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Thailand: Early Morning Boat Ride On The Chieo Larn Lake

Posted on July 23, 2013 | Leave a comment

Early morning wake-up to attend the sunrise

over the Chieo Larn Lake. I love these furtive hours, when there is an absolute calm. The water surface is as smooth as a mirror. We leave by boat from the hotel (pictures 2 & 3) to go to Klong Saeng, Klong Ek and Klong Yee.

The scenic beauty is breathtaking! More enigmatic and wilder than during our boat safari, the day before in the late afternoon (pictures 8, 9 & 10). More or less we pass through the same places today. No matter: I do not get tired of the haunting atmosphere around the Chieo Larn Lake … 

Exciting to play explorers (lol!). And for big fans of trekking with leeches and other extreme sensations, you can organize trekkings with a guide in the area. Some of us tried the experience!

And well let’s say… when I saw them coming back – after just a couple of hours – like wrecks (red as tomatoes, breathless, super dirty with bites of leeches and so on…), I was SO happy not to have participated to this great trekking of hell! Of course they explained me all the WOW things I missed! LOL!

Now the bottom of the air is fresh, while the sky is between cleared and threatening: the rainy season in Thailand. Slowly the mist surrounding the mountain tops, dissipates (pictures 1, 4,5, 6 & 7). Cold light, output of an array of a Seicento master. Sometimes the landscape reminds of Chinese prints. Next stop in the Khao Sok rainforest : Elephant Hills …

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Thaïlande: promenade matinale sur le lac Chieo Larn

Posted on July 23, 2013 | Leave a comment

Réveil utra matinal pour assister au lever du jour

sur le lac Chieo Larn. J’aime ces heures furtives, où il règne un calme absolu, la surface l’eau aussi lisse qu’un mirroir. Nous partons en pirogue depuis l’hôtel (photos 2 & 3) pour Klong Saeng, Klong Ek et Klong Yee.

La beauté des paysages est à couper le souffle! Encore plus énigmatique et sauvage que durant notre safari bateau, en fin de journée la veille (photos 8, 9 & 10). Nous repassons par plus ou moins les mêmes endroits aujourd’hui. Mais peu importe : je ne me lasse pas de l’envoûtante atmosphère des alentours du lac Chieo Larn…

Prenant, comme l’impression de jouer les explorateurs. Et pour les fanatiques de trekking avec sangsues et autres sensations extrêmes, il est possible d’organiser des treks avec un guide dans les environs.

Le fond de l’air est frais, tandis que le ciel oscille entre éclairci et menaçant, la saison des pluies en Thaïlande. Lentement la brume qui entoure la cime des montagnes, se dissipe (photos 1, 4,5, 6 & 7). Lumière froide, sortie d’un tableau d’un maître du Seicento. Parfois le paysage rappelle aussi des estampes chinoises. Prochain arrêt dans la forêt primaire de Khao Sok à Elephant Hills…

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Thailand: The Arrival @ Cheio Larn Lake

Posted on July 17, 2013 | Leave a comment

Still in the South and Surat Thani surroundings, early in the morning we took the road to the Ratchaprapa Dam, north of Khao Sok National Park. After visiting one of the spectacular views of the dam, we win the pier for Chieo Larn Reservoir (pictures 1 & 2). 10-11am and the sun is very strong (not good for pictures), in canoes we ship for 1 hour raft ride to our hotel with floating bungalows. The wilderness is breathtaking, it is simply awsome! It made me remember of my first trip to Thailand, Krabi, Koh Phi Phi etc … Huge rock pythons, composed of limestone cliffs emerging from emerald lake. Wow! The place is called Little Guilin. The forest is super thick. We are in one of the few places in Thailand and Asia, where it remains the primary forest. I am really impressed. As the feeling of being “alone” (of course with my traveling companions, lol!) in the world. You feel small, tiny in this magnificent setting! Just when we crossed a unique canoe (pictures 4 & 5)! I realize that we are sailing from the tops of mountains is crazy (pictures 7 & 8)! The white marks on the rocks (pictures 3 & 6) correspond to different levels of water. A “paradise” vision by approaching our raft hotel nestled in the wilderness, the concept is so thrilling! I’ve never slept in a floating bungalow,). And you, have you ever slept in a flotting bungalow in the wilderness?

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