Northern Thailand’s Travel Hub – WorldAtlas

The first time I visited Thailand, I was seduced by the sea. Like many travelers to Southeast Asia, I yearned for the hypnotic beaches and the tree-topped rock monoliths that seem to levitate amidst turquoise bays. Though satisfied with the excursion in question, I was continually beseeched by fellow backpackers to “check out the north.” Northern Thailand was painted as the romantic, undiscovered region – where true adventurers go to escape the open-air raves and buckets of rum and coke. Gripped with intrigue but already committed to the South, I made a promise to one day return to the land of smiles and…