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Chiang Khong:- The Mekong and Remote Border Mountains
Bangkok to Chiang Khong. Early wake up and out the door at 5 am heading to the airport. Arrive in Chiang Mai, head over to Keng Engine Lat 18.8125584 Lon 99.0161812 The KLX sitting, waiting for me with my riding gear. Plus a new Keng Engine / Kawasaki Jersey. ( Thank you Keng )...
Pattaya Enduro Rides 2018
Pattaya - Enduro Trail Riding Post date to be updated with the latest rides Pattaya to Baan Chang:- 6 October. A brilliant ride in perfect wet sandy conditions over to Baan Chang then a steep rocky mountain climb. All up 140km for the day. Brilliant day with the fellas. Khao Khiew:- 19...
Bangkok – Exploring Sites
Living in Bangkok. Decided to explore my 'home town'. Parked the bike at the Condo and headed for the river. Starting at Khai Ka Pier 13.79882 100.51713 Getting off at the Phra Arthit Pier 13.76349 100.49407 near Khao San Rd Walk from here to the Grand Palace via Khao San Rd and Sunam Luang Park. ....
Saiyok Kanchanaburi Thailand – 2018
Day Rides - Sai Yok, Kanchanaburi 2018 Latest trips added and date ammended to the post publish date. Khao Pla Noi August 25th My favourite ride. Again and Again. Just so much fun. Must have ridden up here 20 times now. This time the creeks were not as fast moving and lower,...
Bago – Exploring sites
Exploring the sites in Bago. Day One and Three in Yangon, link below http://moto-mania.asia/yangon-exploring-the-sites/ Kyaik Pun Pagoda Kyaikpun Pagoda (Burmese: ကျိုက်ပွန်ဘုရား, IPA: [tɕaiʔpʊ̀ɴ pʰəjá])(ကျာ်ပန် in Mon, Kyaik (Buddha) & Pon (Four), is a pagoda in the Bago Division of Burma, in the city of Bago. Most notably, Kyaik Pun Pagoda is the home to the...
Taukkyan War Cemetery
The Taukkyan War Cemetery (Burmese: ထောက်ကြံ့ စစ်သင်္ချိုင်း) is a cemetery for Allied soldiers from the British Commonwealth who died in battle in Burma during the Second World War. The cemetery is in the village of Taukkyan, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Yangon on Pyay Road. It is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves...
Yangon – Exploring sites
A three day trip to Myanmar over a long weekend. The pictures below are from the first and third day with the second day in Bago to be in a seperate post. Shwedagon Pagoda My third visit here. Just love the place. The joys of the rainy season.. A rainbow appeared just...
Pha Sawan Waterfall น้ำตกผาสวรรค์ Off road
Pha Sawan Waterfall. (น้ำตกผาสวรรค์) - Magnificent Recent visit July 28th A wet a muddy ride starting at Baan Ricky. Heading the back way via the Bamboo Jungle trail, then up the tarmac to the Phasawan Waterfall track turn off.. Then a 12km muddy ride before a 2km hike up the 7 tier waterfall. Spectaular and...
Remote Pilok Kanchanaburi
Pilok Kanchanaburi Pilok is one of my favourite areas to visit in Thailand. A twisty windy narrow road up to Pilok. Watch out for the Bangkok drivers that come down the mountain too fast and in the wrong gear cutting the corners. After two days riding in Saiyok. I took a day off the...
Shwedagon Pagoda
A brilliant afternoon and evening with the sun setting and the pagoda sparking in the evening light. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shwedagon_Pagoda The Shwedagon Pagoda (Burmese: ရွှေတိဂုံဘုရား, IPA: [ʃwèdəɡòʊɴ pʰəjá]), officially named Shwedagon Zedi Daw (Burmese: ရွှေတိဂုံစေတီတော်, [ʃwèdəɡòʊɴ zèdìdɔ̀]) and also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a gilded stupa located in Yangon, Myanmar. The...
Inle Lake
Inle Lake (Burmese: အင်းလေးကန်, pronounced [ʔɪ́ɴlé kàɴ]), is a freshwater lake located in the Nyaungshwe Township of Taunggyi District of Shan State, part of Shan Hills in Myanmar (Burma). It is the second largest lake in Myanmar with an estimated surface area of 44.9 square miles (116 km2), and one of the highest at an...
Bagan Simply Stunning
During our ride through Myanmar we spent a day exploring Bagan. Starting with sunrise, a ride through the temples before finishing up eating outside in a lovely open garden setting. Bagan (Burmese: ပုဂံ; MLCTS: pu.gam, IPA: [bəɡàɴ]; formerly Pagan) is an ancient city located in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th...