Nong Somhong

A trip or an adventure? Same same or different? What are we on? Let me see...walking dozens of kilometres on city streets in 40+ celsius (up to 47 with humidity) temperatures, sometimes taking third class trains and buses with no a/c still in those crazy temperatures, hiking up 7 levels in Erawan National Park for waterfalls, avoid getting mugged by monkeys on streets and temple of Lopburi, riding 3 up on a scooter at night with no helmets (wasn't our choice but we got stranded after visiting a night market and there was no other way to get back to our hotel), crashing on bus station seats overnight to catch 5 am bus to get to Phu Kradueng National Park, then same day hiking three hours up a steep rocky mountain path to sleep in rustic cabin on mountain top to see a sunrise then tough hike back down the mountain, taking a bike ride and a songthaew through water-throwing/splashing locals during Songkran - the water-splashing festival celebration of the traditional new year that is widely celebrated across South and Southeast Asia from April 13-15 or 16, adventures and misadventures trying to communicate with locals for transportation and food where there are very few foreigners so very few locals speak English (Google Translate with camera and microphone has been a huge help!), ripping up toe, etc. I think I'll go with adventure.Read more