First Day of Treking

We went hiking up to a hill tribe and spent the night up there. This was while I was in Chaing Mai, right after we went to the elephant camp. It was a very long hike (took us 3 hrs) mainly up hill through the jungle. I have never felt more out of shape in my life!! We hiked up with a group of about fifteen or so people. My group was made up of Americans (us), Aussies, Kiwis, Romanians, and our Thai guide.

The hill tribe.

Our bamboo hut.

Locals. They mainly make their living off of tourists. They aren't allowed to leave the village with out a passport, and the only way to get a Thai passport is to be born in Thailand. These people came to Thailand after escaping war and persecution in their own country.