Chiang Rai and northern Thailand’s Golden Triangle: More than poppy production – Washington Post, January 16, 2012
[Thanks to Tom for pointing this out.]
…Moonlit Caribbean harbors, ritzy Swiss resorts, jungle mountains. When you get right down to it, pirates, smugglers, swashbucklers and rogues are probably the world’s most discerning travelers, ferreting out the most stunning locales to conduct business in. Case in point: Southeast Asia’s lush Golden Triangle, synonymous with the opium trade and best explored by motorbike…
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