Mae Hong Son, Pai, Mae Sariang, Doi Suthep, Tha Ton,
Lampang, Nan, Sukhothai, Mae Sot,Phitsanulok...can you
recommend any of these? Can I do some sort of logical
circuit in 2 weeks from Bangkok in mid June? I am single,
female, age 50,and enjoy scenery & great food! Thanks in
advance for your advice.
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Mae Sariang: nothing much there, which may give it appeal.
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Doi Suthep: Nice afternoon or morning jaunt from Chiang
Mai---revered temple, nice little hike
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Lampang: growing provincial capital, really several towns
strung together--older areas are nice, newer areas just
ugly; good riverside restaurants (just use the LP guide),
still has horse drawn carriages in town (only place in
Thailand), good examples of Burmese influenced architecture
(wats and near the rail station)
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Nan: wonderful place. the town center has some unique
temples, remnants of the old wooden shopping centre, and a
better than average museum; nice national park nearby (see
the falls), nearby towns include non-schlocky Thai Lue and
other minority villages with weaving, unique temples, etc.
These folks don't dress up or engage in schlocky tourist
rituals--you can walk around and have a real experience
instead of a contrived one; nan is a good place to buy
silver and high quality (not cheap) locally made crafts;
good music at the wooden hotel in town in the evening
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Sukhothai: the town itself is unremarkable; the old town
(nearby) is more interesting and impressive than Ayuthya;
take a daytrip to Si Sachanalai which has additional
historic buildings in a beautiful wooded setting--can ride
elephants around the park; good restaurant and over priced
antiques just outside the park
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Phitsanulok: largely unremarkable large provincial capital;
nice riverside restaurants (famous for "flying vegetable"),
a few nice old buildings (very old wat in Khmer style and
Victorian-ish rail station. A nice quickk stopover on teh
way to Sukothai
I lived in lampang for a time, what would you like to
know? Best thing about it is its people.