Heading back to Bangkok and break up the journey with a stop over in Loei and a ride on Sunday with Chris and friends from Udon. What a fun ride it was too and great weather for a Loei Day Loop. Nice rural roads as well as following the Mekong, some rough bits with road works here and there….
Kanchanaburi – 3 Day Mini Adventure with a good lunch at Baan Ricky Saiyok Yai. Western and Thai food on the Menu. Good to see the staff again as not been down for a while. Unfortunately. Ricky was away with his kids at a MX race. Pilok The 3272 up to Pilok is in the best condition I have…
GPS Coordinates 15.79578° N, 105.39521° E Sam Phan Bok also known as the Grand Canyon of Thailand. Though I don’t see this myself, no matter how hard I looked. It is however the largest rock reef formation in the Mekong River. Located in North Eastern Thailand (Isaan), on the banks of the Mekong river. So impressed with what I…
Phu Huay Isaan – Nong Khai Really a morning spot to watch the sun rise over the Mekong. No one is up here in the day time and you have the place to yourself. It is a steep climb once you leave the paved road. The track is like talcum powder in places with rocks hidden underneath. Did…
Stopped at Luang Prabang Restaurant located on the 211 Loei province. Speaking with the owner. He informed me of loads of trails behind the village. Also stated it is very beautiful in there and there is a waterfall 1 km in the jungle that only the locals know about. Have 701 – Must go and take a look. Not…
Back on the Saiyok Kanchanaburi Trail. Been wet for the last month and half. Luckily the rained eased up as well as the weather fining up for the ride.. Finally a weekend with sunshine. Day one we explore some new trails and ended up finding the creek trail down below in the ravine. So we cut a path down…
GPS Coordinates 14.03361° N, 98.99096° E Located in Kanchanaburi on the border with Myanmar. Quiet back roads and a rough narrow road to the Border Patrol Police stopping a short distance from the actual border. A nice ride here through the back roads. Super friendly locals. The kids stopped walking and gave me a Wai as I rode past…..
After all the COVID madness. What better time to take a week off and visit a a good friend that is stuck here in Thailand. Unable to get back to KL for work. Not wanting to fly with all the nonsense to deal with being a foreigner. Decided to take the Ranger with 701 in the back. Freedom to…
End of lock down coming. Some provinces closer to Bangkok were open a little earlier. So we took the opportunity for an escape to Kanchanaburi. They were discussing shopping malls opening.. So figured some social distancing in the bush would not hurt. We head out to Saiyok and meet up with the local boys for another ride up to…
Hellfire Pass is the name of the railway cutting on the former Burma railway (Death Railway) in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Built using forced labour during the Second World War. In part by Allied Prisoners of war, as well as local and regional slave labour. The pass is noted for the harsh conditions, heavy loss of life suffered by labourers during…