Like many towns in Thailand’s vast northern countryside, Laplae district is shrouded in myths and legends. One myth concerns dishonest men being denied entry due to their deceitful ways. Honesty is a prized characteristic here and those who lie are believed to be unable to ever locate the town.
It’s easy to understand a traveller’s struggle in finding Laplae, a town nestled tightly within the steep, rugged mountains of the northwest corner of Uttaradit province. The name itself means “hidden from sight”, which is self-explanatory should you try to find it. Of the town’s two major roads, one dead-ends at the base of one mountain, while the other wraps up and around…
