Golden Triangle 9 : Hat Yai - KL

18/05/2003
Hat Yai - Sadao Border - Bkt Kayu Hitam Border - Ipoh - KL.
Distance - 550km.


Hat Yai - Siam City Hotel


Sadao


Sadao

Sadao - Bike all the way from Mae Sot to KL

Sadao - Lunch

Bkt Kayu Hitam


Bkt Kayu Hitam

Golden Triangle 8 : Hua Hin - Hat Yai

17/05/2003
Hua Hin - Prachuab Khiri Khan - Chumphon - Surat Thani - Thung Song - Phattalung - Hat Yai.
Distance - 770km.
Hotel - Siam City Hotel.
Remark - The longest distance during Golden Triangle Overland. Departed in very early morning and every one managed to arrive hotel before dark.


Hua Hin - Ready to depart


Pitstop

Golden Triangle 7 : Nakhon Sawan - Hua Hin

16/05/2003
Nakhon Sawan - Suphan Buri - Ratchaburi - Petchaburi - Hua Hin.
Distance - 420km.
Hotel - City Beach Resort.


Nakhon Sawan - Pimarn Hotel


Ratchaburi - Break

Ratchaburi - Break

Petchaburi - For lunch

Hua Hin - City Beach Hotel

Hua Hin

Hua Hin

Hua Hin

Hua Hin - Expat bimmer

Golden Triangle 6 : Chiang Mai - Nakhon Sawan

15/05/2003
Chiang Rai - Phayao - Phrae - Uttaraddit - Phitsanulok - Nakhon Sawan.
Distance - 540km.
Hotel - Pimarn Hotel.


Chiang Rai - The Golden Triangle Inn


Chiang Rai

Golden Triangle 5 : Chiang Mai - Chiang Rai

14/05/2003
Chiang Mai - Fang - Mae Sai - Golden Triangle - Chiang Kong - Wiang Chai - Chiang Rai.
Distance - 480km.
Hotel - The Golden Triangle Inn, Chiang Rai.


Before Fang


Mae Sai

Mae Sai - Gate to Myanmar

Border Thailand/Myanmar

Mae Sai

Tachileck, Myanmar

Tachileck - Market

Golden Triangle - Souvenir shop

Golden Triangle - Thailand, Myanmar and Laos sharing stream of Mekong River

Mekong River

On Laos land - Donexao

The floating land belonged to Laos

Golden Triangle

Rainbow from Mekong River

Mekong River

Chiang Kong - Opposite river is Laos

Break

Golden Triangle 4 : Mae Sot - Chiang Mai

13/05/2003
Mae Sot - Mae Sariang - Hot - Sam Pa Tong - Chiang Mai.
Distance - 440km.
Hotel - Diamond Riverside Hotel.
Remark - Thousand Corners.
Mae Sot to Mae Sariang - Hilly sweep along border of Myanmar with close military security via Post Military Station every 50km. No proper fuel station along this route.
Mae Sariang to Chiang Mai - Crossing mountain and range. Wide road and sweeping all the way to Chiang Mai.


Mae Sot - Immigration Complex to Myanmar by crossing bridge over Moei River


Mae Sot

Mae Sot - Hill tribe

Break

Under construction

Damaged road

Damaged road

Break

Convoy

Military Security Post

Route 105 - Thousand Corners

Before Mae Sariang