Motogirl 'in' Thailand
“..quick question – would you be interested and available for a small photoshoot next week? I need to take some images of the Ducati desert sled for Kevin from Dart motors.” – Project brief: easy trails and dirt. Nothing extreme. Ooh, new bike to try! Sounded great. I explained about not being confident on dirt, but was willing to give it
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Hmm..seems I am possibly developing an iron butt. Not in terms of km’s per say, but in terms of hours in the saddle on tight twisty roads, on my 250cc. In fact, I sort of dislike even being asked how many km’s my bike has clocked up, because for me the amount of km’s is meaningless really. A straight highway
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This guide is based on my crossing from Chiang Khong to Huay Xai on November 2017 and also on May 2018. I have successfully crossed into Laos at this border on two occasions. The first time was with my friend David Unkovich of Gt.Rider, the second time I was alone. The Chiang Khong border crossing is known to be a
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This guide is based on my crossing from Chong Chom to O’smach on 27th March 2019 and exiting out from Cambodia back into Thailand at the Choam / Sa-Ngam border on the 31st March, based upon a Thai plated bike that I own (Kawasaki dtracker 250cc). Keep in mind that laws and policies fluctuate and change (and even depends upon
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25th March – 3rd April 2019. 9 day solo trip. Hot Season. Well this is going to be a hard one to write about for sure, as so much happened in nine days, but will try. I also have a seperate border crossing guide HERE FULL ROUTE (google map links): Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / (Day
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The Chiang Rai Singha Park International Balloon Festival is a spectacular annual event, where participants from 14 countries (including the United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland, Brazil, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Austria, Latvia, Germany, Italy and Japan), all come together to display their fabulous balloons. The event runs for five days (this year it was from 13th – 17th February), and
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I’ve had quite a few people ask me about fuel options when riding in Thailand, particularly rural or mountainous areas. Not so much a concern for the bigger bikes with large petrol tanks, but can be concerning when on a smaller CC bike or a scooter. Having covered a fair few Km’s both on my 250cc and a small 115cc
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