Taking advantage of the time we had in Thailand, plus our access to a vehicle, we took a 4 day jaunt around Northern Thailand. We stayed in Pai, Mae Hong Son, and Mae Saruin. The trip was mostly driving (about 3 hours each day) and eating (lots of delicious food). We drove about 5 hours on the last day as Jonno insisted on a side trip to the highest peak in Thailand. The poor Mighty struggled up the mountain – it was steep and treacherous and we took most of it in first gear, but we reached the top to find everything was shut and it was 14 degrees (as compared to 36 degrees at the bottom). We were COLD!!
We drove through lots of mountainous regions – as mentioned previously it is Burning Season and there were a lot of small fires burning away at the undergrowth and lots of places you could see that fires had passed through. It was hot and dry and very hazy – I can imagine that in October you would get great views, but these were sorely lacking. Despite this it was a great trip.
The Chann Family: Capers in Cambodia 