I stumbled on this article of mine (from I Think 2006), when I attempted to get to the confluence of 16N 99E. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hello, My name is Robert Haynes and I work on the Canadian Helpdesk. On March 20th I journeyed farther and deeper into the wild jungles of Thailand than I would’ve ever dreamt imaginable. Here is a ‘snippet’ of my trip… I embarked on a venture that I was hoping would land me at the longitude of 99 degrees East, and 16 degrees North. Where might that be you ask? 15km East of Umphang Um-what? Well, that’s 160kms South of Mae Sot. Where?? Mae Sot is roughly 240 miles North West of Bangkok, on the Mynamar/Thailand border. Umphang is easily accessible by car or my favorite mode of transportation, motorcycle. Although roughly only 100 miles south of Mae Sot, it takes about 5 to 6 hours to drive because the road is so twisty, steep and windy that your average speed is about 20mph on nicely paved roads, with little traffic. The pur...
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