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Loy Krathong 2566

THE EVE The year is 2023. I have been wanting to partake in this festival for ages. Having seen photos & videos of this spectacular event and I was determined to come see for myself. Krathong is a circular floating vessel with a small candle atop, hand-made from banana leaves or other organic stuff, typicallyContinue reading “Loy Krathong 2566”

(1) 11NAN22-How it began

11 (is November) NAN (is pronounce as ‘none’, a Northern province in Thailand), and 22 is, well, year 2022. Nan shares its border with Laos, to the North. It is very mountainous and has several National Parks. Friends who visited Nan was full of praise for its wonderful motorcycling roads and beautiful sceneries through theContinue reading “(1) 11NAN22-How it began”

(2) NAN- but first, Ayutthaya

Now where do I begin? The first four days? Yah. SG to HDY to Surat to Hua Hin to Ayutthaya. In this time, I managed to lose the pouch which was strapped to my handle bar. It contain my passport and phone. Fortunate to retrieved them from the expressway. And this is while still inContinue reading “(2) NAN- but first, Ayutthaya”

(3) NAN-Ascending Phu Thap Boek

We now have KM7, Cookie Monster, Insane Rider, Jaywalker, Bongee Wongee, and Orh Cheow with Lady P.Lien. 6 motorcycles. With KM7 leading, we head for Phu Thap Boek, our first mountain. The sky was overcast and you could feel the cold and smell the approaching rain. To be honest, not much attention was paid toContinue reading “(3) NAN-Ascending Phu Thap Boek”

(4) NAN-The Approach (Nov25)

We have done Phu Tub Boek and also spend another night at Khao Kho (where a huge fat lizard was waiting to pounce on us). We are now leaving Phetchabun and heading for Nan. Took Route 12, which is a wide mountain road in surprisingly good condition. The road dip and rise, following the contourContinue reading “(4) NAN-The Approach (Nov25)”

(5) NAN – “3-Shape Curves” and Huaykon Checkpoint

The second leg of Nan Ride will ultimately bring us to Huaykon Border Post between Thailand & Laos via some POI. We are still in the Nan Mountains. We checked-out early and basically, just headed in a north-easterly direction. We stopped at the Salt Well in Bo Kleua but to get there, we have toContinue reading “(5) NAN – “3-Shape Curves” and Huaykon Checkpoint”

(6) NAN-Pua to Chiang Saen

By the end of this day, 27 Nov. 22, we would have departed the Magical Realm of Nan, and land at Chiang Saen. We set out at around 8 or 9am and head west towards Magic Mountain. Stopped for coffee at Route1148 Café. It offers a good view of the surrounding hills. The dark menacingContinue reading “(6) NAN-Pua to Chiang Saen”

(7) Chiang Saen to Mae Salong

We are now in Chiang Rai Province.

(8) Mae Salong, road block, then Chiang Dao

To Chiang Dao

(9) MHS, Pai-via The Witch’s House

After Breakfast and the usual answer to the call of nature, we took 107 until the intersection about 50km south. Then west on 1095. We made a stop at a very peculiar place called The Witch’s House. It is a café decorated like ‘The Burrow’ in Harry Potter’s movies. Both are stand-alone structures, in aContinue reading “(9) MHS, Pai-via The Witch’s House”