VISA Run Chiang Mai Thailand- Kayan Village


Under the current VISA situation in Vietnam you can only get 30 days VISA’s this requires me to have to leave Vietnam every 30 days.  This is common practice here and locals call them VISA runs.   There are actually services here who will drive you to Laos, Cambodia for the day.  The key thing is getting your passport stamped showing you left Vietnam and entered another country.   Last time I went to Bangkok for the afternoon.   Depart 9:00 and have lunch in Bangkok, fly back and home by 8:00pm.   A bit crazy but that’s the current rules.   Vietnam goverment is looking to start issuing 90 VISA’s soon as they did pre-COVID. 

This trip I went to Chiang Mai which is in Northern Thailand close to the Burma boarder.   During my trip I visited the Kayan Village.   The Kayan tribe is better know as the Long Neck community.   This is based on the tradition of the women of the tribe wearing brass rings around their necks.   Belief is the long neck is a sign of beauty.  The longer your neck also increases your status in the community.

At the age of 5 females receive their first set of brass rings.  The rings are replaced and lengthened every one to two years up to the age of 21.  The rings are made of solid brass and are very heavy.   When replaced the women can only go 2-3 hours without a replacement as they don’t have strength in the neck.   Click READ MORE for photo and Google Photos link.   https://photos.app.goo.gl/XmEb7ny8kkEzZZVW7

Back on the road this weekend for more clinic visits.
















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