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Previous Post: Thailand: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Mae Hon Song Loop Next Post: China Biking South….     → Chiang Mai      → Vientiane, Laos      → Siem Reap, Cambodia Taking a breath (and enjoying a beer) after an memorable yet exhausting time at the monastery, I spent a night in Pai, home to many expats, Thai vacationers and party-goers. Although I enjoyed the folks I met at the monastery and it made for an incredibly unique experience, trying to meditate after nights of sleeping on a wooden platform wore me down.  Meeting up with Alejandro and Jasper from the monastery, we had quite the day walking around the outskirts of town, attending a local fire dancing show and exploring the nightlife. After a slow start the next morning, only had 400 more turns ahead of me on the 150km road from Pai back to Chiang Mai. Arriving back in Chiang Mai later that afternoon, the Mae Hon Son loop was behind me! Meeting back up with Alejandro that night, I finally got to see the growing sport of Muay Tha

Previous Post: Month on Moto Recap Next Post:  L aos & Cambodia My first destination was Thailand, Asia’s tourism hub and a country where 95% of the 70 million residents are Buddhist. Landing in Bangkok, I spent nearly a week here getting my bearings, and was even daring enough to get my vaccines at a (surprisingly) well run travel health clinic at a quarter of the cost as in the US for the identical drug. I enjoyed exploring the grand palace, “sitting Buddha” temple, “standing Buddha” temple, floating markets, and unique nightlife scene. Khao San Road, the famous backpackers and nightlife Mecca did not disappoint: nowhere quite like it among the hundreds of street vendors selling fried scorpions to now legal weed and $1 Pad Thai. Then you have the endless promoters begging you to come into their bar and the Tuk Tuk drivers itching to take you into Bangkok’s infamous Red Light District. After days of sweating in Bangkok, it was time to head north. I did just write about embracing “

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