We got to the motorbike hire place at 8.30 as arranged. We were supposed to be renting a yellow Honda Wave ( already christened "the ye...

We were beginning to give up. All the decent bicycle shops in Chiang Mai didn't deal with secondhand stuff. The shops that did only deal...

Just a few photos of bikes & cars spotted around Chiang Mai and prompted by a little meet we stumbled across. Sorry pics are a bit dark,...

We crossed back into Thailand the next morning. A new bridge (the Friendship Bridge IV) now links Laos and Thailand at Houay Xay & Chian...

Now don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against backpackers..... Well, maybe I have a bit. I did it when I were a lad. The last tim...