Thailand
Lots of people come to Chiang Mai and do a 'package trek' - and see little more than a couple of captive elephants and the backs of other westerners as they parade through well-trodden 'Hill tribe villages'. Forget this, hire a motorbike and head into the surrounding mountains.
www.earthoria.com/podcast-1483km-by-motorbike-in-north-thailand.html
Get yourself on an auto Honda 100cc (100 baht a day), and ride up the mountain to see Doi Sutep, a beautiful temple at the top.
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