Feb 16, 2009 Ah success. Finally after 7 days of working to find a way around the big mountain with the big ball (Sip Song is what is called on Google Earth which means 15). It is a radar station for the military so restricted. And I have now spent a lot of timeContinue reading “Phuket High Trail Continued into 2009”
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Road Trip Thailand 2009 Part 5 (Final)
Leaving Chiang Mai after 2 nights stay, we drove up north to Mae Sai which is the most northerly point in Thailand and very crowded with shoppers just south of the Friendship Bridge to Burma (Myamar) Thum had been looking for a wicker table and we found one here as well as a niceContinue reading “Road Trip Thailand 2009 Part 5 (Final)”
Road Trip Thailand 2009 Part 4
The road got worse and we left the farms behind and entered the mountains. Mostly all jungle now, with nice views and once in a while we could see the river to our left and Burma on the other side. Got to the town of Mae Sariang just before dark and again, got oneContinue reading “Road Trip Thailand 2009 Part 4”
Road Trip Thailand 2009 Part 3
B Continuing along heading north, we are on our way to SukuThai which was the beginning of Thai politics and the center of Siam back in the 14th century. We stopped at a waterfall park which was in a nice setting in a grove of teak forest and cooked up some fish that we boughtContinue reading “Road Trip Thailand 2009 Part 3”
Road Trip Thailand 2009 Part 2
After looking at the map, we decided to head upriver to the famous “Bridge Over the River Kwai” where over one hundred thousand soldiers and Thai coolies died during WW II building this railroad bridge to Burma. First we went to the cemetery which was immaculately groomed and well kept about a half mileContinue reading “Road Trip Thailand 2009 Part 2”
Phuket Road Trip 2009
Road trip, January 2009 We left Phuket on Saturday, Jan 3rd around 7 AM. That first day was pretty uneventful as we just drove as far north as we could, stopping in Cha-am after 12 hours of driving. Traffic was tough as many people were heading home after the holidays. But Cha-am was great asContinue reading “Phuket Road Trip 2009”
Guidebook Entry 2 for Phuket High Trail Section B
After hiking the first part of the trail 2 weeks ago from the southern tip of Phuket at Prom Thep to the top of the mountain at Big Buddha, today we continued the walk on what i will call section B from Big Buddha to Patong. Since our trail is being designed as a “highContinue reading “Guidebook Entry 2 for Phuket High Trail Section B”
Guidebook for Phuket High Trail Section A
After 14 days or so of exploring and picking routes and then getting my new GPS (Garmin 60 CSX) and going out and hiking the first 15 kms., it is time to write some form of guidebook entry while it is fresh in my mind. We went out 2 days ago (Sunday Sept 21st)Continue reading “Guidebook for Phuket High Trail Section A”
Making of a BollyWood Movie
So, living here in Phuket, Thailand, I get a lot of chances to be in movies as they are cheap to make here. I’ve been an extra now in 5 different ones in the last 3 years. The biggest was an HBO production starring Tim Roth in “Tsunami the Aftermath” 2 years ago. It wasContinue reading “Making of a BollyWood Movie”
Trailblazing in Phuket
I am hoping to walk the high peaks and create a hiking route from the southern end of PHuket at Laem Prom Thep to the bridge which forms the northern point at Sarasin bridge. The crow flies this route in only 30 miles, but i expect my trail, when finished will be about 100 miles. Continue reading “Trailblazing in Phuket”