December 2006:

Routes: Kuala Lumpur - Hatyai - Kanchanaburi - Chiang Rai - Golden Triangle - Myanmar Border - Mae Hong Son loop - Chiang Mai - Bangkok - Suratthani - Kuala Lumpur.

Duration: 12 days

Distance: 5807 km

Riding horse: ZX14, ZRX1200, Hayabusa, FJR1300.

5 months old beauty queen:

RV point @ Kuala Lumpur:

Immig and Custom clearance - Malaysia Thai border.

Heavy downpour while having our first meal @ Thailand.

Coffee break @ Patthalung.

Our "5" star hotel at Thung Son. USD 10 per nite..

Hotel's parking bay. Well guarded eh?

Nite time activities , "sightseeing" by the local guides...hehehehee

Stay tune....more to come! Hoyeaaaaaaaahhhhh....

* Last updated by: Ayambrand on 3/21/2009 @ 10:54 AM *

We are here,Chumphon! Another 500km to Kanchanaburi.

Attracted the locals!

Father and son.

Thai's road @ Thapsake.

After 1500km...shes still strong!

Finally...we reached Kanchanaburi

Kanchanaburi is located where the Khwae Noi and Khwae Yai rivers converge into the Mae Klong river, where in 1942, under Japanese control, the famous Bridge on the River Kwai was built by prisoners of war (POWs). A memorial and two museums are also located here: the Thailand-Burma Railway Museum (opened in March 2003), and the JEATH War Museum dedicated to the bridge and the Death Railway. The city is also home to the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery. It is the easiest access point to the nearby Tiger Temple.

Kanchanaburi spans the northern banks of the river and is a popular spot for travelers, its location at the edge of a mountain range keeping it much cooler than the other provinces of central Thailand. The city has two major commercial districts: the downtown area consists of a grid of several streets with office buildings, shop fronts, and a shopping mall; and the riverfront area businesses are mostly located further west along River Kwai Road. Once a year a carnival comes to town and is set up in the area next to the bridge. At night there is a small pyrotechnics display that reenacts the Allied bombing of the bridge.

Bridge of River Khwae / Kwai

Aerial photograph of the Bridge over the River Kwai, Thailand, severely damaged by aerial bombing.

Can you see something?

Death Railway line!

Not even USD1 for a plate of Chicken Baryani Rice!

* Last updated by: Ayambrand on 3/21/2009 @ 11:08 AM *

That is awesome. Thanks for sharing your pictures. Sounds like a wonderful ride you had.

Lets go to The GOLDEN TRIANGLE!

The Golden Triangle is one of Asia's two main illicit opium-producing areas. It is an area of around 350,000 square kilometres that overlaps the mountains of four countries of Southeast Asia: Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand. (Other interpretations of the Golden Triangle also include a section of Yunnan Province, China.) Along with Afghanistan in the Golden Crescent and Pakistan, it has been one of the most extensive opium-producing areas of Asia and of the world since the 1950s. The Golden Triangle also designates the confluence of the Ruak River and the Mekong river, since the term has been appropriated by the Thai tourist industry to describe the nearby junction of Thailand, Laos, and Burma.

Quick breakfast by the roadside.

First road block by Thai's police traffic at Chai Nat

Problem solved! Heheheheeeeeee...

Here we are....Nong Buang.

PHICHIT in Malay means MASSAGE!

Towards Phitsanulok.

* Last updated by: Ayambrand on 3/21/2009 @ 10:18 AM *

As always, amazing pics. Keep them rolling

* Last updated by: Steven14 on 3/25/2009 @ 9:48 AM *

awesome trip

I thought my trip down the pacific coast hwy from victoria BC into california and over to vegas and back was good but that trip looked amazing , great pictures thanks!

Golden Triangle...almost there

CHIANGRAI - here we come!

Arggghhhh....again! Another roadblock

This Ozzy cannot run away!

but...we applied the same technique!

Problem...SOLVED!

In between Mae Sai - Chiangsean junction. Strawberry products by the roadside.

Finally.... Im HERE!

Happy faces along the Mekong River! Across the river is Laos to your right and Myanmar to your left.

View from Thailand facing the Mekong River towards Laos.

After 2500++km...she served me well!

Local tribe children with their traditional costume.

We spent a nite at this Thai/Myanmar border town - Mae Sai

Hoooooorayyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!

Friendship "bridge" Thai/Myanmar

Of course we need some "refreshment"!

Great pics.... is that the foot massage with the happy ending???
LOL!!!!

Fuzz.....

What do you think???

Great pics, thanks for sharing them.
Must have been a great ride.

awesome pics man!

i thought you sold the 14? don't you have a 2 cylinder bike?

Nice photos...

Havent been to Thailand since 2004.. friend of mine just came back from 3weeks holyday...
Might go in late november myself... after monsoon season..

That looks like a ton of fun. Got any big rides planned in the future?

i thought you sold the 14? don't you have a 2 cylinder bike?

Reeves...

From my classic album!

December 2006:

Routes: Kuala Lumpur - Hatyai - Kanchanaburi - Chiang Rai - Golden Triangle - Myanmar Border - Mae Hong Son loop - Chiang Mai - Bangkok - Suratthani - Kuala Lumpur.

Duration: 12 days

Distance: 5807 km

Riding horse: ZX14, ZRX1200, Hayabusa, FJR1300.

* Last updated by: Ayambrand on 3/28/2009 @ 8:07 PM *

sweet! glad you're still enjoying life and sharing it with us!

what's you favorite between the 14, 12, and fjr?

Awesome Pics

Sorry for the delay. Was on MC. Crashed my bike with my wife on 4/4/09. Broken my right thumb and finger.

Day 6:

Mae Sai to Mae Hong Son.

Photo session at 5000' above sea level

First pee-stop and cooffee time!

What a nice road..

* Last updated by: Ayambrand on 5/3/2009 @ 2:49 AM *

..... Crashed my bike with my wife on 4/4/09. Broken my right thumb and finger.

Sorry to hear that. Is it healing OK? How is your wife?

Sorry to hear that. Is it healing OK? How is your wife?

Hi Steve,

Me...85% recovered. Back on duty. In Beijing right now till 17/5.
Wife.... left shoulder's ligament injured. Recovering. Still on MC.

NEW ZEALAND!!! North and South island. Feb 2010

Heading to Milford Sound

Milford Sound

So called....Mirror Lake

Near to Queenstown

Queenstown

* Last updated by: Ayambrand on 9/30/2010 @ 1:37 PM *

Hi guys!

So sorry of my absent for nearly a decade....heheheee

Was so busy prepared for my DREAM RIDE!

I just completed my 1/2 of the WORLD JOURNEY on TWO WHEELS from Kuala Lumpur to London on KAWASAKI!!!!
Clocked 20941 km in 62 days fm 01 July until 31 Aug 2010. Crossed 18 countries namely:

MALAYSIA-Thailand-Laos-CHINA-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-IRAN-Turkey-Bulgaria-Romania-Hungary-Austria-Slovenia-Italy-Switzerland-Germany-France-UK

Some of the photos taken along the journey.

Four stooges

In Thailand - school sport carnival I guess...

No helmet? The end result..

Durian time! The fruit KING!

Crossing The MEKONG River into LAOS

In LAOS

Approaching CHINA

CHINA gate!

CHINA super highway

CHINA "SUPER-ULTRA Highway"

CHINA terrain

The GREATWALL!

As stated..

Vrsic Pass, SLOVENIA

Full story please click:

www.xpdc1malaysia.blogspot.com
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=593811&highlight=1malaysia

* Last updated by: Ayambrand on 9/30/2010 @ 1:11 PM *

Among of my favourite photos:

Passo Dello Spluga @ Splugen Pass...... in between Italy and Switzerland border..... sweeeeeeeeeeeettttt

Enjoy viewing! Enjoy our life!