On a sunny March morning, we left Mahebourg for a short scooter ride up the east coast of Mauritius. It was the eve of Maha Shivratri, the local Hindus’ holiest day, and the road was jammed with rathas, an elaborate sort of religious chariots bearing swastika-marked effigies of deities and cows. Processions of believers pushed them to some pilgrimage site or another, … [Read more...]
Tham Krasae Bridge Railway Station: day trip from Kanchanaburi
After a motorbike trip to Erawan Waterfalls, as a second destination for a day trip from Kanchanaburi, we chose Tham Krasae Bridge Railway Station. That is part of the Siam-Burma historic railway built by the Japanese army during the WW2 occupation of Indochina. Owing to the 100,000's of forced laborers who died during its construction, the line is commonly known as the Death … [Read more...]
Erawan Falls & Srinagarind Dam: day trip from Kanchanaburi
The last couple of weeks we spent in Thailand in 2020 found us in Kanchanaburi. During our time there, we got to go on two motorbike day trips. One was to Tham Krasae Bridge. The other, which is the subject of this travel story, was to Erawan Falls and the nearby Srinagarind Dam.Erawan National Park is located some 70 km northwest from the center of Kanchanaburi. It covers an … [Read more...]
Riding to Palau Waterfall and Camping at Huai Mai Tai Lake
Having visited the Khao Sam Roi Yot and Kui Buri national parks, we left our last night's camping spot by Pran Buri Lake and started on a long drive to the Palau Waterfall. If you want to reach the falls directly from Hua Hin, that's a straightforward 75-km ride on a good paved road. But as we set about to reach there through the mountains of the hinterland, it was quite an … [Read more...]
Camping at Pran Buri Lake: bike trip from Hua Hin
Having spent the first and the second night camping in Khao Sam Roi Yot and Kui Buri national parks respectively, for the third night of this motorbike trip, we decided to head to Pran Buri Lake.Stopping by in Pran Buri city to get supplies, we arrived at the lake by late afternoon. I found this lake much more pristine and quiet than what I expected. There was no paved road … [Read more...]
Camping in Kui Buri National Park: Bike Tour from Hua Hin
On the second day of our motorbike trip from Hua Hin, and after having spent the night in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, we headed to Kui Buri National Park where we were going to camp for this night.In order to get there, we left the motorway at the village of Ban Nong Mu, 2 km north from Kui Buri city (junction coordinates: 12.0935, 99.8537) and followed the road 3217 for … [Read more...]
Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park Camping Trip from Hua Hin
On a sunny morning of June 2020, we left Hua Hin for a four-day, camping motorbike trip around the region. Our first destination was the Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park. That is located roughly 50 km south from Hua Hin downtown. It covers an area of 98.08 km2, within which it hosts some spectacular rock formations, beaches, rivers, numerous caves, a variety of unique flora and … [Read more...]
Doi Chang Mountain: Day Trip from Chiang Rai
Stranded in Chiang Rai for two months during the 2020 outbreak of the Coronavirus, we had plenty of time to exhaustively explore the surrounding countryside. For one of our many excursions out of Chiang Rai, we chose a day trip to Doi Chang Mountain.Doi Chang is situated about 40 km southwest from Chiang Rai City. Aside from its astounding natural beauty and epical views, the … [Read more...]
Doi Luang National Park: independent camping tour
Doi Luang National Park, covering an area of 1,170 km2, is one of the largest national parks in northern Thailand. It was established in 1990 as a merge of four preexisting national parks. It is named after Doi Luang Mountain: a 1,426-meters-tall mountain located at the northern end of the park. It features numerous lush mountains, dramatic rock formations, waterfalls, caves, … [Read more...]
Camping in Doi Phu Nang National Park
Doi Phu Nang National Park is situated in southern Phayao Province, Northern Thailand. It covers an area of 512 km2, spanning parts of three different mountain ranges: Phi Pan Nam, Mae Yom, and Nampi. It comprises mixed evergreen, dipterocarp, and dry deciduous forests. It is named after Doi Phu Nang Mountain which, at 1,202 meters, is the highest point within the national … [Read more...]
