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Backpacker to Biker

When I got to Chiang Mai I hired a scooter. Soon I progressed on to on to bigger and better bikes, gradually getting hooked. The idea brewed in my mind to buy my own bike and tour Thailand and surrounding countries on it. It took a couple of weeks but finally it’s all [...]

Pai

This place is amazing.  I arrived here on a ‘local’ bus from Chiang Mai (72B).  The three hour trip was entertaining to say the least.  I had the back seat to myself.  I don’t think anyone else was stupid enough to sit back there as there was no rear door.  This made it a little [...]

Bangkok to Chiang Mai

Bangkok is one hell of an experience!  I can’t say I rate the place that highly but it was certainly a good place to start.  The words “full on” hardly do it justice.
I spent one and a half days there which was more than enough.  In my first day a tuk tuk driver tried to [...]

Cycling Fraser Island

Fraser Island is a picturesque sand island off the coast of central Queensland, Australia. It’s a fairly major tourist attraction and frequented by locals and their 4WDs. The warm weather, white beaches and comparatively untouched bushland makes it a great place to go for a short holiday.
Naturally, we did it a bit differently…