Enjoy a traditional song from local children in hilltribe costume as you climb. They will spot you, and those not astonished by your presence assuming you are not Thai! start singing - a smile or 'sawaadee kaaap' as you pass by is fine but this is a rare circumstance when rewarding them with a few baht doesn't seem unethical - they are fun and friendly, and fascinated by 'farangs'. Rather than hassling you as they might at Angkor Wat they will return to happily playing shortly and rather than some cabal of gangsters, the money goes straight to their proud parents, invariably a few feet away. Those unwilling to support the 'use' of children for income could instead teach them a little of your language or compliment their song dee dee! or attire suay maahk!.
