"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart..." - Helen Keller
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Route: Pai - Ban Rak Thai - Mae Hong Son
Distance: 250 km (5:25)
Hotel: Panorama Hotel, Mae Hong Son
We checked out and drove to town to have our favorite breakfast in Pai, a hot bowl of porridge, cakoi and coffee from the halal stall in front of 7-eleven.
Took highway 1095 towards Mae Hong Son. There were a large group of Singaporean bikers enjoying the Thousand Corners at the same time. Passed Pang Mapha town and watched a colourful procession on the road. The population here is a harmonious blend of diverse communities, with Lisu and Lahu hill tribes coexisting alongside urban Thai residents.
There are two nice viewpoints along this route. We stopped at one viewpoint for comfort break and bought two bottles of honey, fruits, baked sweet potatoes and sweet corn. We also bought a few hilltribe pants for souvenirs.
On the way to Mae Hong Son, we detoured and drove on the rural road 4001 to Ban Rak Thai. It is a charming Yunanese village located about 40 km from Mae Hong Son city. This was our third visit here. This stunning beautiful village near to the Thailand/Myanmar border is well known for its tea product. There are many tea houses along the lakeside offering a variety of homegrown tea.
After some photography, we drove out of Ban Rak Thai and stopped for photo at the 1864 Corners Chang Thai Coffee house.
We reached Mae Hong Son way after noon. Mae Hong Son is also known as the city of three mists. The fog from evaporating rain during rain season, the dewy mist in winter and the smoke from field fires in the summer.
As we were overly hungry, went direct to the halal restoran next to Nuruth Taqwa Mosque of Mae Hong Son. We had nasi briyani, nasi ayam and fried dim sum for our late lunch.
Checked in Panorama Hotel for RM96/night. As there is no elevator, we requested for a room on the ground floor and had to wait for more than half an hour for the house-keeping to get our room ready. The room is located in a different building but near the parking area. Although a little small, the room was clean and complete with basic amenities. We were lucky to bring with us insect repellent as there were mosquitoes in the room.
We took a nap till it was time for magrib/isya prayers. We decided not to visit the night market as it was already too late at night.
Distance: 250 km (5:25)
Hotel: Panorama Hotel, Mae Hong Son
We checked out and drove to town to have our favorite breakfast in Pai, a hot bowl of porridge, cakoi and coffee from the halal stall in front of 7-eleven.
Took highway 1095 towards Mae Hong Son. There were a large group of Singaporean bikers enjoying the Thousand Corners at the same time. Passed Pang Mapha town and watched a colourful procession on the road. The population here is a harmonious blend of diverse communities, with Lisu and Lahu hill tribes coexisting alongside urban Thai residents.
There are two nice viewpoints along this route. We stopped at one viewpoint for comfort break and bought two bottles of honey, fruits, baked sweet potatoes and sweet corn. We also bought a few hilltribe pants for souvenirs.
On the way to Mae Hong Son, we detoured and drove on the rural road 4001 to Ban Rak Thai. It is a charming Yunanese village located about 40 km from Mae Hong Son city. This was our third visit here. This stunning beautiful village near to the Thailand/Myanmar border is well known for its tea product. There are many tea houses along the lakeside offering a variety of homegrown tea.
After some photography, we drove out of Ban Rak Thai and stopped for photo at the 1864 Corners Chang Thai Coffee house.
We reached Mae Hong Son way after noon. Mae Hong Son is also known as the city of three mists. The fog from evaporating rain during rain season, the dewy mist in winter and the smoke from field fires in the summer.
As we were overly hungry, went direct to the halal restoran next to Nuruth Taqwa Mosque of Mae Hong Son. We had nasi briyani, nasi ayam and fried dim sum for our late lunch.
Checked in Panorama Hotel for RM96/night. As there is no elevator, we requested for a room on the ground floor and had to wait for more than half an hour for the house-keeping to get our room ready. The room is located in a different building but near the parking area. Although a little small, the room was clean and complete with basic amenities. We were lucky to bring with us insect repellent as there were mosquitoes in the room.
We took a nap till it was time for magrib/isya prayers. We decided not to visit the night market as it was already too late at night.
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