Imagine standing above the clouds, wrapped in cool mountain air, with the scent of pine and wet moss all around you. Welcome to Doi Inthanon National Park, home to the highest point in Thailand and one of the most magical highland escapes in the north.

Welcome to Thailand’s most infamous one-kilometer stretch. It’s loud, chaotic, wild — and somehow, still weirdly magical. You don’t *stumble* onto Khao San Road. You arrive with purpose, or you get pulled in by the gravity of its neon madness.