Endlessly on the Kanchanaburi Trail New rides to be appended to this post. Latest ride at the top with date. Nov 16th – Bikes Husqvarna 701 / KTM 690 / CRFl 250 Leave work a bit early and stop at Saiyok Pizza House before getting to the resort. Great ride here.. Shame the mountain track up to Khao Pla…
Ta Xua is not really on the map as a destination for foreign tourists. Though a well known hidden gem by the more adventurous Vietnamese. This is changing with more adventurous riders in the region making the effort to get to Ta Xua Dinosaur Backbone. Though, when you get here.. Gulp.. Not much room for error if you get…
Sept 14 / 15 Time for the annual bike inspection. Also a good excuse to escape Bangkok for the weekend and visit friends. Take the 200 Baht mini bus from Udon to Nong Khai to a friends house to get the KLX First we drop off some passengers at the Friendship Bridge. Then straight off to get the vehicle…
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My playground. Only one hour from central Bangkok taking motorway 7. Park up. Have some breakfast at the shops and a drink. The ladies are friendly and know us well enough now that we don’t even have to ask for permission to park up.. When we return. Always stop for a drink and a snack before heading off. The…
A long weekend and time to give the 701 another run. First a stop at Prasat Mueang Sing Historical Park. Then continue on to Saiyok Yai. Park the pickup at a friends place and load up the 701 and head to the border with Burma. Pilok A good run up here following the 323 before heading up the 3272….
GPS Coordinates:- 14.65461, 98.40242 Songkran April 2019 My third time to Somsak Mining. After reading on the Somsak Mining Facebook page that the home stay will close end of 2019 because of Auntie Glenn’s age and health. Decided to visit one more time. It won’t be the same riding down closed or someone else running Somsak Mine home stay….
Houay Xai, Pak Tha, Doi Pha Tang, Phu Chi Duen, Phu Chi Fa – Hong Sa in the dark. Friendship Bridge Chiang Khong – Houy Xai YouTube:- Crossing the Friendship Bridge Bridge Crossing Update – Nov 2018:- This is one of the most hassle free crossings you can make from Thailand to Laos. Ever since mid 2018. There have…
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 the way. A mixture…
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 the time pump up…