Breezing Through South Thailand to Pailin – Cambodia.

I have ridden the south route five times now I think and there was not much new path for me to explore. East coast or west coast, almost all the route has been done twice now so there was not much point of lingering too long.

From Hatyai I was doing long distance riding nearly everyday making the route fairly fast for my pace but I know to other bikers opinion, the whole thing could be shortened to two days.

Ao Tho Li View Point of Phang Nga Bay 

The route north I took was :

Hat Yai – Krabi – Phuket (Always visiting Cuz to say Hello) – Laem Son National Park – Hua Hin – Bangkok

Swordfish Sculpture at Krabi 

The famous Patong Beach Nightlife in Phuket 

I could have skipped Krabi – Phuket & Laem Son going stright from Hat Yai to Hua Hin then Bangkok but I guess I was still a little nostalgic to go a slight detour once a while. Bangkok was also unintentional.

Laem Son National Park was a new detour and a simple one. A great place to see the sunset over a the local pier watching some locals sport fishing. This place might become my favarite stop in future going up or down from Malaysia for it was nowhere near the expensive tourist beach and I could use the stop to propel me further without needing to enter Ranong

Laem Son National Park

Laem Son National Park 

I also wanted to skip Bangkok entirely but somehow Bangkok sucked me into the city as my navigation goes haywire with one wrong turn and the redirected route forced me to go through Bangkok traffic. I gave up trying to cross over to Chon Buri within the same day and just stayed in Bangkok for the night.

From Bangkok it was a simple dash to Pailin with only one detour at Chao Lao Beach. In total it took me 8 days to get from Hat Yai to the Cambodian border. It used to take me at least three weeks to reach Cambodia but now I guess I was getting more seasoned to ride longer distance or more stop sleep go cycle.

Chao Lao Beach 

Traveled on: Mar 2024