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.
South Thailand Road Trip
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Day #13 (2/7/2020) Distance travelled: 146.6 km More on YouTube Waking up in the car somewhere near Pattani A bright blue sky with a thin layer of scattered white clouds greeted us early this morning, as well as a cow ...
Day #14 (3/7/2020) Distance travelled: 198.6 km Start the video at 2:47More on YouTube Camping at Laem Pho, Pattani The air was cool in the tent, making it very comfortable. However, the peace was disturbed by the goats bleating for ...
Day #15 (4/7/20) Distance travelled: 302.9 km More on YouTube I had the best night's sleep through the entire road trip last night. We got to enjoy the calm water during our brief, early morning swim. As we slowly started ...
Day #16 (5/7/20) Distance travelled: 21.1 km Start the video at 1:54More on YouTube Today's events can be summarised into a few short paragraphs, as we did not venture far. We decided our beach camping spot needed a longer than ...
Day #17 (6/7/20) Distance travelled: 258.7 km Start the video at 2:06More on YouTube The sky was a beautiful orange as we rose from our slumber. We had to make a quick exit from the tent as the temperature was ...