GT Rider Up Country Dinner # 36 Piang Luang

[DavidFL]

Confirmed, we have an all clear for a GTR Dinner in Piang Luang.

The date: Wednesday 26th January 2022.

The Venue: Krua Piang Luang

Krua Piang Luang Restaurant · 519 Piang Luang, Wiang Haeng District, Chiang Mai 50350, Thailand

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Wiang Haeng - Piang Luang Restaurants

WIANG HAENG Bua Jine The # 1 (?) restaurant in Wiang Haeng. Spotlessly clean. Large menu. Good service & tasty food. + top of the range 3 in 1 coffee for breakfast. Location next to (40 metres west of) the Wiang Haeng market GPS Waypoint: N19 33 29.1 E98 38 13.8 But note that they close...

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The recommended Accommodation: Huen Kingkhala Resort

Huen Kingkhala Resort · 508 หมูà¹à¸à¸µà¹1 Piang Luang, Wiang Haeng District, Chiang Mai 50350, Thailand

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Other suggested Accommodation in Piang Luang

Piang Luang and Wieng Haeng Accommodation

Bahn Suan Chomview Resort. Bungalows built on a hill with great views around. 1000 Baht a night. 084 4875399 081 7849830 19 deg 39.863'N 98 deg 38.036'E Also the Baan Suan Farm Resort which is further south and just north of Wieng Haeng, bungalows for 400 baht a night.

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Huean Mok Kham Resort · MJRH+557, 1322, Piang Luang, Wiang Haeng District, Chiang Mai 50350, Thailand

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Our previous very successful & popular GTR Dinner in Piang Luang

GT Rider Up Country Dinner # 26 - Piang Luang

January 2021 & the first GTR Dinner of the year is a "Return To" dinner. The date is: Wednesday 27th January 2021 The town is Piang Luang. https://www.gt-rider.com/se-asia-motorcycling/threads/monthly-gt-rider-up-country-dinner-rendezvous-rides.6895/page-6#post-97696 The recommended hotel: is...

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See you all there for a magic night in the Shan hills of Thailand.

Make your own way to Piang Luang at your own pace, by whatever route you fancy. Easy peasy, please yourself.
Book your hotel room.

Some Piang Luang Info & Trip Reports
Some interesting info in Thai: เว็บไซต์อำเภอเวียงแหง | เวียงแหง.com

Chiang Mai - Wiang Haeng - Piang Luang. On the trail of King Naresuan.

ON THE TRAIL OF KING NARESUAN. Routes 107 - 1178 - 1322. This ride is an excellent day or over night trip from Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai - Piang Luang = 160 kms. You can race out & back in a day, but it is best to take your time, stay over night in Wiang Haeng or Piang Luang to soak up the...

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One of the best festivals I have ever seen.

Piang Luang - Wiang Haeng Poi Sang long 2015

It's on this week - several days of festivities for hundreds of Shan people Pop on out to Piang Luang if you can.

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Mae Hong Son loop 2022

Some call it the motorcyclists arcade how many definitions could it have the children's playroom anyway each of us interprets it in his own way and according to where he lives. Anyway I always like it and it is always pleasant to go along it. Sometimes I remain glued in front of the TV or the PC...

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A 4 day ride around northern Chiang Mai

I met up with Nigel for breakfast at Charin Garden on the 118. We then took the swoopy 109 over the Doi Wiang Pa mountain range. After turning south at Fang, we headed down to Kad Muang Phi, past Chai Prakarn and just before the turn on to the 1346. The "City of Ghosts" looking a bit overgrown...

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Northern Thailand Tour On A Crf250l 20-jan To 13-feb 2019

Here's a summary regarding my recent tour of the Northern Thailand, Firstly, thank you for all the feedback and comments along the way. Hopefully some of the information is useful to someone, somewhere at some stage. I try not to bore you shitless but I probably will. So fetch a beer or popcorn...

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Pai - Wiang Haeng - Chiang Dao. Muddy trails and mighty mountains

Pai - Wiang Haeng - Chiang Dao. Muddy trails and mighty mountains This was a great dirt and tarmac ride from Pai to Chaing Dao via Wiang Haeng. There’s plenty of different ways to get to Wiang Haeng from Pai,..I chose to ride down hwy 1095 to the entrance of the Huay Nam Dang National Park...

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Tham Ngop and a MHS loop

Firstly headed up to Doi Angkang on the steep main road 1249 to the checkpoint intersection with the 1340. But about where it says "Caution: Very Steep" on the GTR map, the bike stopped. The old girl decided it was just too damn hot and needed a rest. The exhausts were very blue and smoke was...

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1322 - To Lak Taeng and Back

Started late... left Chiang Mai at 11:15 am and rumbled up 1001 to Phrao for lunch, then out 1150 to Highway 107. At the intersection, angled (left) across the highway and out the small side-road that runs through from Ping Khong, to make a left turn at Mae Ja onto 1178, and then right onto...

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[DavidFL]

Who is going?

1. David Unk.
2. Steve Merchant.
3. Ian Bungy.
4. Kiwi John.
5. Kawasaki Mike.
6. Horst.
7. Dodraugen.
8. Scotty.
9. Oddvar.
10. Guzzibs.

 

[Steve Merchant]

Who is going?

1. David Unk.

2. Steve Merchant.

 

[Ian Bungy]

2. Steve Merchant.

3, Ian
4, Kiwi John.

 

[mikerust]

Who is going?

1. David Unk.
2. Steve Merchant.
3. Ian Bungy.
4. Kiwi John.

5. Kawasaki Mike

 

[DavidFL]

Out to 6 now.

 

[Dodraugen]

Im in!

If only the fork seals would arrive so I could get the leaking forks of my Mianoi tight again. Bike fired straight up after almost 2 years of Covid storage (with a new battery) but unfortunately the fork is leaking oil. That 2 years storage wasnt any good for the fork seals….

But I am aiming at coming there…

 

[Oddvar]

I'll come too.
Bungy: Be warned. 555

 

[Ian Bungy]

I'll come too.
Bungy: Be warned. 555

Excellent! We will be in Fang Tuesday Evening.

 

[Guzzibs]

Booked in see you there Wed night.

 

[DavidFL]

Piang Luang is all clear for Wednesday night, but it will be cold up there. Make sure you have warm clothes.

Cheers.
Ms Kik the Etihad "hostess with the mostest daughter" will be at the resort to welcome us & take care of GTR.
See you all the there, on your best behaviour!

 

[Ughetto]

See you after tomorrow

I understand where is hotel because
Is the same where i alwayes sleep there.
Restaurant I still don’t know but I will found...

 

[Dodraugen]

Im on my way…
จุดชมวิว ไร่ลิ้นจี่

Lychee Viewpoint · 1252, Chae Son, Mueang Pan District, Lampang 52240, Thailand

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Piston Shop did the fork seals and all good now. See you soon….

 

[Ughetto]

A little scare today in the morning with smog from the fire but was just the area of Piang Luang after the trip continue until Chiang Rai in good condition.

Dream girl

 

[guitarrider]

Would love to have made this one.

 

[DavidFL]

Another magic night in gorgeous Piang Luang. One of those quaint fascinating towns way out at the end of the road, on the edge of the planet it seems. A town full of ethnic diversity, Shan, Thai, Chinese & Lisu; plus the crazy road R1322, which honestly gets my vote for he craziest road in North Thailand.

15 guys made it to Piang Luang.
Riders came from Lampang, Chiang Khong, Tha Ton, Phayao, Chiang Rai & Chiang Mai to make up a fabulous mix of guys & nationalities. Aussies, Kiwi, Canada, Swiss, French, Austria, Italian, English, Norwegian, German. Only the USA was missing this time round.
Thanks to everyone who came. It was a truly relaxing, magic evening. Dodraugen well done for arriving in the dark mate, you rock!

Happy Hour at the resort

Thanks Ughetto for the pics.

The restaurant was just an easy stroll up a gentle incline 200 meters away. Even lung walked it!
Ms Tang & her gorgeous family turned out another excellent meal with super cheerful hospitality.

A reason the old GTR fellah loves Piang Luang so much.

The morning after

Another super GTR time in the hills.
Piang Luang is situated at the headwaters of the Mae Taeng river & the Wiang Haeng - Piang Luang valley is a little agricultural heaven.
Unfortunately both our Piang Luang dinners to date, have been in the dry season & GTR would love to see this stunning valley lush & green after the wet season, so let's have a GTR Weekend Warriors Rendezvous on Saturday 8th October 2022 @ Piang Luang, at the end of the wet!

GTR Weekend Warriors Dinner @ Piang Luang October 2022

Getting in early! Saturday 8th October 2022 a GTR Weekend Warriors Dinner @ Piang Luang to savour the beauty of the Mae Taeng River - Wiang Haeng / Piang Luang Valley at the end of the wet season. See 2 previous GTR Piang Luang Dinners...

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[DavidFL]

My ride from Chiang Khong

It should have been a leisurely ride down.

But on the way I popped into Wat Phrathat Pha Ngao to check on the new Mekong Skywalk being built.

Skywalks on the Mekong...

The new fashion tourist attraction of "skywalks" is catching on fast with multiple sites around the country. The latest one to be opening soon is at Wat Phra That Pa Ngao, downstream from Chiang Saen. Construction only started 2 weeks ago, but they expect to be open at Songkran with a soft...

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And as luck would have it, I met the female "owner" building the skywalk, so a lengthy 1.5 hrs chat saw the old GTR fellah sidetracked.

The plan is for a soft opening in April, with an official Grand Opening in October.

Next stop then was a quick brunch in Fang to hook up with Sandy, who I met on the way to the GTR dinner as well.
Sandy was on a CRF & going via Arunothai & 1340.
After Fang it was a coffee 'n brownie stop @ Tiger Hill Coffee with the Lisu gals.

The coffee is mediocre, but the brownies are always superb, from Wiang Haeng.

Wiang Haeng - Piang Luang Restaurants

WIANG HAENG Bua Jine The # 1 (?) restaurant in Wiang Haeng. Spotlessly clean. Large menu. Good service & tasty food. + top of the range 3 in 1 coffee for breakfast. Location next to (40 metres west of) the Wiang Haeng market GPS Waypoint: N19 33 29.1 E98 38 13.8 But note that they close...

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But is always great to chat with the Lisu gals about their life & business. How are the kids going? Are they behaving? Are Mum & Dad well? Just friendly chit chat, like you'd ask friends & relatives. They appreciate it & it shows you care a bit. Give it a go sometime & don't look at them as just another ethnic tourist attraction.

Tiger Hill Coffee · GQ94+4Q, Mueang Haeng, Wiang Haeng District, Chiang Mai 50350, Thailand

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More to come...

 

[DavidFL]

The return loop was time to check up on a road I have not been on for a few decades & the report for it was in 2003

Chiang Mai Virgin!!

So most of you on the GT Rider board have probably bean to all of the places that I am about to mention but for me I was a Chiang Mai virgin!, met up with David and hired a bike, tdm850 from Lek big bikes, in my excitement over looked squared of rear tyre, knackered sprocket and first big hill...

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R3048 is the number & it is a super lovely rural back road that winds through the karst country west of R107, north of Chiang Dao & south of Chai Prakarn.

There are multiple Lahu & Lisu villages along the way to make it rewarding little meander.

Some images from my little cruise.

The turn off from R1178 is an obscure little soi, marked by a restaurant on one side & a bright "green" turquoise building on the other.

19°36'53.3"N 98°57'26.8"E · 19.614806, 98.957444

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The soi turns into the rural countryside

It winds its way through the forest & hills

Mango season will soon be here with the trees in flower.

Taking some banana tree food home

A lot of the arable land is devoted to corn, sadly.

I had an entertaining time hanging out with the "Lisu corn shuckers" for a bit.

One of the "shuckers" was a star

Into Karst territory

Zero complaints from me about an approaching burning season = make hay while the sunshines.

The rocky geology of this area is fascinating.

Some of the rocks are there for a reason - flash flood protetcion

Enjoy the ride through sometime.

It has a bit of everything.

 

[DavidFL]

Some pics of the road in November 2003,
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On this 2003 trip the Japanese rider & photographer went over the edge of a mountain on R1089, going to Doi Mae Salong, broke his back & it was an a major effort to find him, trapped in the bamboo, & get him out. Some Akha hill tribes guys with machetes, I fetched from Doi Mae Salong, came to the rescue, found him & got him out.