In an interesting change of events, I became a scuba instructor in Thailand.

Feb 23-24 2023 | Though 36 hours into a maximum food poisoning incident, I pushed myself to hit the road, enter Malaysia and finish the...

Feb 21-23 2023 | This was a long 5-hour drive on a freeway-type 4-lane road, fairly monotonous, not much to see, along a very windy...

Feb 19-20 2023 | Departed Koh Phangan on the last leg of my 4-month trip, back to Singapore, and I was stoked to be heading to Nakhon Si...

Feb 12-15 2023 | After 30 years of visiting "the islands" in Thailand, I finally made it to Koh Tao! As I didn't dive back then, and...

Feb 7-18 2023 | Set off from Chumphon for 3-hour highway drive to Don Sak (near Surathani), to catch the Raja car ferry (also renowned as...

Feb 6-7 2023 | This was basically a commute ride, cover the 200km+ on the the free with the intention of catching a ferry to Koa Tao or...

Feb 5-6 2023 | After returning from my north Sumatra 3-week trip, I proceeded straight to BKK BMW Motorrad, where I discovered they had...

Thailand | Jan 4 2023 | A highlight of my extended stay in Koh Chang ("Elephant Island"in Thai), was 3 dives with Koh Chang Divers. While...

Jan 8-14 2023 | It was pretty much full-on expressway from Pattaya to Bangkok, double-deck type on the last 60 minutes of the ride....

Thailand | Jan 6-8 2023 | Left Koh Chang for Bangkok, with Pattaya halfway, 5 hours or so down the road. Stopping in Pattaya was a...

Dec 30 - Jan 6 2023 | After a superb stay in Siem Reap, it was time to re-enter Thailand, via Poipet, the main border crossing between...

Describes the border crossing in North Thailand to Laos by Singapore-registered bike on solo ride.

Nov 7-10 2022 | Next up Chiang Rai, a place I have previously been to, but have no memory of. While there was a rural road option, I went...

Nov 3-6 2022 | After a nice multi-day pit stop in Pai, I was stoked to be heading to Chiang Mai, thirty years since since my last visit....

Oct 30 - Nov 1 2022 | Next leg of journey was on to Pai, nowadays possibly N. Thailand's premier backpacker destination. Interestingly,...

Oct 28-30 2022 | This was another great ride, a key leg of the Mae Hong Son loop. Endless amazing views, and twisty roads with little...

Oct 26-28 2022 | This leg is where the real action kicked in, some really superb scenery and exciting riding. A big chunk of the ride was...

Oct 25-26 2022 | This was a nice short 2.5 hr ride, a pleasant alternate to the hellacious long ride the day before. It was also the...

Oct 24-25 2022 | Leaving Kanchanaburi I was excited to start the journey into N. Thailand and its famous roads. The next major...