Quick one today.
This weekend I motorbiked 2.5 hours to a place called Pa Pong Piang, Thailand, known for its terraced rice fields (that’s the view from my room up top!). A perfect spot to spend the weekend I thought.
Getting there was quite the adventure too.
Twists, turns, ups, and downs (plus almost getting run over by an oncoming car… kind of… not really 😆) driving there felt more like a rollercoaster than anything lol. I don’t think I’ve ever had to focus THAT much on the road.
Anyway…
So why’d I drive 2.5 hours up a mountain for one night?
I love taking spontaneous road trips. They’re especially great because there’s no time to build up expectations. You just go and see what happens, and I usually end up somewhere I’d never have found on purpose. This place is a good example of that… people call it the best kept secret of Chiang Mai for a reason 😉.
Rainy season is done (finally!). Unlike the US and other parts of the world, Thailand has 3 distinct seasons. Hot season, rainy season, and cool season. The rain tends to be heavy and unpredictable during the rainy season, so I like to save my longer motorbike trips for after the monsoons end in October. Plus, everything is still super green from all the rain!
Trips like this help me reset. I like my normal life, but stepping away for a night or two gives me a good change of scenery to think about what I want to focus on next (I also usually come back feeling super inspired for some reason lol). Being able to hop on a motorbike and be somewhere completely different in a couple hours is one of the best parts of living in a country like Thailand. A 1 or 2-night trip like this costs very little by Western standards too ($50-100) so it’s not THAT hard to just say “why not? let’s go!”
Now tell me:
What’s the best spontaneous trip you’ve ever taken?
Where did you go, and what made it memorable?
Have an amazing Sunday,
Joshua
Pa Pong Piang, Thailand 🇹🇭
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