Pang Ma Pha (Soppong) Travel Blogs, Travelogues and Travel Journals

Today we move on to Mae Hong Son. Again we take the bus. Only difference is, that it's not so crowdy this time in the bus. Only a few fellow passagers and us. Again it's a long trip. It takes another 5 hours before we arrive in Mae Hong Son. We sort some things out before we arrive, like a guesthouse and a chemist's, because I've got a cold and toilet paper isn't the best thing to blow your nose in. ;D At 5:30 PM we arrive in Mae Hong Son. Some local taxidrivers are running like maniacs towar…

9/02/06 After breakfast we decided to take a minivan to Soppong, figuring that it was a bit more Thai and remote than Pai. Another hour of windy, mountainous roads and we arrived in the sleepy little village of Soppong. It's a beautiful, lush, un-touristed spot hidden away in the mountains without a single souvenir shop. This was quite a nice break from crowded and noisy Chiang Mai and Bangkok. Both Opus at Baan Orapin and www.travelfish.org recommended the Soppong River Inn guesthouse, so…