Previously:
Mae Kampong Village
Mae Hong Son is a province that boast with rich natural beauties like mountain ranges, forests and flowers. Remotely located in North-West of Thailand, bordering with Myanmar. Remote because it is rather difficult to reach this city. First option, on the road, from Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son, you need to overcome with more than 1,800 curves that will most likely cause some nausea or puke. Another alternative is by flying, the flight only flies out from Chiang Mai with small plane. This way though could be more convenient and time-saver but it comes with the price too.
The city has also famously known as "the city of three mists" as it is surrounded by high mountains and covered with mist in all three seasons. That's why Mae Hong Son is blessed with cool weather all year round. The things to do there are mostly in relation to visiting temples, enjoying the beauty of natures as well as learning hill tribes art and culture.
As I mentioned earlier, driving from Chiang Mai to Mae Hong Son could be a little daunting and exciting at the same time. There are 2 main ways to go to Mae Hong Son, the road number 108 or another one passing Pai city. As we were going to stay in Mae Hong Son for the next two nights then continue to Pai after, so we were taking the scenic route 108 and complete the whole circle. It will take about 6 to 8 hours considering how many stops you will make to puke 😆. Thus, we left our hotel early like 9 am and were taking it slow. On the way, we made a quick stop at Wat Phra That Si Chom Thong: a Thai Buddhist temple which dedicated to those born in the year of the Rat.
Finally, after eight hours on the car, we survived the curves without any vomit or nausea. Thanks to our excellent driver/hubby who drove the car safe and sound until reach the destination. And here are some places we visited around Mae Hong Son city.
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| Sutongpe Bridge |
Sutongpe in Tai Yai language actually means succesful. There was a story behind this bridge. It was built by the local residents to help Monks passing that way back to the temple without stepping on the wet rice fields below.
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| Wat Phrathat Doi Kongmu |
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| Wat Chong Klang, a beautiful temple opposite a lake |
After a long day, one of my favourite thing to do for our dinner meal is in-room dining. On my pj's and kids were roaming the room, while noones actually care. Superb. The next night, we were actually planning to go to night market which is located around the lake. Unfortunately we didn't go, beacuse it was raining very terribly hard. So if anyone by any chance ever did go there, please share me your experiences!
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| our breakfast at Imperial hotel |
Their breakfast ranges, for my opinion, are too simple. That's Ok, we were gonna go hunting more food somewhere else.
149 Moo 8, Pangmoo Muang, Mae Hong Son
Ph: +66 53 684 444
Stay tuned for the next blog in Mae Hong Son:
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