12 October
So here’s the plan. After a couple of days in Chiang Mai,
I’m heading off to the remote valleys to the north west, near the Burmese
border, a four day tour through hill tribe country doing about 100km average a
day. It doesn’t sound too much as
Thai roads generally are good quality, generally built to American standards,
but in the hills they are said to be extremely winding. But it’s something I’ve wanted to do
for some time. I wouldn’t feel confident about doing it alone, but I’ve
persuaded Sak to come with me (he helped me a lot during my last visit).
Next up is a tour of some of the remoter
corners of China. Again, I thought
local knowledge would be helpful, and another friend, Hong, is accompanying me
there. Then, by train to Hong Kong
for a few days where I will meet up with some old friends from my time there,
and back to Thailand and the more chilled half of my trip (on which Ian will be
joining me), mostly on beaches, and including a side trip to Phnom Penh and
Kep. So a few familiar places and
a few new ones – that’s the kind of mix I like.
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