Thailand Top Experiences

My Thailand travels are far from complete (still have to hit the south), but five weeks and ten towns have provided sufficient adventures for a “Thailand Top Experience List.” Counting down to the best, here we go:

10) Climbing up to Mae Hong Son’s Wat Phra That Doi Kongmu 474m above the town
9) Exploring the ruins of Ayutthaya and Sukhothai8) Fearing for my life while bussing on northern Highway 1095, snaking along narrow roads at lethal speeds with mountain on one side and a 1000 ft drop off on the other

7) Motorbiking around Sukhothai and Pai

6) Trekking, elephant riding, and bamboo rafting in jungle and mountains outside of Chiang Mai

5) Thai cooking class in Pai

4) Not getting mugged, beaten up, shot, stabbed, raped, or otherwise defiled (yet)

3) Not going to work everyday – hip hip horray!

2) Rocking out to Dragonforce and Green Day with old Thai dude on bus from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai

1) Thai-time with dudes in Chiang Mai, old guys in Mae Hong Son, and girls in Mae Sariang (see “Thai-Time” post below) - nothing better than mixing with the locals