Off the tourist track…

Today I was up pretty early to walk around Mae Sai and really think about a job offer that was presented to me. The job is to teach English at a nice school here in the area. Turns out I like it here but I’m not sold on it. If I were to take a job, it would be for the experience of course, but Mae Sai may not be the best fit for me. It is a pretty hustling little area with the Border crossing into Myanmar. I prefer a smaller more “sleepy” little town out more rural. Lately, I have really wanted to live further away from the city life. However, for right now, I do enjoy seeing the people and the culture of northern Thailand. I stopped thinking and just spent the rest of the day shooting photos. Well, with that said, here are some of my favorites that I shot today walking around.

abandoned

walking up to this felt like I was on a old abandoned movie set- hopefully it makes a good photo.

mae sai locals in transit

Walking down the street.

The late afternoon is when things really start to heat up, street meat and noodle carts oh my!

I can’t say enough How much of an experience it is to walk the streets during dusk watching all the local do it yourself iron chefs set up their street carts for the evening of food and fun. Just walking by each one, looking in and smelling, gets me anxious to go back again for seconds. Or was it thirds? Yes, I now eat every meal of my day from street vendors. A coffee in the morning, followed by some fresh local fruit and some nuts, mid-day some rice and vegetables. Then in the evening, whatever meets the eye. Here are some snaps of my walk today and eating out on the streets of Mae Sai, Thailand.

Street food Mae Sai Thailand, drewmanity.com

Street food Mae Sai Thailand

drewmanity.com Street food Mae Sai Thailand

Street Meat – Mae Sai; Thailand.