Day Trip to Mae Salong, a Beautiful Yunnanese Village in Chiang Rai, Thailand

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Mae Salong ) is a beautiful Yunnanese village in Chiang Rai, Thailand, and I was thrilled to take a day trip there. Be sure to check out my full blog post here: (all my tips about visiting) Chiang Rai ) is one of my favorite regions of Thailand - its a beautiful area in northern Thailand - and I really love everything from the fresh air, to the lovely culture, to the delicious food. If you get a chance to visit Chiang Rai when youre in Thailand, I would highly recommend it. Chiang Rai town itself is quite small, but there are many things to do and see on day trips, and one day Ying and I decided to rent a car and take a drive to a village known as Mae Salong. The name of Mae Salong ) has actually officially been changed now to Santikhiri, however, everyone still refers to it by its former name, and all the signs are still written that way - so for this travel video and guide Ill still call it Mae Salong. After we rented a car, we then headed on the road, heading north from Chiang Rai town, until we saw the turn off onto a smaller road. On the route we passed by Choui Fong, a tea plantation, and since we were in our own car, we decided to stop for a few moments to take a break, and to check out the tea plantation. It was a worthwhile stop, and no only did I get some delicious samples of tea, but I ended up buying so high quality tea to take home with me. After our tea stop, we continued driving for about another hour to Mae Salong. As we continued to drive and get higher in elevation, the view kept getting better and better, and the air became less humid and more crisp and mountain fresh - I loved it. Mae Salong ) is not an ordinary village in Thailand, its an ethnically Chinese Yunnanese village, and it honestly feels more like youve crossed the border into China. I really felt like I was not in Thailand anymore. You can read more about the history here but the group migrated to Thailand at the end of the Chinese Civil War, and have been living in the Mae Salong and Chiang Rai region since. When we arrived to Mae Salong, our first stop was to have lunch, as Ying and I were both extremely hungry. We chose a restaurant called Im Pochana, serving Yunnanese food, which I was extremely thrilled about. The main dish of our meal was the braised pork leg, which was a huge plate of tender pork, that was extremely tasty and meaty. The other Yunnaese dish I really loved was just the simple plate of yellow Yunnanese noodles stir fried with egg and a few small vegetables. Though it was simple, it was fried to perfection, and I could taste smoke in the noodles - so good. After a delicious lunch we then walked around the town for a bit. If you take a day trip to Mae Salong ) youll find plenty of souvenir and tea shops along the main street of town. After walking around for a little while, we then headed back to our rental car and drove up the hill to a temple, where we had a nice view of the town / village, and a lovely cool breeze. On our way back to Chiang Rai, we ended up stopping at Doi Tung, a Royal park and palace, located not too far away in the Golden Triangle area of Thailand. It was a nice place to walk around and to learn about some of the history in the area. Ying and I had an amazing day trip to Mae Salong, and the highlight for me, was of course, the delicious Yunnanese meal we ate for lunch. You can get to Mae Salong ) by public transportation, but we rented a car, which made it much easier to get there and it was convenient to be able to stop where we liked. If you visit Chiang Rai, and want to take a lovely day trip, or even stay for a few days, Mae Salong ) is a relaxing and beautiful place. You can read my full article for details on how to get to Mae Salong and more photos: this videos. The
Date: 2019-08-19

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Comments and reviews: 10

jayisoldem56
I watch your videos back to back to back to back to back. You make eating look so much fun and the food so great and tasty. The food looks awesome and delicious and I love when you tour the area of Thailand and you're traveling to different countries. Speaking of different countries are you planning on traveling out of Thailand sometime soon? Mark keep making those videos they're awesome
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Ben O
Hey Mark ive been watching ur videos i love ur work mate. I lived in Thailand for a while but wish id see ur vids before that i would have enjoyed much more food moments. I see ur wife sometimes really quickly she looks nice u should give her some more airtime. Keep doing what u do il keep watching. Maybe check out Australia sometime even just for a holiday. Take care urselves.
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silent gaming
Wow. its like you have upgraded your travelling experience. not only you review city foods but also travelling and giving details to everything on the way. plus extra companion (your beautiful wife) Which give a new stir to the review and hope we hear her comments on foods as well. Oh and by the way. may God bless and protect you both from bad gazes. good luck
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Jason Khochora
You should consider taking a trip to the Caribbean/South America, Originally I am from Suriname, but I live in Trinidad & Tobago, there is a lot of variety in cuisine, especially Suriname, where most of the cuisine has Japanese/Chinese/Indian & African culture into their food. Great video looking forward to more videos like these
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Michael Bishop
Great video Mark, it was nice to Ying in the video also. I know when I go to places with my Ying she is the one who gets me all my info as well as get me the local rates. maybe yo u can do a video on Loy Krathong I will be there for this festival this year. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more of you and Ying.
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stitchergary
As much as I enjoy watching you eat fantastic food in Thailand and beyond, it's fantastic to see your wife enjoying the same food. please share the camera duties to allow her in front of the camera too. less than 4 weeks I board the plane for Phuket and I probably would never have done this without watching your videos. thank you
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Its Shas
Some day I realy want to visit those kind of regions in Thailand. Especially for the food. But I doubt my stomach can handle it, spicy thai food here where I live is realy spicy for me and I bet its not even close to REAL Thai food. Is there anything I can do to feel less pain and taste more? XD
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Anything Goes
Aloha Mark it's nice to see your beautiful wife Ying eating with you, awesome video and my family always watch it over and over again, my wife likes your head twirking everytime you dig-in those mouth watering food, Mahalo & more power to you and Ying, from Los Angeles,
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Oscar Bushell
there is a very interesting story why those Chinese moved to Thailand after Mao took over in china as they didnt support communism but democratic views, the Thais in around the 50s to 60s gave them that land to settle and so they did, a well worth visit. great vid Mark
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See Canon
The lunch looked amazing as always. Ying is beautiful and should also comment about the food. How was that pork leg cooked? It looked fried or baked. Good food, good sights and pleasant conversation. Peace as always Mark, Ying and crew if any. Did you get good mileage?
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