What happening in Thailand! Hardly the BBC or CNN but we do our best:-)
General news and reports from Thailand and Cambodia. This section is updated regularly
Long wet season
One reason we don't ride in Monsoon season...
Monsoon
season starts (usually) mid June/July in the north west
mountains but 2007 saw a torrential avalanche of water
coming from the heavens from May 1st until May 15th non
stop. This rain then dissipated and throughout what is
regarded as peak monsoon we hardly had a drop of rain
compared to normal levels. By end of September
however, just as we were part the way through a small survey
tour it decided to rain again with many very wet days
through to beginning part of October. As this was
written (16th October) the rain is still coming down hard
which is very worrying so close to the beginning of the
biking season. Call it global warming cal it what you
like, we call it very wet and now very frustrating.
What The H***
Inspector Morse investigates..
On a recent trip along the Burma border in North west Thailand we were riding through a desolate region devoid of hardly any traffic and people on a small road cutting through the forests 1230 meters above sea level when we saw the above and had to take a snap. The truck is pointing in the same direction as we were riding but off road and fallen into a black hole. We can only assume the driver had stopped for a wee and forget to apply the brakes fully. No one to be seen anywhere?
Authorities are keen for information please contact them between 1pm and 1:30 pm on any Monday unless they are eating!
Mad Max
Our new big boys toy
Not
keen to keep up with the Jones's we have recently took delivery
of our new "mad Max' the only truck of it's kind anywhere in the
world. 100% home made using bits from Isuzu, Toyota and a
1957 Willys front grill. Our Thai Friend hand crafted this
mini monster truck and we just had to have it! Full 4
wheel drive system with full differential locks, tractor brakes
and no doors. Built as a recovery truck to pull out bigger
trucks stuck in mud this little baby is definitely a go anywhere
toy! In the UK we would probably only make it 2 miles
before being pulled by the police but here the police pull us
just to take a closer look!
We do plan on taking it on some of our motorcycle tours but not until we have made a few alterations to the body work and added a more weather resistant environment to the cab.
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Looking forward to....
And...
Sadly it has meant that we have had to cancel all tours between January and March 2008 but it was an opportunity not to be missed an hopefully we find a few more tasty little routes to add to future tour itineraries. Read More
Loy
Kratong is probably the most picturesque and beautiful of all Thai
celebrations. 'Loy' literally means 'to float,' while 'kratong'
refers to the lotus-shaped receptacle which can float on the water.
Thousands of people will gather beside the canals and rivers and
with kratong in hands, they light the candle, put some coins in the
kratong and silently make a wish, and carefully place their kratongs
in the water and release them to the current.