About

After years of moving around, living in various countries being fairly nomadic, I found myself in Northern Thailand. Finally, I found a place that felt like home, and I put down roots. Chiang Mai is now the longest place I lived my whole life.

When I arrived (in 2006), I initially explored the region on a bicycle. Armed with a paper map, a notebook, and a compass, I had a lot of fun exploring the nooks and crannies of Chiang Mai.

After a few years when I itched to explore further, I taught myself how to ride an automatic scooter and passed the Thai riding test. Then, in 2010 I traded in my rental scooter and bought a 115cc automatic. With my paper map and Thai license, I set off riding in the region.

Unfortunately, in 2011 I had a serious accident on the scooter. I was riding in Mae Hong Son province (which at that time had some badly broken up routes). I survived the accident but realised that if I wanted to continue exploring safely, I would need to be on a manual bike.

After recovering from my accident I began teaching myself how to ride a manual bike and finally, in 2015, I bought my Kawasaki dtracker 250cc (which is when I began documenting trips).