Stuck in Thailand during the Covid pandemic, towards the end of our seven-month stay, we rented a car in Hua Hin and drove south to the Malaysian border and back in seventeen days, camping all the way and visiting some really astounding locations in one of Thailand’s least-visited regions. Here is the trip’s diary.
Hua Hin to Prachuap Khiri Khan – South Thailand Road Trip pt. 1
Renting a car in Hua Hin We decided on a Thailand road trip soon after we discovered Myanmar was not due to open its borders anytime soon due to COVID 19. The plan was to head South from Hua Hin, ...
Huai Yang & Chum Saeng Waterfalls – South Thailand Road Trip pt. 2
Day #2 (21/6/2020) Distance travelled: 264.8 km (Happy Father's Day to all you UK dads!) More on YouTube Camping in Prachuap Khiri Khan National Park Overnight our tent was battered by the wind. At one point, during the early hours ...
Ranong Province – South Thailand Road Trip pt. 3
Day #3 (22/6/2020) Distance travelled: 300.6 km More on YouTube Morning at Chum Saeng Waterfall A light shower was overhead during the early morning and a storm raged on in the distance; all this could be heard from inside the ...
Khao Sok National Park & Bang Niang Beach – South Thailand Road Trip pt. 4
Day #4 (23/6/2020) Distance travelled: 228 km (Happy birthday, dad!) More on YouTube Morning in Mu Ko Ra - Ko Phra Thong National Park Overnight went like this: Every hour until about 2 am, I turned on the engine to ...
Khao Lampi Beach & Phuket Beaches – South Thailand Road Trip pt. 5
Day #5 (24/6/2020) Distance travelled: 93.2 km More on YouTube Morning at Khao Lampi Beach No rain overnight meant we could keep the outer cover off, which allowed for a lovely breeze to circulate within and a peep of the ...
Phuket Big Buddha, Old Town, on to Krabi – South Thailand Road Trip pt. 6
Day #6 (25/6/2020) Distance travelled: 188.4 km More on YouTube Camping on Phuket's Ya Nui Beach At around 3 am, I felt Dimi jumping up and scrambling out of the tent, still half-asleep, to pull the rain cover over the ...
Krabi & Hat Yao Beach – South Thailand Road Trip pt. 7
Day #7 (26/6/2020) Distance travelled: 157.8 km More on YouTube Morning in Krabi Overnight, I only once did briefly turn on the engine for the A/C to cool us down; the temperature was so mild. We woke up early and ...
Kayaking to Koh Libong Island
Day #8 (27/6/2020) Distance travelled: 0 km (but 32 km kayaked!) More on YouTube Conditions overnight were uneventful; no storm, no heat, not even a barking dog. No sooner than we blinked our eyes open, we made our way down ...
In Satun Province – South Thailand Road Trip pt. 9
Day #9 (28/6/2020) Distance travelled: 236.8 km More on YouTube Morning at Hat Yao Beach A scientist gives a talk about sleep on TED with the title Sleep is your superpower... I couldn't agree more. How much better I felt ...
At Sadao Reservoir – South Thailand Road Trip pt. 10
Day #10 (29/6/2020) Distance travelled: 151.7 km Start the video at 1:49More on YouTube Chalung Town in Satun Province On Mondays we wear yellow… In Thailand, to mark the late and current Kings' days of birth, many Thais wear yellow ...
In Yala City – South Thailand Road Trip pt. 11
Day #11 (30/6/2020) Distance travelled: 168.9 km More on YouTube Morning at the shore of Sadao Lake The final house we passed last night had a party going on until about 01:00. There was one particular Thai song that was ...
Bang Lang Reservoir & Narathiwat City – South Thailand Road Trip pt. 12
Day #12 (1/7/2020) Distance travelled: 154.2 km More on YouTube Waking up on the shore of Bang Lang Lake The noise from several scooter engines pulling up close by the car roused us early in the morning. We watched a ...
