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Sangkhom – North Thailand.
April 06 / 07 / 18 Chakri Day Long Weekend Chakri Day long weekend. Time to dust off the might KLX sitting in Nong Khai and go for a run to Chiang Khan and spend the night. Followed by a slow ride back along the 211 to Sangkhom. Taking in the sites and scenery before...
Houay Xai to Hong Sa – Following the Mekong
Houay Xai, Pak Tha, Doi Pha Tang, Phu Chi Duen, Phu Chi Fa - Hong Sa in the dark. Friendship Bridge Chiang Khong - Houy Xai Super friendly on the Thai side of the border. YouTube:- Crossing the Friendship Bridge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diOLCI5O0Ow The bridge is very quiet. Not many people at all. Arrive the Lao side.....
Northern Laos : Luang Prabang – Oudomxai – Boun Tai – Nong Khiew – Vieng Thong.
After crossing at Houy Xai, riding solo to Hong Sa and on to Luang Prabang. Time to meet up with Chris. As Chris can't take time off to ride together in the high season. I tag along until Phonsavan with his group. Helping out where I can and make a video of the trip along...
Nong Khai Cruising the Mekong to Nakhon Phanom
Time to get out of Bangkok for the weekend. Thursday afternoon book a cheap ticket with Nok Air and on the plane Saturday. The KLX is currently sitting at a friends place in Nong Khai waiting for me. 4:00 am wake up and 5.50 flight to Udon and on the road around 10 am by...
Lima Site 85 : Phou Pha Thi – Then and Now
Introduction Lima Site 85 (LS-85 alphanumeric code of the phonetic 1st letter used to conceal this covert operation[3]) was a clandestine, military installation in the Royal Kingdom of Laos guarded by the Hmong "Secret Army", the Central Intelligence Agency, and the United States Air Force used for Vietnam War covert operations against communist targets in...
Crater Bomb – Xieng Khouang
The largest bomb crater site in the province. Located at Baan Khai approximately 33 kilometres from Phonsavan. The bombs were dropped back in the second Indochina war by B 52 Bombers. In many cases indiscriminately on the way back from a bombing run or part of the carpet bombing of the Plain of Jars as...
Plain Of Jars Site 21
Phou Keng or Keng Mountain is one of the largest quarry sites. The jars once completed were moved to Jars Site 1. Ten kilometres away. Keng Mountain is 1400 metres above sea level. There are 1250 steps to the top. Big steps too. If normal size, easily 2000 steps. I made it 3/4 of the...
Saiyok Kanchanaburi 2019
New rides to be appended to this post. Latest ride always at the top with date. Early rides in 2019, scroll down. 19th / 20th January 2019 The first Kanchanaburi ride of the season. Frank the Tank, Filip and Leify from Pattaya. Big drive for Leif all the way from Pattaya for a weekend of...
Plain of Jars Site 52
What to do next? In Phonsavan and Hmong New Year is still a few days away. Thinking what to see and do next? Over beers started chatting with some Australian archaeologists from James Cook University that are here checking out various Jars sites. They highly recommended heading out to Site 52. It is approx 27...
Phu Chi Fa – To the base and above
One of my favourite rides. Cross over at Houy Xai, head to Pak Tha. Take the ferry across the Mekong and ride to Muang Ngern. You have the Mekong on your left and the Mountains with Phu Chi Duen, Doi Pha Thang and Phu Chi Fa on your right. Twisting and winding along all the...
Spoon Village – Ban Napia
Xiang Khoung province was one of the most heavily bombed areas during the second Indochina war and is littered with millions of UXOs. Bomb crater scars are visible from the road in front of the houses. The locals we spoke with buy the scrap UXO from others and then melt it down in a kiln...
Vat Phiavat
The temple was built in the 14th century and it is believed that the same craftsmen also built Vat Si Phom located a few blocks away. In the 19th century, bandits looted and invading armies damaged Vat Phiavat as they searched for riches. Fighting during the first Indochina War damaged the temple and its large...