Motorcycle adventures in Thailand – Nepal – India – Laos – Sri Lanka – Malaysia – Singapore – Indonesia – Philippines – Taiwan – Vietnam – Myanmar and Pakistan
Riding northern Pakistan The most amazing ride I have done in the world scenery wise has been my Himalayan tour of Northern India. That region borders with Pakistan and China. I came across a ride report on ADV Forums about northern Pakistan and it looked even more incredible. I made […]
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I find myself in Vietnam instead of India but seems in life things happen for a reason and thus by chance I have stumbled onto some of the best riding I have yet experienced in Asia. Lets wind things back briefly. 12 months ago I decided to join a group […]
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This is my sixth motorcycle tour in Thailand which means I will have completed more tours here than in my home country. It’s one of my favourite places in the world. From Myanmar I flew to Chiang Mai and went to Pop’s bike rental to sort out a bike. I […]
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Despite having been to Thailand many times I have never been to Myanmar. Not sure why I guess I never thought of it as a ride destination so I am going to correct that now. Brief stop in Bangkok where by good fortune I could meet with my mate from […]
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Dong Van Karst Plateau AKA Ha Giang loop I’ve been trying to get to Hanoi and do a ride for awhile. First I was foiled by airline bureaucracy, then by a typhoon. Third time I will be lucky I hope setting off. I put a draft plan together back in […]
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This is my 5th motorcycle tour of Thailand, and about my 15th visit to the country. I feel completely at ease riding or just hanging out here. I think it is an ideal place for a rider to visit and so this post is about how you might ride here […]
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I have for some time wondered what the area around Lake Toba in North Sumatra would be like to ride. I was not able to find any bike rental previously but by chance met someone from the area via Instagram who told me I can easy rent a scooter on […]
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Flores is an island of Indonesia, a country most Australians only know as Bali. But Indonesia is a staggeringly diverse place with 300 different ethnic groups, 700 different languages and 17,000 islands. I previously completed a ride in East Java and I had an idea to ride back to Yogyakarta […]
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I got the idea to ride Nepal after listening to a ride club I used to belong to chatting about it. They chose Northern Vietnam instead but I found a cheap fare to Kathmandu and set off. *photos updated 2021 however originals were just iPhone 6 The flight from Tokyo […]
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Whilst the Philippines is known for its 7000 islands, to the north of the capital Manila lies a large mountainous area offering some great riding. If you have some spare time I’ll tell you a little about my ride there. After my motorcycle ride in Sri Lanka I flew to […]
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Originally this was to be a ride in Oman. To get there I noted that I could do so cheaply via Sri Lanka so the idea to ride there on the way formed. The Oman ride unfortunately could not proceed. The one and only motorcycle rental option closed down. I […]
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A riders club I belong to had been planning to do a tour from Thailand through Laos in February this year. The situation with taking the bikes across the border changed and they converted the trip into another Thailand ride. Even though northern Thailand is a road riders paradise I […]
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