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Here are a few more photos.  Show ends Sunday.

 

 

 

Attire is certainly more conservative compared with years past, and I miss those sexy car washes.

 

Mae Hong Son

Nikon D610 1/200 sec @ f/5.6 ISO 100

Bangkok Motor Show 2017

Nikon D610 85mm 1/100 sec @ f/7.1 ISO 720

 

Now, at Impact Challenger.  100 baht admission.

14 hours ago, gomangosteen said:

^ directions may help someone new to the area

And me too, is that on the Robinsons/Cathedral side of the river?

Thanks

That's between Robinson's and the KP Grand, I recall some English teachers hung out there.

1 hour ago, BsBs said:

hello,

 

So we cannot drive a car to Koh Kood ? Where to park the car on mainland or Koh Chang ?

Where to take the boat on mainland or koh chang?)

 

Is there any 1000 thb front beach or sea view resort anywhere ?

Where do you usually stay ? (even if it's not front beach).

 

Thank you.

You can take a boat from Koh Chang to Koh Kood during high season.

 

See my Koh Chang Trip report

 

The ferry pier on the mainland is at Laem Sok.  Don't know about parking there but you could park in Trat and take a songthew from the Trat Bus Station.

 

I stayed at the Good View Resort on Koh Kood for 800, it's up the hill from the public beach and they had in-room WiFi.  I usually stay at the Beach Resort where rates are higher but I've seen some very modest beach bungalows renting for 900.

 

Hope this helps.

1 hour ago, BsBs said:

hello,

 

Is there any 1000 thb front beach or sea view resort anywhere ?

 

Where do you usually stay ? (even if it's not front beach).

 

Thank you.

 

Accommodations are available in all price ranges but you won't get much comfort for 1000 baht.  I usually stay at the Emerald Cove Resort.

My Trip Reports

 

 

 

2 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Cross roads bloody expensive to buy beer there, 3 doors along little old Thai place beer 50% cheaper than crossroads.

Do they have Jack Daniels?  Two hot young farang women were leaving Crossroads just as I was arriving, noticed them earlier by the lake, slamming down large bottles of Chang.  I took a seat at the open air bar and ordered a drink just as one of the girls dropped her pants, squatted, and took a pee in the street.  It's not that there wasn't a woman's toilet in the bar, but maybe it was out of order?

Wat Phra That Doi Kong Mu

 

Towering over the valley, the twin stupas aren't that impressive but do offer some nice views.

 

 

You can ring the bell without having to buy everyone a round.

 

 

Su Tong Pae, The Bamboo Bridge

 

About 12 kilometers north of town, a lovely 900 meter bamboo bridge spanning rice paddies, connecting the village of Ban Kung Mai Sak with temple Wat Pu Sama.

 

 

There are actually two bridges, one for just crossing the river

 

 

This couple got caught out in the sun too long

 

 

Some other interesting characters about

 

 

Nightlife

 

The Crossroads biker bar stays open "late" (i.e. midnight).  At the town's busiest intersection, by 11 PM there's vehicle every 3-4 minutes. 

 

 

Next Up: Pai

 

Minibus leaves at noon, 150 baht either to Pai (106 km) or Chiang Mai (260 km). 

 

 

See my Pai Picture Report

 

 

The "city of three mists" in the northwest corner of Thailand, capital of the province. Remote and mountainous, nestled in a narrow valley just a few kilometers from the border with Myanmar.  About 260 km from Chiang Mai, 5.5 hours by minibus because of the 1,864 curves in the road.  Pai lies about halfway and draws most of the tourists, making Mae Hong Son an excellent destination to escape the hordes.  Temperatures ranged from an afternoon high of 37 to an evening low of 15.

 

ARRIVAL

 

I didn't care to spend 5.5 hours (each way) on a minibus, so I took the Bangkok Air prop plane from Chiang Mai, a 30 minute flight.  Fares will remain competitive as long as more than one airline services the airport.

 

Alternately, Kan Air uses the more modern jet aircraft

 

 

Stayed at the Panarama Hotel, centrally located, 600 baht during high season, clean but basic.  The elderly woman that runs it is very friendly and helpful.

 

 

Wat Jong Kham

 

Situated on the lake in the middle of town.  

 

 

A helicopter dropped some para-gliders

 

 

Street vendors appear at sunset as folks gather to picnic or for a leisurely stroll around the lake.

 

 

Tried a few restaurants on the lake.  Sunflower was just OK but the Salween River restaurant, near the police station, was better.

 

 

Featuring Sham and Burmese food, as well as Thai, I ordered this chicken casserole, portion was more than I could finish, for 70 baht.

 

 

 

Well thanks for your valuable contribution, Trugillo!  Obviously I can't stop anyone from copying photos, just want to know where they were copied from. 

 

Sure, Pai is overridden with packpackers.  They're just young people enjoying life on a budget and they can get a dorm room with Wifi for 160 and rent a bicycle.  Even Trugillo can afford it.

 

 

Lots of healthy places to eat, bean burgers and homemade lasagna, I opted for a few passion fruit daiquiris at the Witching Well.  Cheers!

 

Pai Canyon, temperature dropped to 12 degrees at night

 

 

Lod Cave

 

 

Coffee in Love

 

 

Lod Cave, Mae Hong Son Province

Nikon D610 85 mm

1/80 sec @ f/5 ISO 6400

Ristr8to, Chiang Mai

Wat Jong Khan, Mae Hong Son

Nikon D610

5 sec @ f/16 ISO 100

Trirat Road, Chanthaburi

 

They were playing some soft jazz this afternoon when I stopped for pad thai and a pint at New Wave on Soi 7/1, but I don't know what they play in the evenings.

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