The Golden Triangle Rider

earlofwindermere · Pedestrian Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Thailand

I just met a guy who was telling me about a great resort somewhere on a dirt road between Wiang Haeng and Samoeng. It's some kind of resort that apparently has a website and is called something like Meechorn or Meenachon. Has anybody heard of it or been there? I didn't manage to get the details but I'm curious about the place. Thanks.

Davidfl · Posted: 02.10.2007, 08:15 Post subject:

Sounds like you or your mate needs to look at a map first.
Wiang Haeng to Samoeng covers a lot of territory.
Meenachon sounds a bit like Mae Na Chon to me, but it certainly is not between Wiang Haeng & Samoeng.
Get the details & I'll let you know where it is; otherwise it's like asking what fish can you catch in the ocean over there.

earlofwindermere · Pedestrian Joined: 02 Oct 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Thailand

HI David

It's certainly not Mae Na Chon as I know and I have been here. He told me that he drove to Wiang Haeng and then south about 30km on a dirt road. He also told me that there is a route through Samoeng- Boh Kaew and then North on a very dirt road. I will try to track the guy down again as I know he's still in Chiang Mai. Anyway, apparently, there is a really nice resort that is run by a small Karen village. He showed me pictures and the place was a lot nicer than you'd expect in a very rural setting. If I find anything, I'll post it here.
Chers

feejer · Motorcyclist Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 33 Location: USA

I think you may be refering to the "Secret" golf resort Frazier wrote about some years back riding around with Duval. See 19.23'12N 98.43'10E If you go, do tell.

Davidfl · Posted: 05.10.2007, 22:43 Post subject:

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by earlofwindermere
 HI David

It's certainly not Mae Na Chon as I know and I have been here. He told me that he drove to Wiang Haeng and then south about 30km on a dirt road. He also told me that there is a route through Samoeng- Boh Kaew and then North on a very dirt road. I will try to track the guy down again as I know he's still in Chiang Mai. Anyway, apparently, there is a really nice resort that is run by a small Karen village. He showed me pictures and the place was a lot nicer than you'd expect in a very rural setting. If I find anything, I'll post it here.
Chers
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Wiang Haeng, Bo Kaew & Samoeng don't quite go together. You sure you don't mean Wat Chan, Samoeng & Bo Kaew.
Wiang Haeng is north of R1095 & Pai. Samoeng & Bo Kaew are south of R1095 & Pai.
You have to cross asphalt highway R1095 to get from Wiang Haeng to Bo Kaew / Samoeng....So must be Wat Chan, no?

Davidfl · Posted: 05.10.2007, 22:47 Post subject:

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by feejer
 I think you may be refering to the "Secret" golf resort Frazier wrote about some years back riding around with Duval. See 19.23'12N 98.43'10E If you go, do tell.
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Frazier also encountersTigers running along the main highway out of Phitsanulok....so not sure about a secret golf course in the mountains.

feejer · Motorcyclist Joined: 16 Feb 2007 Posts: 33 Location: USA

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Davidfl
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by feejer
 I think you may be refering to the "Secret" golf resort Frazier wrote about some years back riding around with Duval. See 19.23'12N 98.43'10E If you go, do tell.
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Frazier also encountersTigers running along the main highway out of Phitsanulok....so not sure about a secret golf course in the mountains.
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Hee hee,

Too much snake wine maybe. But it sure looks like a golf course about 30KM So of Wiang Haeng at those GPS coords. I wish Google Earth had high res right there, then we would know for sure.

Auke · Posted: 06.10.2007, 14:21 Post subject:

Maybe this helps. The "golf course" is east of Muang Khong in the middle of the rice fields on the satellite picture I have.

There is a small "resort" just before Mueng Khong coming from Chiang Dao with a few bungalows called "Subin". Maybe Frazier's "golf course" is of another variety with the caddies providing different services.
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