Contact Admin. Click here to add your reply. I originally went for 3 days but stayed for 3 weeks. I'm coming up from Sukhothai It looks interesting with some Burmese temples and bike riding.
From there I would go to Nan probably via Phrae by the look of the map 2. Last time I was in Phrae I remember lots of billiard halls and brothels and not much else!
I could come back from Nan and stay a day and night just to do this. Has anyone seen the Sao Din 'canyon'? I don't mind breaking the trip up. Last time I remember 11 hours in a bus, spending the night somewhere and then another bus journey the next morning.
I don't want to cross into Laos either. If there is anything else fascinating en route it would be great to know! The Thailand malaria map is so vague. Just a red line around all the borders! I saw on the Mut Mee website they mention they haven't had malaria in Nong Khai for 20 years or so but what do people who have travelled there recently feel? BTW-I really liked Phrae, did not see what you mentioned but did enjoy a very well preserved old town with walled enclosure, many old-style teak houses and a lovely nite-market.
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NO direct bus wahtsoever runs on to NK from the north. BUT the common Thai advice is to NOT take medicines, but rather take precautions, and be alert for any signals and then seek help. In areas that are really, really at risk Thailand has a very effective and know what to do treatment service-for free.
