By Irene Butler - For Travel Writers’ Tales - At the village entrance we are met by a woman from the Karen tribe. With a broad smile she tells us (as translated by our guide) that this is the first day of wearing her shiny new brass neck rings. She holds up her old coil of rings to show us how the sheen has worn off. My husband Rick and I are exploring the most northern tip of the country; having been through the south on previous visits to Thailand. The hill tribe villages are the first of several...
