful memories.
Little Journey with Cherrian 