Days 231 to 271 – Dan & Beth’s Travels in Thailand

22nd November / 2nd January 2015 1 x Train 2 x Plane 7 x Boat 3 x Scooter I left the Dakar in Bangkok being serviced and overhauled put a few clothes in a small rucksack and… I met Beth at Bangkok airport and after a night chilling out we got the night train to […]

Day 236 – 27th November – The remainder of 2014…

My wonderful daughter Bethan arrived here in Thailand about a week ago with 7kg of bike spares & other stuff so, the bike is being overhauled for the next month by Dynamic Motors in Bangkok and I’m taking a break from everything and travelling with Bethan to as many islands as possible. This means I’ll […]

Days 220 to 230 – 12th / 21st November 2014 Bangkok

I checked into a hotel where they kindly let me keep the bike in the reception so I was settled for the next 10 days waiting for my daughter to arrive. I had heard that riding here would be a nightmare, the reality is the drivers here are so much better than in other cities, […]

Day 215 – 7th November 2014 Yangon

Tourist day in Yangon. Yangon was the capital of Myanmar until 2005 when Naypyidaw became the capital. Yangon is a big city with 7,000,000 people. We couldn’t take our bikes into the city as in 2000 a motorcyclist shot a Military General and now the Generals live in fear of assassination, this feels strange as […]

Day 214 – 6th November 2014 Leave 8am Miles rode 230 Naypyidaw – Yangon

Tropical Rain! Yangon was the Capitol of Myanmar until 2005 when Naypyidaw became the Capitol. Like so many new cities Naypyidaw has new 4 lane roads with no traffic and new buildings everywhere, hotels, museums and government buildings but no people so we rode out of the city in the rain alone! It was a […]

Day 212 – 4th November 2014 Nyaung Shwe

Another day playing tourist. We spent the day being taken around Inle lake in a traditional long, narrow boat. The lake is massive and we powered through the waterway with ease passing fishermen who managed to work the nets with their hands and row the boat with one leg, incredible skill. The wetlands around were […]