Day 10 30 April 2013 Chiang Mai to Bangkok Last night I spent time in an internet café with a fast connection. I needed to find information regarding my ongoing travel. It was obvious that I was tired as I was looking and contemplating flying over Laos and go straight to Saigon. I was in the middle of booking a flight with Turkish Airlines who offered the best deal. At the moment when I entered the page for payment (commitment) I thought: Hang on you are ...

Day 9 29-04-2013 Pai to Chaing Mai I am glad I took notice of the advice I read about which was recommending how to ride the Mae Hong Son loop. Leave the best for last should have been the advice. However it stated that for inexperienced riders it would be best to go in a clockwise direction as the last bit would be "challenging". Well I don't know about that but I suppose if you are inexperienced it would be good advice. The last bit was the most rewarding t...

Day 8 Sun April 28, 2013 Mae Hong Son to Pai Loading up the bike got me excited this morning as I was eager to get going. I didn't bother with breakfast my main concern was to get fuel and start the road with 1864 turns. The road from Mae Hong Son climbs as soon as you leave town and reaches a height of 1400 meters. I do have to say that as far as my surrounding are concerned that I am slightly disappointed though. I have written earlier in life about what I ...

Day 7 27.4.13 Mae Sarieng- Mai Hong Son I found it better to book a non air-conditioned room and choose a room with a fan for the night as I wanted to get used to the heat quickly. Today I found out why I was not coping well. At the end of today's ride I pulled in at a Guesthouse in Mae Hong Son. Today had not been as hot as yesterday. All thermometers in the guest house showed 42degrees C. I now wonder what the temperature had been yesterday, I guess 45 de...

Day 6 Friday 26.4.13 Chaing Mai to Mae Sariang Later this week, the Hostel I was staying at is closing down for annual holidays. This meant that I was not able to make a booking for my return on April 29. Therefore quick action was needed in the morning. I first headed to Mr. Mechanic, the motorcycle shop to collect the bike. I had to follow one of the staff to the workshop to get the GPS fitted, which… I remembered after fitting did not have a Thailan...