Day 9 Mae Sot to Kanchanaburi

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6th May 2012


"HEAVY RAIN"



Route:Time: 9am-8pm
Mileage: 530km
Heavy rain from Mae Sot to Chainat
Hotel: River Kwai hotel.
Petrol: 400 + 440 baht

Very nice hotel, very nice sleep....   the weather look very nice also this morning... Heading to Kanchanaburi..

The day through the curly roads is over.. Just a straight roads for today and so forth.

Visiting the Thailand-Myanmar Border (western side..) The Moei River serves as a natural border between Mae Sot and the Burmese town of Myawaddy.

Thai-Burmese Friendship Bridge (Connecting Mae Sot, Thailand and Myawaddy, Myanmar)

The burmese traders and things sell at the border

Heavy rain when we just exiting Mae Sot. Stop here for coffee.. 

Some where at Mae Sot - Nakhon Sawan route. Really happy because there is the sun...

Heavy rain again at Nakhon Sawan - Chainat route. Stop again at 7-eleven for instant noodle and coffee..

About to reach Kanchanaburi

Check-in here

Our dinner...


 Next Thread: Day 10 Kanchanaburi (Rest Day) <-- click here UPDATED !!!

27-28/04/2012 Day 1 KL to Chaam <-- click here UPDATED !!!29/04/2012 Day 2 Chaam to Phitsanulok <-- click here UPDATED !!!
30/04/2012 Day 3 Phitsanulok to Mae Sai <-- click here UPDATED !!!
01/05/2012 Day 4 Mae Sai to Chiang Saen (Golden Triangle) <-- click here UPDATED !!!
01/05/2012 Day 4 Chiang Saen (Golden Triangle) to Chiang Kong <-- click here UPDATED !!!
01/05/2012 Day 4 Chiang Kong to Chiang Mai <-- click here UPDATED !!!
02/05/2012 Day 5 Chiang Mai (Doi Inthanon) (Rest Day) <-- click here UPDATED !!!
02/05/2012 Day 5 Night at Chiang Mai <-- click here UPDATED !!!
03/05/2012 Day 6 Chiang Mai to Samoeng <-- click here UPDATED !!!
03/05/2012 Day 6 Samoeng to Pai <-- click here UPDATED !!!
03/05/2012 Day 6 Night at Pai <-- click here UPDATED !!!
04/05/2012 Day 7 Pai to Mae Hong Son - Part 1 <-- click here UPDATED !!!
04/05/2012 Day 7 Pai to Mae Hong Son - Part 2 <-- click here UPDATED !!!
04/05/2012 Day 7 Night at Mae Hong Son <-- click here UPDATED !!!
05/05/2012 Day 8 Mae Hong Son to Mae Sot- Part 1 <-- click here UPDATED !!!
05/05/2012 Day 8 Mae Hong Son to Mae Sot - Part 2 <-- click here UPDATED !!!
05/05/2012 Day 8 Night at Mae Sot <-- click here UPDATED !!!
06/05/2012 Day 9 Mae Sot to Kanchanaburi <-- click here UPDATED !!!
07/05/2012 Day 10 Kanchanaburi (Rest Day) <-- click here UPDATED !!!
08/05/2012 Day 11 Kanchanaburi to Suratthani <-- click here UPDATED !!!
09/05/2012 Day 12 Suratthani to Koh Samui <-- click here UPDATED !!!
10/05/2012 Day 13 Koh Samui to Sadao <-- click here UPDATED !!!
11/05/2012 Day 14 Sadao to KL <-- click here UPDATED !!!

Day 8 Night at Mae Sot

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5th May 2012

"NITE AT LITLE BURMA"


Route:Mileage: 396km (mae sariang-mae sot 230km).
Timing: 10.30am-630pm
Hotel: Centara Hotel and Resort.
Petrol:

This bro calculating the remaining baht...

Hotel Van service to send us to Halal Muslim Restaurant near Mae Sot town..

The food.

Not be forgotten as we enjoy the food, a lame man came to our table to ask for alms.. while 3 of us took the money in the pocket, another beggar boy came and wait for the money infront of the lame man.... what a  scramble situation...

Cant imagine how the future of this boy? most of them are Muslim.. This scenarios made me grateful with my life..my simplelife..

3 of us walking from town to our hotel.. thats about 3km distance.. kahkah..pity to bro Rimee...

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27-28/04/2012 Day 1 KL to Chaam <-- click here UPDATED !!!29/04/2012 Day 2 Chaam to Phitsanulok <-- click here UPDATED !!!
30/04/2012 Day 3 Phitsanulok to Mae Sai <-- click here UPDATED !!!
01/05/2012 Day 4 Mae Sai to Chiang Saen (Golden Triangle) <-- click here UPDATED !!!
01/05/2012 Day 4 Chiang Saen (Golden Triangle) to Chiang Kong <-- click here UPDATED !!!
01/05/2012 Day 4 Chiang Kong to Chiang Mai <-- click here UPDATED !!!
02/05/2012 Day 5 Chiang Mai (Doi Inthanon) (Rest Day) <-- click here UPDATED !!!
02/05/2012 Day 5 Night at Chiang Mai <-- click here UPDATED !!!
03/05/2012 Day 6 Chiang Mai to Samoeng <-- click here UPDATED !!!
03/05/2012 Day 6 Samoeng to Pai <-- click here UPDATED !!!
03/05/2012 Day 6 Night at Pai <-- click here UPDATED !!!
04/05/2012 Day 7 Pai to Mae Hong Son - Part 1 <-- click here UPDATED !!!
04/05/2012 Day 7 Pai to Mae Hong Son - Part 2 <-- click here UPDATED !!!
04/05/2012 Day 7 Night at Mae Hong Son <-- click here UPDATED !!!
05/05/2012 Day 8 Mae Hong Son to Mae Sot- Part 1 <-- click here UPDATED !!!
05/05/2012 Day 8 Mae Hong Son to Mae Sot - Part 2 <-- click here UPDATED !!!
05/05/2012 Day 8 Night at Mae Sot <-- click here UPDATED !!!
06/05/2012 Day 9 Mae Sot to Kanchanaburi <-- click here UPDATED !!!
07/05/2012 Day 10 Kanchanaburi (Rest Day) <-- click here UPDATED !!!
08/05/2012 Day 11 Kanchanaburi to Suratthani <-- click here UPDATED !!!
09/05/2012 Day 12 Suratthani to Koh Samui <-- click here UPDATED !!!
10/05/2012 Day 13 Koh Samui to Sadao <-- click here UPDATED !!!
11/05/2012 Day 14 Sadao to KL <-- click here UPDATED !!!

Day 8 Mae Hong Son to Mae Sot - Part 2

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5th May 2012

"VISITING LITTLE BURMA"


Route:Mileage: 396km (mae sariang-mae sot 230km).
Timing: 10.30am-630pm
Hotel: Centara Hotel and Resort.
Petrol:
Visiting Burmese Refugees Settlement near Maesot

Continue journey from Mae Sariang to Mae Sot

The national park cover an area of 412.24 sq. kilometres in Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son and Tak. The park offers beathlaking views of natural scenery, waterfalls and cliffs amidst scenic mountains and teak forests.



The same road (Mae Sariang - Mae Sot)... left photo on Sept 2011, right photo on May 2012. Photo Credit to Wendy and Nolan...

Bad road !

Dust!!

Children in need at Maesot, Thailand

The uwanted and unprotected Burmese Refugees in Thailand

I just cant stop laughing when looking at this photo..!

Arrived Maesot...

Next Thread : Day 8 Night at Mae Sot <-- click here UPDATED !!!

27-28/04/2012 Day 1 KL to Chaam <-- click here UPDATED !!!29/04/2012 Day 2 Chaam to Phitsanulok <-- click here UPDATED !!!
30/04/2012 Day 3 Phitsanulok to Mae Sai <-- click here UPDATED !!!
01/05/2012 Day 4 Mae Sai to Chiang Saen (Golden Triangle) <-- click here UPDATED !!!
01/05/2012 Day 4 Chiang Saen (Golden Triangle) to Chiang Kong <-- click here UPDATED !!!
01/05/2012 Day 4 Chiang Kong to Chiang Mai <-- click here UPDATED !!!
02/05/2012 Day 5 Chiang Mai (Doi Inthanon) (Rest Day) <-- click here UPDATED !!!
02/05/2012 Day 5 Night at Chiang Mai <-- click here UPDATED !!!
03/05/2012 Day 6 Chiang Mai to Samoeng <-- click here UPDATED !!!
03/05/2012 Day 6 Samoeng to Pai <-- click here UPDATED !!!
03/05/2012 Day 6 Night at Pai <-- click here UPDATED !!!
04/05/2012 Day 7 Pai to Mae Hong Son - Part 1 <-- click here UPDATED !!!
04/05/2012 Day 7 Pai to Mae Hong Son - Part 2 <-- click here UPDATED !!!
04/05/2012 Day 7 Night at Mae Hong Son <-- click here UPDATED !!!
05/05/2012 Day 8 Mae Hong Son to Mae Sot- Part 1 <-- click here UPDATED !!!
05/05/2012 Day 8 Mae Hong Son to Mae Sot - Part 2 <-- click here UPDATED !!!
05/05/2012 Day 8 Night at Mae Sot <-- click here UPDATED !!!
06/05/2012 Day 9 Mae Sot to Kanchanaburi <-- click here UPDATED !!!
07/05/2012 Day 10 Kanchanaburi (Rest Day) <-- click here UPDATED !!!
08/05/2012 Day 11 Kanchanaburi to Suratthani <-- click here UPDATED !!!
09/05/2012 Day 12 Suratthani to Koh Samui <-- click here UPDATED !!!
10/05/2012 Day 13 Koh Samui to Sadao <-- click here UPDATED !!!
11/05/2012 Day 14 Sadao to KL <-- click here UPDATED !!!

Day 8 Mae Hong Son to Mae Sot - Part 1

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5th May 2012

"MAE SARIANG LUNCH"


Route: MHS - Mae SariangMileage: MHS to Mae Sot = 396km
(mae sot - mae sariang = 230km).
Timing: 10.30am-630pm
Hotel: Centara Hotel and Resort.
Petrol: 480 + 300 Baht

Check out from Hotel..Heading to Mae Sot..

Muslim Restaurant still close. Have light breakfast here at 7 Eleven.. Bread & tuna... I noticed something after stop at 7 Eleven here in Thailand... The only one type of Instant Noodles got the Halal sign is the one with "FF" word..

Mae sariang 163km away... huhuhu.. another strech full with corners..

Arrived Mae Sariang.. topup another 300 baht petrol here...

Stop here.... Met Mr Halim.. 7 Eleven regional Manager for Northern Thai... TQ Halim for the lunch!!

Photo session with Halim and restaurant owner before continue heading to Mae sot

Next Thread : Day 8 Mae Hong Son to Mae Sot - Part 2 <-- click here UPDATED !!!

27-28/04/2012 Day 1 KL to Chaam <-- click here UPDATED !!!29/04/2012 Day 2 Chaam to Phitsanulok <-- click here UPDATED !!!
30/04/2012 Day 3 Phitsanulok to Mae Sai <-- click here UPDATED !!!
01/05/2012 Day 4 Mae Sai to Chiang Saen (Golden Triangle) <-- click here UPDATED !!!
01/05/2012 Day 4 Chiang Saen (Golden Triangle) to Chiang Kong <-- click here UPDATED !!!
01/05/2012 Day 4 Chiang Kong to Chiang Mai <-- click here UPDATED !!!
02/05/2012 Day 5 Chiang Mai (Doi Inthanon) (Rest Day) <-- click here UPDATED !!!
02/05/2012 Day 5 Night at Chiang Mai <-- click here UPDATED !!!
03/05/2012 Day 6 Chiang Mai to Samoeng <-- click here UPDATED !!!
03/05/2012 Day 6 Samoeng to Pai <-- click here UPDATED !!!
03/05/2012 Day 6 Night at Pai <-- click here UPDATED !!!
04/05/2012 Day 7 Pai to Mae Hong Son - Part 1 <-- click here UPDATED !!!
04/05/2012 Day 7 Pai to Mae Hong Son - Part 2 <-- click here UPDATED !!!
04/05/2012 Day 7 Night at Mae Hong Son <-- click here UPDATED !!!
05/05/2012 Day 8 Mae Hong Son to Mae Sot- Part 1 <-- click here UPDATED !!!
05/05/2012 Day 8 Mae Hong Son to Mae Sot - Part 2 <-- click here UPDATED !!!
05/05/2012 Day 8 Night at Mae Sot <-- click here UPDATED !!!
06/05/2012 Day 9 Mae Sot to Kanchanaburi <-- click here UPDATED !!!
07/05/2012 Day 10 Kanchanaburi (Rest Day) <-- click here UPDATED !!!
08/05/2012 Day 11 Kanchanaburi to Suratthani <-- click here UPDATED !!!
09/05/2012 Day 12 Suratthani to Koh Samui <-- click here UPDATED !!!
10/05/2012 Day 13 Koh Samui to Sadao <-- click here UPDATED !!!
11/05/2012 Day 14 Sadao to KL <-- click here UPDATED !!!