{"id":2377,"date":"2023-04-03T04:08:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T04:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/?p=2377"},"modified":"2023-04-03T04:11:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T04:11:50","slug":"noordelijke-route-gaat-in-rook-op","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalsmiletravel.com\/en\/noordelijke-route-gaat-in-rook-op\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern route goes up in smoke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Actually, I would write this text in the north of Thailand. Because I would like to go to Chiang Rai and the 2 weeks I still have in Thailand are ideal for that. But things are getting a little out of hand up north. After all, it is &#039;burning season&#039;. The time of year when farmers set fire to their farmland to rid it of grasses, shrubs and weeds. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This season there is an extreme amount of smoke and as a bonus, lightning has caused a fire on a mountain near Pai. As a result, the sun is barely visible and the air quality is officially the worst in the world. Reason enough for me to change my plans and drive south to the coast.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the necessary congestion and drops of sweat in busy Bangkok, another beautiful ride follows. As I get closer to my final destination, Hua Hin, I find myself driving on a road that looks familiar to me. While I think that I see a family restaurant where I had a delicious lunch with Pim and Rik and I immediately throw out the anchor. The owners still recognize me and ask where my sons are. Nice to see them again but also very coincidental because I&#039;m driving a completely different route now. 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