Golden Triangle

In order to stay in Thailand legally, I had to exit and re-enter the country.  

I took a minivan up to the northernmost region of Thailand - The Golden Triangle - which borders Myanmar (Burma) and Laos.  

I was the only American in the van - the others were Italian, Australian, Malaysian, and Thai.  

We drove through Chiang Rai, a city at the base of the lush green mountains of Northern Thailand.  

We then took a motorboat across the river to a small island of Laos, and then crossed the border to Myanmar.