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Mathos · 13-11-2007, 04:41 AM

Yep it's a different place RI, if you don't mind me asking what type of work were you offered over yonder?

There is a great journey by motorcycle or 4WD to take from Mae Hong Son to Mae Sot, the road is more than interesting, so much so that you {If you are as inquisitive as I am, that is} divert all over the place and in general it's well worth the trouble. You might well find yourself struggling up a sand road into the mountains on the Burmese border, simply because a diversion to a waterfall , cave, or whatever showed up an unmarked road, which after all has to be going somewhere.

Earlier this year I went high into the mountains off the Mae Hong Son plateau, {don't even think of putting the key in the ignition for this one during the wet season} and eventually came to a very spartan check point and unmarked border crossing. There was nobody about, and I left my 4WD and bobbed under 'Check point Nakum-nowhere' just to see if anyone was running the show.

Hey the Burmese guys with the old rifles found me first, they were hollering and gibbering pointing their weapons at me. The wife was in the 4WD and I raised my hands like some clown in one of those old spaghetti movies! Then the Thai lads came from out of the jungle carrying aK 47's and thank f*** one of them spoke English a little anyhow!

Now it soon boiled down to the fact that I had to go back the way I came, but shit I wasn't going to reverse down that mountain track. Between them, they agreed it would be OK to lift the barrier on the Thai side and let me do a ten point turn in the extra room available between the two barriers.

Back to the road, it's a great trip all the way down to Mae sot, and if you really want fun, carry on along the really winding 'Death Road' to Um Phang, it's fantastic, the area is home to the biggest water fall in Thailand {Nam Tok Thilawsu - It's worth doing a Google on this if you are not aware of it's appearance too, trust me, spectacular! I'll get around to sticking up some of my pics one day, be patient, I drift.}

Once in the area, you might want to look around for a resort, there are some very basic places in the surrounding hills, don't expect anything fancy though. Then you will need a guide to take you the three hours walk or so to the waterfall, but it's worth every step.

If you have an interest in this sort of travel it's fantastic, bamboo rafting, white water rafting, working elephant camps!

A new highway is being built connecting the middle of Thailand up to Umphang and surrounding areas, like all the other places of beauty this will soon be a very major tourist attraction, I'll probably build or buy a flash house in this area in the near future.

13-11-2007, 04:41 AM	#11 (permalink)
Mathos Elite Member Last Online: Yesterday 05:52 AM Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wherever I put my head down between UK and BKK Posts: 1,691	Yep it's a different place RI, if you don't mind me asking what type of work were you offered over yonder? There is a great journey by motorcycle or 4WD to take from Mae Hong Son to Mae Sot, the road is more than interesting, so much so that you {If you are as inquisitive as I am, that is} divert all over the place and in general it's well worth the trouble. You might well find yourself struggling up a sand road into the mountains on the Burmese border, simply because a diversion to a waterfall , cave, or whatever showed up an unmarked road, which after all has to be going somewhere. Earlier this year I went high into the mountains off the Mae Hong Son plateau, {don't even think of putting the key in the ignition for this one during the wet season} and eventually came to a very spartan check point and unmarked border crossing. There was nobody about, and I left my 4WD and bobbed under 'Check point Nakum-nowhere' just to see if anyone was running the show. Hey the Burmese guys with the old rifles found me first, they were hollering and gibbering pointing their weapons at me. The wife was in the 4WD and I raised my hands like some clown in one of those old spaghetti movies! Then the Thai lads came from out of the jungle carrying aK 47's and thank f* one of them spoke English a little anyhow! Now it soon boiled down to the fact that I had to go back the way I came, but shit I wasn't going to reverse down that mountain track. Between them, they agreed it would be OK to lift the barrier on the Thai side and let me do a ten point turn in the extra room available between the two barriers. Back to the road, it's a great trip all the way down to Mae sot, and if you really want fun, carry on along the really winding 'Death Road' to Um Phang, it's fantastic, the area is home to the biggest water fall in Thailand {Nam Tok Thilawsu - It's worth doing a Google on this if you are not aware of it's appearance too, trust me, spectacular! I'll get around to sticking up some of my pics one day, be patient, I drift.}** Once in the area, you might want to look around for a resort, there are some very basic places in the surrounding hills, don't expect anything fancy though. Then you will need a guide to take you the three hours walk or so to the waterfall, but it's worth every step. If you have an interest in this sort of travel it's fantastic, bamboo rafting, white water rafting, working elephant camps! A new highway is being built connecting the middle of Thailand up to Umphang and surrounding areas, like all the other places of beauty this will soon be a very major tourist attraction, I'll probably build or buy a flash house in this area in the near future. __________________ All the women take their blouses off And the men all dance on the polka dots It's closing time ! Last edited by Mathos : 13-11-2007 at 05:38 AM.