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...ONLY THE LONELY Phu Tork means "lonely mountain" in the northeast's Isaan dialect, but since a stairway was finished in 1974, the steady flow of tourists means you'll never be alone at its monastery. Its seven stories provide spectacular views of Nong Khai province's Bung Kan district. At the top of the mountain is a slightly spooky forest, where, if local lore is to be believed, you might be joined by otherworldly company...
...around the time of the Supreme Court's decision outlawing school segregation, and around the time that Vice President Richard Nixon recommended the use of nuclear weapons to relieve the French garrison at Dien Bien Phu in what was then Indochina, Congress and President Eisenhower promulgated a bill to add the words under God to the Pledge of Allegiance. Oppose Godless Communism with Godful Americanism. By then I had converted to Catholicism and left public school for a Jesuit school where we began class not with the pledge but with a Hail Mary--a mood setter that, like the pledge...
...around the time of the Supreme Court's decision outlawing school segregation, and around the time that Vice President Richard Nixon recommended the use of nuclear weapons to relieve the French garrison at Dien Bien Phu in what was then Indochina, Congress and President Eisenhower promulgated a bill to add the words under God to the Pledge of Allegiance. Oppose Godless Communism with Godful Americanism. By then I had converted to Catholicism and left public school for a Jesuit school where we began class not with the pledge but with a Hail Mary - a mood setter that, like the pledge...
SUNRISE SURPRISE As an antidote to the burgeoning commercial crassness of the Chiang Rai part of the Golden Triangle, take a drive to Phu Chi Fah, one of the most picturesque and unspoiled spots in Thailand. Its name means "mountain points to the sky," and when you arrive you'll realize why. A great finger of earth thrusts up from the Thai border, gesturing heavenward, while hundreds of meters below a seemingly endless valley fans out into Laos, where scattered black peaks sail on a billowing sea of low-lying cloud...
...best to get to Phu Chi Fah while it's still dark to appreciate the genuinely breathtaking sunrise. From Chiang Rai town it's about 130 km, which means leaving at 3 a.m. or thereabouts to get there by sunup. Count on a slow trip?at times the fog blanketing the road cuts visibility to a meter or two, making for an exhausting and eerie drive. From the parking lot, it's a 20-minute hike to the summit...