Wednesday 4 February 2026 An excursion to Thailand’s highest mountain Doi Inthanon is the highest mountain in Thailand with the peak at 2,565 meters above sea level (8,415 feet). Located southwest of Chiang Mai, the drive to get there is about 2-1/2 hours, so going there, spending time at the mountain, and coming back would take up a whole day. For all of the winters I have been coming to Chiang Mai, people have asked […]
Sunday 4 January 2026 Back to the main part of Chiang Mai after seeing the Railway Station After walking from central Chiang Mai to the Railway Station, then along the railway yards, and finally crossing the railway, I am now headed back towards central Chiang Mai. I am walking west along a local road, Rat Uthit Road, towards an access road to get to Chiang Mai-Lamphun Road, the main highway between (you guessed it) Chiang […]
Sunday 12 January 2025 Hike beyond Doi Suthep to Remote Village Rudy and I have a tradition of hiking every Sunday. Rudy is from France and is in Chiang Mai every January. We met at Wild Rose Yoga three years ago. Today we decided to attempt to hike again a route we hiked with the Chiang Mai Hiking Club last year. The hike starts behind Wat Phra That Doi Suthep and goes through the forest […]
Sunday 5 January 2025 First Hike with Rudy from France I met Rudy from France at Wild Rose Yoga the first winter after the global pandemic. He is typically in Chiang Mai in January, and we often hike together on weekends. We have had many hiking adventures together over recent years. Rudy just arrived in Chiang Mai after a month in Hua Hin, a town on the coast southwest of Bangkok. Since Rudy had just […]
James the Intrepid Pilgrim 