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Most recent blog posts (reverse chronological order):

Thi Lor Jor Waterfall (Nam tok Thilawjaw)

The Thi Lor Jor Waterfall was a bonus waterfall because we noticed it as an incidental attraction on a river journey deep in the Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary.

Thi Lo Su Waterfall (Nam tok Tee Lor Su)

The Thi Lo Su Waterfall is a 3-waterfall ensemble in the Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary dropping 200m, 300m, and 400m, respectively, making them Thailand’s biggest.

Pha Charoen Waterfall (Nam tok Pha Charoen)

The Pha Charoen Waterfall is a popular photo-friendly 97-level stair-stepping falls that was easy to access from a well-developed park off the Death Highway.

Thararak Waterfall (Nam tok Thararak)

The Thararak Waterfall is one of the rare waterfalls that we saw together with a chedi (a particular style of Thai temple with a pointy top) off the Death Hwy.

Mae Klang Waterfall (Nam tok Mae Klang)

The Mae Klang Waterfall is a 25-30m multi-tiered waterfall towards the base of Doi Inthanon Mountain (Thailand’s highest peak) accessed by a short path.

Wachirathan Waterfall (Nam tok Vachirathan)

The Wachirathan Waterfall is a powerful 80m falls that was the second waterfall we saw on the way up to the summit of Doi Inthanon, which was easy to visit.

Siriphum Waterfall (Nam tok Siribhum)

The Siriphum Waterfall is a pair of tall twin waterfalls on the slopes of Doi Inthanon. We saw them from a side road deviating from the one accessing the peak.

Mae Ya Waterfall (Nam tok Mae Ya)

Mae Ya Waterfall is a 40m tall 100m wide spreading waterfall in Doi Inthanon National Park that we think is every bit as impressive as the Thi Lo Su Waterfall.

Mork Fa Waterfall (Nam tok Mork Fah)

The Mork Fa Waterfall is a 60m plunging falls accessed by a short walk that included Ob-Noi Waterfall in Doi Suthep-Pui National Park near Pong Dueat Geyser.

Mae Sa Waterfall (Nam tok Mae Sa)

The Mae Sa Waterfall is a series of 9 or 10 signed waterfalls spaced anywhere between 100m to 500m apart from each other, many of which are swimming holes.

The Swahili Language

One of the things that I learned when Julie and I turned our attention internationally to go waterfalling is that travel is all about building bridges between your own perception of the world and what actually happens in the real world…

Haew Sai Waterfall (Nam tok Haew Sai)

Haew Sai Waterfall is a 5-10m hidden waterfall in Khao Yai National Park, which we accessed by following a guide onto a lesser-used jungle path near Haew Suwat.

“Ready Chedi?” (Northern Thailand and Siem Reap, Cambodia – December 28, 2008 to January 7, 2009)

Since we’re not even half way through our trip, this was worrisome. And sure enough after a few more minutes of touring the temples at Doi Inthanon, the lens got completely stuck. So from now on…

Haew Narok Waterfall (Nam tok Haeo Narok)

Haew Narok Waterfall is a 150m three-drop waterfall in Khao Yai National Park. We accessed the uppermost drop on a 2km return walk, but we couldn’t see it all.

Haew Suwat Waterfall (Nam tok Haeo Suwat)

The Haew Suwat Waterfall is a 15m plunge waterfall that was probably Khao Yai’s most popular as it also had lots of people swimming in its large plunge pool.

Hawaii Highlights

Even though this is a waterfalls website, we recognize that there are many highlights in the state of Hawaii (both involving and not involving waterfalls). So we’ve come up with this page to pay homage to some of the highlights that we…

Erawan Waterfall (Nam tok Erawan)

The Erawan Waterfall is a series of 7 limestone waterfalls most of which were swimming holes. We experienced all of them in a jungle walk that took a half-day.

“One Night In Bangkok” (Southern Thailand – December 21, 2008 to December 28, 2008)

The taxi driver pointed to the alley way. This didn’t look like the street we arrived to the Baan Chantra in. So it looked like we were had and now we had to figure out where we were and how to get…

St Lucia Itinerary – November 26, 2008 to December 1, 2008

This itinerary covered our visit to St Lucia over the Thanksgiving Weekend. Due to the national holiday, we only needed to take one day off work, and it turned out that the short Thanksgiving week was not a bad time to travel abroad…

Diamond Falls

Diamond Falls is a 10-15m colorful waterfall that is probably the main attraction of the Diamond Botannical Gardens & Waterfall property in Soufriere, St Lucia.