Category PROVINCE: Chiang Rai

Chiang Rai Balloon Festival

A guide to what happens at the Chiang Mai Bike Week main event.

hot riding in Thailand

A 600km one day loop on a Kawasaki Dtracker 250cc Tight twisties, rural roads and trails. 600 km One Day Loop My annual Thailand visa was almost expired so I needed to make a border crossing. I had planned to ride…

Singha Park International Balloon Festival trip report banner

Singha Park International Balloon Festival (inc. the R109 and a ride to Doi Chang, Doi Wawi & Mae Suai Dam)(14th February 2019) The Chiang Rai Singha Park International Balloon Festival is a spectacular annual event, where participants from 14 countries…

a trip report for a motorcycle ride in Thailand

(September 2017) For an expat in Thailand, most have only one of two options: report to immigration every 90 days, or do a border crossing (get stamped out of Thailand, enter into the neighbouring country, then get stamped back into…

trip report for a border ride in Northern Thailand

(June 2017) An approx 950km Northern Thailand solo border ride (loop) from N.West to N.East over 2 days. Taking in many famous “must-see’s”, including Doi Mae Salong, Doi Tung, The Golden Triangle, Phu Chi Fa, The Big Dipper and Phayao.…

a map and a lady

29th October 2016.Seeing as I had a pending border crossing for my visa, I decided to turn the trip into a mini adventure by taking an impromptu ride to the N.E.regions of northern Thailand. I haven’t explored the N.East zones…