UPDATE: About 2 weeks after we left Hala Bala, there was an insurgent attack on the ranger station in the park, the first attack in this area in over 30 years. Read more at the Bangkok Post. I wanted very badly to taste Naratiwat durian, but I really really didn’t need to get blown up. […]
Our 2020 in Durians (12 Favorite Durian Destinations)
When national borders closed in March, 2020, we found ourselves suddenly trapped in very long and delicious Thailand Durian Season. 2020 quickly became The Year of Thailand! It was not exactly what I’d dreamed up in my 2019 Durian Goals (I didn’t mention Thailand at all 😳) But no kidding, we ended up eating Thai […]
Uncle Jun’s Koh Phangan Durian Farm Buffet near the Than Sadet Waterfall
“This island has everything,” my friend told me. “You’re not even gonna believe it.” I didn’t believe it. Which is why we waited until nearly the end of the 2020 Thailand Durian Season to cross the South China Sea to check out Koh Phangan Durian Farms. And she was right. I still can’t believe Koh […]
Baan Mai Hom Khiriwong Durian Homestay
The best durian homestay experiences make you feel like you just went home for Christmas. There’s a big warm smile to greet you, a sense of tradition, and an Auntie who feeds you continuously on the best local foods and durian in Thailand. Welcome to home-away-from-home at Baan Mai Hom. About Baan Mai Hom Durian […]
3 Epic Durian Hikes to Khiriwong Waterfalls
The Luang Valley is brimmed in durian farms and waterfalls. Water spills over the granite cliffs, trickling down through lush durian orchards, leaping and pooling on the granite boulders into several streams that have molded the valley into a heart. It’s an absolutely beautiful place to go on a durian hiking adventure. In this post, […]
James Bond Island Durian Adventure
It’s super easy to combine a day-trip to Phang Nga Bay and James Bond Island with an epic Southern Thailand durian adventure too.
