Singapore | Mar 2 2023 | From Forest City via Tuas border crossing I made the triumphant ride down the Keppel Expressway to Tanjong...

Mar 1 2023 | So here it was: the final leg of my journey around SE Asia that started in mid-Oct. While I was feeling a bit glum about the...

Feb 27-28 2023 | The penultimate (whew, big word!) stage of my SE Asia journey. So close to home, but so much appalling weather. It had...

Feb 25-27 2023 | Another blase ride. The weather was turning horrible, with torrential rain combined with incessant wind. My main...

Feb 24-26 | Another windy, monotonous 3-hour ride down the east coast. I had been considering a quick detour to go diving in the...

Describes my solo motorcycle ride from Nakhon Si Thammarat to Pattani, and 2-day stay there.

Feb 19-20 2023 | Departed Koh Phangan on the last leg of my 4-month trip, back to Singapore, and I was stoked to be heading to Nakhon Si...

Feb 6-7 2023 | This was basically a commute ride, cover the 200km+ on the the free with the intention of catching a ferry to Koa Tao or...

Feb 5-6 2023 | After returning from my north Sumatra 3-week trip, I proceeded straight to BKK BMW Motorrad, where I discovered they had...

Indonesia | Jan 22-25 2023 | Left Lumba Lumba Dive Resort for Sabang. Did a quick tour around town, then further around island, checked...

Indonesia | Jan 18-19 2023 | Last leg of the Sumatra trip north, another long day of riding. Nice views of Takengon riding up into the...

Indonesia | Jan 17-18 2023 | An epic route. Set out from Ketambe at 11:00, planning to stop overnight on the way to Takengon, about 7...

Indonesia | Jan 15-16 2023 | Day 2 in Sumatra, here's where the ride got very interesting. Woke up to 15C in Berastagi, with a great view...

The ride and stay at Berstagi, from Medan, the first stage of my solo 3-week moto journey around northern Sumatra on a rental Yamaha NMax scooter.

Jan 2023 | Here's a brief and tips on Cambodia motorcycle adventure route and travel based on my 25 days riding there. My route Ride...

Jan 8-14 2023 | It was pretty much full-on expressway from Pattaya to Bangkok, double-deck type on the last 60 minutes of the ride....

Describes the ride, ferry from Koh Chang to Pattaya and stay there. Part of a 4-month road trip on a Singapore-registered BMW 310gs.

Published: January 2023 | Preparation Before I left Singapore, I read online that you need an authorised letter of approval from the local Lao consulate in order to enter the country on a Singapore-registered motorcycle. I copied an example of a sample of such a letter found online, revised it with my anticipated trip, and emailed it to the authorities (apparently you are supposed to do it in person, but I was already in Thailand at that point). I got a quick reply from them

Nov 26-27 2022 | Decision of day was to ride short two hours to Thakhek, or a bone-numbing six hours further south. Read up about...

Nov 25-26 | Departed Na Hin for Khong Lor Cave, though caves (temples, waterfalls) are not top on my list of must do activities. But this...