Anyone recognise this route number? And where is it?
I thought it was a beauty. Never seen it before.
I thought it was a beauty. Never seen it before.
On the road - where is this route?
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No takers yet? Where are you Captain Slash?
OK, a couple of hints.
1. It's in the North
2. It’s "sort of" a new bypass road.
Meanwhile, fossicking along the 'Khong a few days ago....
R4007. A nice little narrow tight twisting steep undulating rural back road beside that mighty beautiful river.
10 kms from the start of R4007 (at the CK end) you’ll stumble across the Rai Saeng Arun boutique resort
http://www.raisaengarun.com/
This place really is a genuine gem right on the Mekong. Indeed it’s perfect for that magical trip trying to impress a romantic girlfriend.....
Your bungalow for the night, with majestic Mekong river views.
A bungalow backside, perhaps so impressive, but check out the location & commanding view.
The open air sala deck dining area.
Or down by the riverside
Your riverside views
And yep, the 'Khong is up. Here’s Houei Xai from Tammila in Chiang Khong
Plus the Khong from on the road R1129
Keep riding if you're a biker. No need to talk about it. Just do it.
OK, a couple of hints.
1. It's in the North
2. It’s "sort of" a new bypass road.
Meanwhile, fossicking along the 'Khong a few days ago....
R4007. A nice little narrow tight twisting steep undulating rural back road beside that mighty beautiful river.
10 kms from the start of R4007 (at the CK end) you’ll stumble across the Rai Saeng Arun boutique resort
http://www.raisaengarun.com/
This place really is a genuine gem right on the Mekong. Indeed it’s perfect for that magical trip trying to impress a romantic girlfriend.....
Your bungalow for the night, with majestic Mekong river views.
A bungalow backside, perhaps so impressive, but check out the location & commanding view.
The open air sala deck dining area.
Or down by the riverside
Your riverside views
And yep, the 'Khong is up. Here’s Houei Xai from Tammila in Chiang Khong
Plus the Khong from on the road R1129
Keep riding if you're a biker. No need to talk about it. Just do it.
Captain
It's hard to imagine you not having crossed this road, but you may not have ridden down it, as it is a wide "newish" bypass & you tend to like & stick to nice rural back roads, avoiding the bigger roads.
It's been around for a couple of years, uncompleted & an unnumbered; but now it's Route # 123!
Let me put in my 2 cents worth. I guess that it is the new road branching of from Rd 1 just south of Mae Sai going to the new bridge over the Mekong to Burma, a few clicks east of the old bridge. The bridge seems to be open for goods transport but not yet for general use.
Yes sir! Jackpot. That's the one, & I reckon for an expert like you "the bridge" was probably the give away.
From off the new "forthcoming" GT Rider Golden Triangle guide map....
Meanwhile, fossicking along the 'Khong a few days ago....
R4007. A nice little narrow tight twisting steep undulating rural back road beside that mighty beautiful river.
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10 kms from the start of R4007 (at the CK end) you’ll stumble across the Rai Saeng Arun boutique resort
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This place really is a genuine gem right on the Mekong. Indeed it’s perfect for that magical trip trying to impress a romantic girlfriend.....
Your bungalow for the night, with majestic Mekong river views.
View attachment 82234
A bungalow backside, perhaps so impressive, but check out the location & commanding view.
View attachment 82235
The open air sala deck dining area.
View attachment 82236
Or down by the riverside
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Your riverside views
And yep, the 'Khong is up. Here’s Houei Xai from Tammila in Chiang Khong
Plus the Khong from on the road R1129
View attachment 82238
Keep riding if you're a biker. No need to talk about it. Just do it.
Using an old thread for convenience..
The Rai Saeng Arun resort & restaurant is a beauty by the Khong.
It is located on the river road 24 kms upstream from Chiang Khong.
Majestically located on the 'Khong there is a sweet terrace restaurant to view the river & watch the world go by.
But it hasn't always been plain sailing.
In 2008 the Khong got up a bit high & their conference room down by the river went under water
It was a mess to clean up
They never quite recovered & in 2015 it looked like this
Then came the new government plan to fortify the river banks on the Thai side = time to move out that building....what there is now
and the bungalow that are left
still worthy of a night by the Khong.
Check it out sometime.
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