Mae Hong Son Travel Blogs

From bangkok to Pai By VIP bus 24 seats, bangkok-Cheingmai then by bus or van to Pai. I chose van, 3 hours from here. Have you ever heard of  curving road in Maehongsorn? Ahh,you should take sleeping pills before go there. The road is like an "S" not only one "S" but "SSSSSSSSSS" along the …

Don’t think I’m gonna do much today. Mooch about Mae Hong Son a bit. Back as a solo traveller once more there’s something refreshingly unencumbered about wanting to just do little more than anticipate the likely play of sunlight and shadow on your chosen photographic subjects of the day. This…

This morning we were up quit early and desided to go back to Chiang Mai by plane. After packing our bags and picking up the laundry we went to the airport of Mae Hong Son. It's quit a big airport for such a small town. We bought two tickets at the desk of Thai Air. After 2 hours waiting the plane a…

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  Before leaving Maehongson we'd like to go to one place, the Long Neck Karen Village. I know 3 of them in this province. A) Ban Nam Peang Din B) Ban Houy Sue Tao C) Ban Nai Soi. A kind and friendly policeman (one in millions!) told us that it's easy to go to Ban nai soi from here and there's…

I remember discussing my forthcoming trip with some of my internet buddies on the Lonely Planet forum. They're a well-travelled lot on there, as you might expect; most of them (it seemed to me at the time) could zip round south-east Asia three times before breakfast. I remember one of them reckoned…

I had made one previous trip to this province to visit the town Pai.  This is a cliche hippie town with tons of ex-pats who never went home, and countless backpackers with dreadlocks in need of a shower.  That being said Pai is a fun place and pretty affordable.  I would recomme…

The road from Pai to Mae Hong Son is legendary.  A precarious, winding road over mountain ridges, it boasts 1864 curves and won't let you forget a single one of them.  The views of the mountain valleys is spectacular.  This is easily the prettiest part of Thailand.  Neverthele…

My first trip to this beautiful region, surely not the last.

Gisteravond hadden we besloten om toch maar heel vroeg de wekker te zetten om naar de Doi Kong Mu heuvel te gaan. We hadden gehoord en gelezen dat het uitzicht hier ’s ochtends vroeg bij zonsopgang over de mistige vallei onvergetelijk schijnt te zijn. Omdat we hier toch wel erg nieuwsgierig naar …

9/4/06 Well today is our anniversary, so I figured I would treat Cindy to three hours of sitting in the Soppong bus station, really nothing more than a tree with a bench around it - quite a thrill. The highlight of the morning was taking pictures of a little boy then showing them to him on my came…

4 months in thailand

Off the deep end.

I traveled around SE Asia for two months alone. I hit up and explored 5 countries total.