BANGKOK
After Australia we fly to Bangkok.We spend only 4 days there.Bangkok is very big city.If you go there you first have to think what you want see and do and choose hotel after that.Distances are very long there and it is 24 hours traffic jam every day.During our time in Bangkok there was
LOY KRATHONG festival.It is like end of harvest,goddess of water and full moon party.
People make floating flowers and candle bouts and put them at river or lake.We meet one old tuktuk
driver and shows us Bangkok.We visit big buddha temple and take also river boat sightseeing.
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Our tuktuk driver,he charge us 50 bath per one hour.It is about 1,2 Eur
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| River bout sightseeing |
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| Monks |
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| They sell beer and other stuff from boats too |
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| Loy Krathong festival |
PHUKET
After Bangkok we fly to Phuket.Phuket is Thailands biggest island.We go several days to Patong beach.We rent scooters and I can tell you ,I have never been big fan of scooters and it was maybe
30 years ago I ride scooter last time.Scooters here are very popular.We rent small ones 125 cc.
They are very easy to handle ,they go like 100 km/h just perfect machines for these roads and traffic
here at Phuket island.Phuket island is about 60-70 km long at south -north direction so distances are not so long here.Now I have to say ,scooters are cool!
We make small daily trips to Phromthep Cape (southest point of Phuket island),Big Buddha (45 meters high Buddha statu covered with white marble.We also ride to see Wat Chalong (biggest tempple at Phuket island).One day we ride out from Phuket island to Phang-Nga.It is like natural park
north from Phuket.Really nice views there.One morning I try to go Old town of Phuket city but I
only ride 8 km and police stops me.It takes 2,5 hours that write me ticket.It also my fault because I start shout to cop.Reason for ticket was that in Thailand you must have insurance for scooter too
but it is impossible to rent one.There is no place here very you can rent scooter with insurance.So after 2,5 hours they finally write me ticket 500 bath and I pay it away and start to ride again.Hotel owner who rent scooter to me pay it back to me which was really nice.
Per meet his family and I meet my wife Sanna.Me and Sanna rent also scooter for 2 weeks and
we ride around Phuket island almost every day.We ride one day to see Old town of Phuket city.It is
few block area which was made by portugal people more than hundred years ago at same trip we ride to small island where was sea gypsy village.
We watch two times thai boxing here.Before fight they have rituals which takes several minutes.
Thai boxing fights they also kick .
We rent Harley road king for that.We rent harley from Nickys Handlebar,Patong beach.
Nickys Handlebar is restaurant,hotel,motorcycle rent place.If you ever go to Patong beach check it out.It is like biker bar,very good food also and staff very helpful and nice.We recommend!
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| Road to Rayong |
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| My biker girl |
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| Nickys Handlebar |
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| Nickys handlebar |
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| Indian sidecar at Nickys |
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| They also built and restore bikes at Nickys handlebar |
Last evening with Sanna we fly some balloons.
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| Young man little helps us with balloons |
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| Here it goes |
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| You must wait for awhile before you can let it go |
Thailand was nice but now it is time to go.Next I fly to Madrid Spain for christmas and after that I fly to Buenos Aires Argentina for new year.Then plan is to take bus to Chile and pick up bikes.
Thanks Ulrika,Kasper,Nadja and Sanna.Stay strong Ana and Per
