Time to meet up with the Isaan Riders Group. First finish work late Friday afternoon and head up to Udon and meet Roy. Check over the bikes and do some basic maintenance and ready for the off. Meet up with some of the Isaan Riders before the event. Isaan Riders Group meeting in Sakhon Nakhon. Really good event, well…
Time for anther escape from Bangkok for a week. 701 in the back of the pickup and up to BanMai Rimkong, Sangkom Nong Khai Province. GPS Coordinates 18.053464003652465, 102.28653183959176 Google Maps https://goo.gl/maps/5NazhhboaYU2fRgu5 7.5 hour drive straight through leaving around 5 am. Beer O’clock declared. Sitting by the mighty river upon arrival. Late last year I went exploring. Some really…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
Banmai Rimkong Resort My favorite and a fabulous place to stay. Let time go by while soaking up the Mekong and views of Laos. Entrance from the main road GPS Coordinates Lat 18.05307 Lon 102.28666 Google Maps Ninty (90) Kilometres from Nong Khai town. A great drive / ride along the 211. Stunning Mekong views with a nice mountainous back drop on…