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<blockquote data-quote="nikhuzlan" data-source="post: 525606" data-attributes="member: 19744"><p><strong>Day 8, Wednesday, 13April2011</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>We have a few non-riding days that we planned when we arrived Chiangmai. Ivan and his family </strong></p><p><strong>will do the touristy bits. Moose will do his chillout bit. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>I need to be home to attend to some urgent matters. The story follows......</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>As I walked out on to the main street, I saw this man getting the blessings from a group of Monks.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110413007.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>I stopped a Tuk Tuk and for Bhat100 he agrees to take me to the Airport.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110413011.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Chiangmai International Airport</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110413016.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Met Dinesh who used to work in my Charter Operations as a Cabin Crew. </strong></p><p><strong>He moved into Air Asia in 2008.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110413027.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>With one of the crew on board</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110413028.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>10kms above Surat Thani travelling at 15kms per minute. Just a week ago we were in pissing rain.......</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110413023.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>The sight of the Sepang Racetrack tells me that we will be landing on Runway 32Right. Beautiful Malaysia.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW29.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>I was in KL for three nights, made a trip to Kuala Terengganu for a meeting then it was back to Chiangmai. </strong></p><p><strong>Good break. In the excitement of planning and anticipating the trip i overlooked the fact that there is a real </strong></p><p><strong>possibility that I will miss my family when on such a long trip.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>This break is good, really good.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>KLIA LCCT. Returning to Chiangmai.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW33.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>I arrived in Chiangmai at 0900 and went for breakfast at my favorite cosy cafe, </strong></p><p><strong>which was just next to our Guesthouse. </strong></p><p><strong>Pretty no......?</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW41.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW43.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW42.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Tired of explaining to people what we are about I made these stickers in KL and pasted them on my bike.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW56.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>In the meantime we hung around Simon and Lisa, two British Adventurers who left home 8 years ago, </strong></p><p><strong>and now claims to hold multiple records for overlanding. They stayed at Riders' Corner. </strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW57.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Simon's fully kitted GS1100. </strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW53.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Outside Riders' Corner the Thais were going rabid with the Songkran</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW45.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW69.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>All sorts of vehicles were roped in.....</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Pick-ups</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW89.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW97.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Monster Trucks</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW105.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Low Rise Pick-up</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW106.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>As dusk sets in the moon claws up into the darkening skies....</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW84.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Apparently, in the heat of battle, someone was reported to have drowned in the moat. Rescue 911 came into the scene</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW75.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW72.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>We then sat down with Lisa to discuss our Route into Laos and Cambodia as they were there recently.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110416002.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Simon, Moose and Ivan played around with the bikes.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110416023.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>Then it was the Bar for a couple of well earned beers after a hard day at the battlefield.</strong></p><p><img src="http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110416025.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>We should be leaving Chiangmai for the Second Chapter of this ride. We have covered about 3000kms so far, </strong></p><p><strong>and are into our 10th day of the trip. We are all hopefull that the Songkran will be over by tomorrow, </strong></p><p><strong>the day we plan to leave Chiangmai.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Our original plan was to ride to Chiangrai, but we decided that Chiangrai is just another big Thai City, </strong></p><p><strong>so we chose instead to hug the North Western Border of Thailand and ride through Mae Salong to Mae Sai, </strong></p><p><strong>before stopping at Chiang Khong for the night.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>More to come.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nikhuzlan, post: 525606, member: 19744"] [b]Day 8, Wednesday, 13April2011[/b] [b]We have a few non-riding days that we planned when we arrived Chiangmai. Ivan and his family will do the touristy bits. Moose will do his chillout bit. I need to be home to attend to some urgent matters. The story follows...... As I walked out on to the main street, I saw this man getting the blessings from a group of Monks.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110413007.jpg[/img] [b]I stopped a Tuk Tuk and for Bhat100 he agrees to take me to the Airport.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110413011.jpg[/img] [b]Chiangmai International Airport[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110413016.jpg[/img] [b]Met Dinesh who used to work in my Charter Operations as a Cabin Crew. He moved into Air Asia in 2008.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110413027.jpg[/img] [b]With one of the crew on board[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110413028.jpg[/img] [b]10kms above Surat Thani travelling at 15kms per minute. Just a week ago we were in pissing rain.......[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110413023.jpg[/img] [b]The sight of the Sepang Racetrack tells me that we will be landing on Runway 32Right. Beautiful Malaysia.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW29.jpg[/img] [b]I was in KL for three nights, made a trip to Kuala Terengganu for a meeting then it was back to Chiangmai. Good break. In the excitement of planning and anticipating the trip i overlooked the fact that there is a real possibility that I will miss my family when on such a long trip. This break is good, really good. KLIA LCCT. Returning to Chiangmai.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW33.jpg[/img] [b]I arrived in Chiangmai at 0900 and went for breakfast at my favorite cosy cafe, which was just next to our Guesthouse. Pretty no......?[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW41.jpg[/img] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW43.jpg[/img] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW42.jpg[/img] [b]Tired of explaining to people what we are about I made these stickers in KL and pasted them on my bike.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW56.jpg[/img] [b]In the meantime we hung around Simon and Lisa, two British Adventurers who left home 8 years ago, and now claims to hold multiple records for overlanding. They stayed at Riders' Corner. [/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW57.jpg[/img] [b]Simon's fully kitted GS1100. [/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW53.jpg[/img] [b]Outside Riders' Corner the Thais were going rabid with the Songkran[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW45.jpg[/img] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW69.jpg[/img] [b]All sorts of vehicles were roped in.....[/b] [b]Pick-ups[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW89.jpg[/img] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW97.jpg[/img] [b]Monster Trucks[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW105.jpg[/img] [b]Low Rise Pick-up[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW106.jpg[/img] [b]As dusk sets in the moon claws up into the darkening skies....[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW84.jpg[/img] [b]Apparently, in the heat of battle, someone was reported to have drowned in the moat. Rescue 911 came into the scene[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW75.jpg[/img] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110415JW72.jpg[/img] [b]We then sat down with Lisa to discuss our Route into Laos and Cambodia as they were there recently.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110416002.jpg[/img] [b]Simon, Moose and Ivan played around with the bikes.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110416023.jpg[/img] [b]Then it was the Bar for a couple of well earned beers after a hard day at the battlefield.[/b] [IMG]http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k229/nikhuzlan/JW%20pt1/20110416025.jpg[/img] [b]We should be leaving Chiangmai for the Second Chapter of this ride. We have covered about 3000kms so far, and are into our 10th day of the trip. We are all hopefull that the Songkran will be over by tomorrow, the day we plan to leave Chiangmai. Our original plan was to ride to Chiangrai, but we decided that Chiangrai is just another big Thai City, so we chose instead to hug the North Western Border of Thailand and ride through Mae Salong to Mae Sai, before stopping at Chiang Khong for the night. More to come.[/b] [/QUOTE]
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