Showing posts with label nan travel. Show all posts
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Day 2 Nan Trip - Pua - Salt Mind- and Royal project at Phufah

This article aims show about my trip  to Nan  so my writing is almost like diary.  I think it would be better to get Idea how was it like in Nan. If you want to travel to Nan, you can see what do you like to do. Or you can visit our webpage which we have something very similar which you can modify trip from what we can offer.


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Road trip from Bangkok - Sukhothai - Nan -Chiang mai

Journey begin

Pua District 

We woke up early at 05.00 a.m. The temperature was 20 C, a bit chilly outside. We drove to small resort for see Sunrise. The resort are on the top of the mountain about 5 kilometer from Pua province. 




Turn out that the Sun did not show up as we expected. It was foggy due to slash and burn from the farmer. 


Pua Morning Market

Special design of Kasikorn Bank in Pua distric


Around local market


We head back to Pua district, we walk along the morning market. Many come here is a different focus. My visit is looking for fresh soy milk and local dish. I did not get any special dish at all. Our tour guide, ms Mam, did. She came with funny looking vegetable and fresh water seaweed cook. It was good experience for me. 
Guest what -- Dry fishes
Very fresh fruit
My dessert

Resort Breakfast

But i still keep my stomach space for traditional food , Kao tom or rice soup with mined pork and mushroom.

Morning at our small resort

Scenic view 


Fresh water weed cook with seasoning

Local namprick, don't remember the name ,,taste Odd !
Mokor eat with sticky rice

Fresh Water weed
Mushroom in rice soup and spring water seaweed on top



Nong Dome took great photos for me
With the resort owner in the middle


Cotton Print Hill Tribe

We left the resort and drove to close by village. It is Tai Lua , a small hill tribe group migrated from Southern of China long time ago. They make a living by farming and create handicraft product. Today, we got a chance to see they produce print fabric and silver jewelry. 


Hill tribe fabric after print
Before working need to hear to wax 


Started to print the wax in the plain fabric
Add natural color from this kind of tree
Soke fabric in the water before dry the color

The fabric is made of cotton and print design and deep is natural color of cram tree. It is the same technique as in Phrea. But it was fun chat with Nong Mai who took care of business and would love to have a chance to travel like us.

The color is very fade since it is natural from kam leave



Silver Smith at Hill Tribe Village

Then, we go to small jewelry shop. The owner was generous to show how she create the product. It is amazing with the color the silver jewelry which is the same technique as at Gold from Sukhothai.


Add color in the silver jewelry

Color is from stone



Finish product


Curvy Road to Boa Klua

We leave around 11.00 hrs. Then drive to Salt factory district (Bor Krua) . The distance was only 50 kilometers but it took us for 2 hours ride since the road was curvy around the mountain.


Top of the mountain road from Pua to Bor klue district


We made a stop to see the Chomphuphuka (expect to blossom at this period). We missed it , we came late for 1 week. However, the amazing ride bring energetic and most of people enjoy the view and scenic. 

Stop to see ancient tree. Chomppo phuka

People also come there for white water rafting
The small flower left

Boa Klua


We arrive Bor Kua view for lunch. We noticed that the beloved princess came a couple days before us. See the nice setting of table set decorate by many color of bean.


Elegant table set for the princess of Thailand



Another view of table set

We staved and ordered many dish for lunch. 
Chef recommend menu - fired cabbage
Cat fish and green curry - look nice huh!
Namprik Num 


Bor Kua is down hill on the valley. It was surprise that small town with less than 2000 house hold became a district. It may  be because it was major salt production place since the ancient time.


View our resort from Bor Klua view


The restaurant is located on the hill. We looked down steam and see our tent that we are going to stay overnight this night. It looked like amazing place to stay. It brought old memory back when i were a girl scull. 

Phu Fah


After lunch, we continue the trip to Phu Fah. We would like to visit the royal project belong the princess Sirinthorn. She passion to create the job for hill tribe since make Nan natural back . If the preservation of fountainhead is success , the natural problem such dough , flood and landslide will decline. 



Road to Phufah with nut tree which has nice flower

At Phufah Palace


We arrive a little late. It was many fruit fly (แมลงหวี่) all around the area. Local people said due to slash and burn, the fly came out all over. 
My trip participants


Anyway, we have got a chance to buy fresh mulberry and juice. Some walked around and get nice picture from flower garden as well as tea farm.
Ulong tea farm


U-long tea is a kind of tea that plant in the palace.


Salt Mine

We drove back and take short stop at salt mine. The old lady and man sat and walk around to make salt and sell. They look very happy and enjoy the chatting with us and our local tour guide.
Salt farm


The water were pumped from the mine. Then heat on the big pan. The salt grand will happen after heat for a while. It is a little odds. Many thing that were heated it will melt. It was opposite from my knowledge but there are so many thing on the earth that i do not know.


under ground water to make the salt


Salt seller


We drove and arrive Oun I Mang resort. It is a Wow at the beginning. It was lovely location. I checked my tent and baht room. Everything is very basic and good enough for one night.


My room


We got all get into the tent and shower and have dinner and then go to bed very early. 
basic sleep


There are electricity but no luxury thing which people now a day have. There are no TV, refrigerator, and heater.
In front of my room


I went to bed early at 09.00 since nothing to do.




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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Day 1 Nan Trip ** Valley of Love **

This article aims show about my trip  to Nan  so my writing is almost like diary.  I think it would be better to get Idea how was it like in Nan. If you want to travel to Nan, you can see what do you like to do. Or you can visit our webpage which we have something very similar which you can modify trip from what we can offer.

Check this.
Road trip from Bangkok - Sukhothai - Nan -Chiang mai

Journey begin


13 March 2014

I continued my trip to Nan. P Bua and Tymo woke up early morning to drive me to Rong Kwang intersection for 28 kilometer .

07.00 I arrived Rong Kwang and waited for the van from Phrea to Nan. It was only 20 minutes the local van show up and it is easily to hop in.

08.20 I arrived Nan and Meet my colleague at bus station. Our Nan travel for 4 days 3 nights trip began. There are five of us for this journey - Dome, P Top , Pan and Mam (Nan tour guide)

Nan province

Nan center city is on the flat valley , surrounded by the mountain. This province share border with Laos . It is almost one of the most Northern province which is far and less development. However due to the diversity of ethic , unique culture and mountainous view , within the last 5 years many Thais and western tourist come to Nan more than the pass. Many people has impression that Nan is similar to Luang Phrabang in Loas. There are 27 temples, and no high rise building in Nan. This make Nan very unique and charming.

Wat Phathat Chea Heang



We drove to one of the most importance temple of the town, Wat Phra that chea heang. The temple is located on the suburb area on a small hill. The elegant Naga stair make the Stupa and temple complex out standing. People can see this temple from far away direction.




We spend an hour to walk around for do merit making as many Thai do. We donate the money, offered the flower , incense stick and  lit the candle. Many of offering things look alike at temple in Phrea but quite different from my area , the Northeast of Thailand.



By the way, this temple is for people who born in rabbit year to come for commemorate. The rabbit is the year that our current King born as well.

Temple has lot of rabbit statue since this is for people who born in RABBIT year to do merit making




Reclining Buddha in Viharn
Weave product on sale 

Art Gallery (Nan Riverside Art Gallery หอศิลป์นริมน่าน) 



Then, we continue to Pua district. On the way , we made a stop at Art Gallery of Mr. Winai, the famous national artist who well known in painting in canvas as well as the metal sculpture.

Art in Bathroom  haha - 

It was a little hot for today. Otherwise , the environs of  art museum and mind mood will be better. The Art museum is located on the Nan River. We walked around to see the work of Mr. Winai on the second floor and the ground floor. Even , I am not an art lover. I must say that his work is very inspire and impressive.

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The master of modern Thai art from Italy
His quote is LIFE IS SHORT, ART IS FOREVER . I could not area no more 




If you like to come here do not forget to see the hall of Photo that Mr. Winai dedicate for Nan Bupan , the ancient local artist who painted in Wat Nong Bua and Wat Bhumin. You can learn and understand well from the painting before visit the real sight.


Lunch at Pua

Then, we went to have lunch at small restaurant called IFM. Mr Dome selected so we can taste stake and western food in Nan. The food price are extremely cheap and the hospitality of the owner is very impressive. However, it will be better if the chef keep sugar in the kitchen rather than spring it on my dish.





A little complain at the beginning of the trip from me. I really do not like meal which is cook too sweet. I am not sure is this turn me to non-sweet person. haha.

Mushroom resort

Then we continue to charming place call Farm Hed Baan Hua Nam Home Stay. It is small resort made by Bangkokian person who in love with Nan and move hear for over 17 years. The main income is from mush room farm but he selected to do small resort to supplement income.  It was impressive.






Silaleang Stem


We have a break for a couple hours . In the evening, we walked to Silaleang stem. The small stem go in to fantastic grenit mountain and  it create a national wonder as you can see in the pictures.

My favorite picture


At first no body want to go down since i carry the bags and etc. Dome enthusiastic and cheer up to make a little adventure. There we were. Nice pictures from Dome was one of the best pictures of my life. It will be better if i smaller than this. :)







We walked through the stem . The water was cool and run faster as waterfall. Every step went slow . We are not sure how deep the water was and afraid of my bag and camera to get wet.



After enjoy the natural , we return to resort before dark. The area has the peanut, tomato and corn farm since it has plenty of water. It was nice pictures before Sunset.


Mushroom dinner

View of resort

After we refresh and shower. We have impressive dinner which every menu has mushrooms. Oh Yeh , the food taste fabulous.  After long walk, the heavy meal was a good reward.

Stunning view for Dinner - Bon Appétit


No entertainment for tonight, everyone went to bed early since we plan to wake up early the next morning.

Mushroom farm


Deep fried marinated fish 

Stream fish and mushroom with spicy dip





Lab Head - mushroom spicy salad


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