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Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand » Mukdahan March 16th 2014

One of the mighty river systems in the world, yet for a large majority of the westernised world it is almost completely unknown. It doesn't have the grandeur or allure of the Amazon. The history of the Mississippi, the majesty of the Ganges or the beauty and importance of the River Nile. Of course I am talking about the Mekong river, the lifeblood of the South East and for many places the sole contributor to their survival. One place where at least in the past, but to a certain degree in the present this statement is very true. This place is the marvelous but somewhat unknown city of Mukdahan. This statement was proven by a sign I saw in a previous day that declared 'Unseen Mukdahan,' and that statement could not ring truer. This city left ... read more
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Mukdahan Tower
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Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand » Mukdahan November 16th 2011

Geo: 16.5388, 104.728A good nights sleep and a bit of a lie in and then we breakfast at a roadside noodle stall near the hotel. At 8am we set off south east from Mukdahan for the 17km ride out to the Mukdahan National Park - Phu Pha Thoep. I was expecting to pay 400Bht each to enter the park so was very pleasantly surprised to pay 100Bht for me and only 20Bht for Jai. We set off into the park on foot climbing the steep slope up to a an area of strange sandstone rock formations that have eroded into shapes that look like mushrooms, camels, crocodiles, crowns and satelittle dishes depending upon how good your imagination is !! Good fun scrambling around the rocks and nice to be out in the open. Climbing on we ... read more
Strange rock formations at Phu Pha Thoep
Strange rock formations at Phu Pha Thoep
Strange rock formations at Phu Pha Thoep

Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand » Mukdahan November 15th 2011

Geo: 16.5388, 104.728Up before 5am for breakfast and we are away by 6am. On the road out of the village before the sun is up and it is quite chilly. We reach the main road after about 20mins and 20mins later again pass through the town of Kuchinerai. Riding quickly it is getting very cold on the bike so we stop for me to double up on shirts. I am still shivering so we stop again and I carry my rucksack across from front to keep the wind off my chest. We end up stopping every 15mins or so for a little bit of running around and jumping up and down to get the circulation working again. We have a longer stop at the market in the town of Kamchaa-i but it has warmed up a ... read more
Late breakfast stop at Kamchaa-i
Friendship bridge from Mukdahan to Laos
Mukdahan Tower




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