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A young girl sitting on a bamboo raft inside a massive limestone cave with stalactites, heading toward a bright opening of light.

The 1095 to Pai: Fantastic Family Stops On Thailand’s (Fourth) Curviest Road

This is the sixth in a series of posts that tracks our 10-Day Journey across Northern Thailand from Laos to Myanmar. Read our last entry from Chiang Dao, or start from the very beginning at Pu Chi Fa. The drive to Pai is more famous than fearsome.  Over 135 winding kilometers, drivers navigate Highway 1095’s […]

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Thi Lo Su Waterfall: Wide view of Thailand's largest waterfall showing the misty, powerful tiers and muddy river basin during the wet season in Umphang.

Adventure in Umphang: Rafting the Mae Klong and Visiting Thi Lor Su, Thailand’s Largest Waterfall

We’ve visited dozens of waterfalls across Thailand over the years, but none are as dramatic or spectacular as Thi Lor Su.  The Klotho Creek spills over a ridge extending 400 meters, with dozens of individual falls forming a curtain of braided cascades.  When we visited at the end of the rainy season, the falls shrouded themselves in

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Winding road of Thailand's Umphang Highway (Death Highway) curving through misty jungle mountains.

Driving the Umphang Highway: How to Survive the 1,219 Curves

Viewing Thi Lo Su Waterfall and rafting the Mae Khlong River are among the most extraordinary natural wonders Thailand has to offer.  If you’re thinking of going, you already know the reason more people haven’t: the 1,219 curves of the ominously named “Death Highway.”  Even if you survive, someone’s probably going to vomit.    While proper

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