Motorbike trip 2016, Day 4.
I am just back from a 6 days solo motorbike trip in North Thailand. Fourth day was 173 km starting at 6:30am in a still foggy and cold Mae Salong Nok and ending at 15:00 in a clouded Chiang Khong along the mighty Mekong River. Not a long distance again, but wow what a stunning beautiful part of North Thailand! I started first with exploring the local area of Mae Salong Nok. And the I went along narrow and steep roads to the Thai-Burmese border, passing the famous Doi Thung Royal Villa and Mae Fah Luang Garden. Then to follow the Thai-Burmese border (within a few meters) and visit a Thai Military base where I was almost being the guest of a VIP Thai travel group (a lot of body-guards walking around). After that riding thru Mae Sai, the gate-way to Burma / Myanmar (international border crossing). Then riding to the infamous Golden Triangle and following the Mekong River until it flows into Laos. The latter was a side-trip to the point where the Mekong River stops being a border between Laos and Thailand (death-end road). I ended the day in Chiang Khong, another gate-way but to Laos. And since 2013 with a bridge crossing the Mekong River (international border crossing to Laos). And in the evening I enjoyed good food along my good friend the Mekong River. Anther great day in North Thailand.
