The Mae Hong Son Motorbike Loop starts and ends in Chiang Mai. It’s is a 600 kilometer circuit through the mountains of northern Thailand, snaking through verdant jungles and sleepy villages, past the highest point in the country and up along the Burmese border. It’s famous for its curves. Estimates vary because the route differs,Continue reading “The Mae Hong Son Loop”
Category Archives: Thailand
The Best Little Restaurants in Thailand
It doesn’t much matter where I am on the planet, I crave Thai food. I want Khao Soi for breakfast, Pad Kra Pao Moo for lunch, and Gaeng Penang for dinner. I want to snack on satay and spring rolls and fish cakes while I dodge motorbikes in the street. I want pork on aContinue reading “The Best Little Restaurants in Thailand”
A Week in the Sandbox
To-do lists winnowed away and planning is in the bag. After a year and a half where international travel was only fantasy. Wheels up, finally. Still, there are covid restrictions in place and certain protocol to follow. I’m entering Thailand through Phuket, where I have to spend a week before I can to travel elsewhereContinue reading “A Week in the Sandbox”
Back to the Land Of Smiles
Light breaks over the horizon, amber at first and then slowly illuminating the world. The plane drops lower and I can start to make out land forms – first the coastline and then rivers and estuaries take. Soon enough, dark silhouettes. Unmistakeable. Beneath a few wispy clouds, limestone towers soar skyward from waters of PhangContinue reading “Back to the Land Of Smiles”
Christopher’s Travels 