Sweeping tarmac makes this fantastic riding on a motorcycle tour in Thailand.
Threatening clouds but no rain leaving Chiang Mai which was a huge bonus
From Utteradit – R 1143 is a beautiful ride down towards Dan Sai & Loei, good surface and great curves. We get to the Rungyen Resort in Dan Sai nice and early, which is 23km e/ne out of Dan Sai.
Being the Phi Ta Khon ghost/ mask festival weekend , accommodation is at a premium.
Then off to the Phi Ta Khon festival
1,000’s of small bikes of all description flood to the festival
Every 500 meters there seems to be repairs underway
Most of them camp – the big new PTT makes an excellent bathroom
Some real enthusiasts
A very cool, well prepared, jeep turned up too
The smells from this were torture while waiting for our food to be cooked
The odor from this fish concoction made you lose your appetite
If you stay here try get a chalet on the RHS as you go in, they are bigger
This is inside one of the smaller chalets
This was the spectacular view from my chalet looking NNE
This was the view from Con’s room which was quite amusing
We decided to take the border route back NW towards Chiang Mai via Nan, roughly 600km.
R 2195, west of Tha Li along the border is nasty, lots of unmade sections that almost resemble a dirt road, lots of pot holes, it wasn’t much fun for the ER-6’s. There are some great views, especially in rainy season from where R 2195 joins R 1268.
Peter on R 1268
The waterfall on R 1268
Further north, the three-way, R 1268 junction always raises some eyebrows
If you come along R 1091 west of Nan don’t miss the viewpoint that isn’t visible from the road (it’s up a dirt slope). Great views in rainy season
This unusual loop has great roads and great scenery if you’re looking for a different motorcycle tour in Thailand.
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