Adventure activities

[frequent]

Perhaps some of our members are more interested in the sedentary - not to say horizontal - life, but has anyone tried the more adventurous activities available in Thailand? I hear that sky-diving at night with a naked companion is all the rage these days in some quarters. Has any poster offed a boy so as to indulge in such an adventurous activity?

[Nirish guy]

White water rafting and quad bike racing in Chang Mai is about as much as I can lay claim too and damned good fun it was too !

[Moses]

In Thailand I did: kayaking on river Kwai, zip-line Gibbon flight in Siracha (available from Bangkok and Pattaya), fishing from yacht at Samet.

In plans: balloon riding in Chiang Mai.

[christianpfc]

I'm not interested in all the usual offers: elephant riding, jet-ski, quad, kayaking (don't like water and sun - I mean I can either be out in the sun, dry and fully covered; or wet, but without sun; but not both), but I do a lot of walking, and when possible mountain climbing (wherever you can get without professional equipment). The occasional exploration of abandoned places, sometimes bordering on trespassing, can count as adventure.

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[arsenal]

Moses wrote:
"In Thailand I did: kayaking on river Kwai, zip-line Gibbon flight in Siracha (available from Bangkok and Pattaya), fishing from yacht at Samet."

A brief conversation I had with one of the Flight of the Gibbon attendants.

"So are there any gibbons here?"
"No."
"Oh."
"Have before. Now build this, not have."

[scottish-guy]

A bit like Manchester's "Gay Village" at the weekends then

[loke]

It's enough adventure just to cross the roads in Thailand or riding a motobike, Enough adventure for one day..

[fountainhall]

I realise frequent's OP was very much tongue-in-cheek :eek: . But whilst on the subject, please let's not forget that adventure can also mean more than just physical activity. Exploring the vast variety that Thailand offers is another - as christianpfc has written and illustrated in his blog. The two most fascinating events I've been to so far were the Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival and the Dansai Ghost Festival in Loei Province - both unique in their size and scope, both celebrated by most of their towns and both giving visitors a day or two of huge enjoyment - and loads of excellent eye candy! I'll post just a couple of pics of each -

Dansai

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Ubon

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And as christen points out, there are lots of fascinating natural sights to see. This is one of the waterfalls in the Doi Inthanon National Park not far from Chiang Mai.

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