Along the border – Kok Thong to Hua Khwang

This day started great and ended up funny in a not really positive way. In the home stay in Kok Thong we enjoyed a really delicious home made breakfast, even…

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Along the border – Chiang Khan to Kok Thong

Spoiler alarm – an epic day in Loei!!! Another cold morning in the North of Isaan so let’s take it easy and start late after coffee and some simple breakfast.…

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Along the border – Nong Khai to Chiang Khan

Brrrrrr what the hell is that cold in the morning! You know the feeling when you start a motorbike trip in hot weather with only a mesh jacket and you…

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Along the border – Bueng Khan to Nong Khai

It is getting cooler, seems like winter in the North-East of Thailand (Isaan) is arriving. So let’s take it easy in the morning, relax and sleep longer!! The trip today…

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Along the border – Bueng Khan

After yesterdays 413 km ride in strong winds it was time to take a break in Bueng Khan. Bueng Khan is a small province in the north east of Isaan,…

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Along the border – Khemarat to Bueng Khan

Weather start getting cooler. But heavy wind, almost storm.Not fun in Thailand as strong wind means a lot of dust. We started early this morning, at 6.30 am. It was…

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Along the border – Khong Chiam to Khemarat

Winter not arrived yet so another hot day in Isaan even that the wind from the North started. What is a good sign for that cooler weather will arrive soon.…

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Along the border – Nam Yuen to Khong Chiam

The weather forecast promised another hot day in Isaan.So we woke up at 5 am and started riding at 6 am. Cool and fresh air at this time. Not far…

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Along the border – Sisaket to Nam Yuen

Since a couple of years a ride along the Thailand border of Cambodia and Laos was in my plan.This ride is mostly along the Mekong river. On the 13th of…

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Royal Enfield Meteor 350

After a couple of years as a pillion, my wife finally decided to try to ride a motorbike by herself. Ok, I pushed her a bit in the right direction…lol…

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One month in Thailand

After one month in Thailand not a big trip – yet!? Busy with the house, busy organising many things and a trip to Rayong by car with the little one.But…

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Royal Enfield Thailand is a bad joke

On the 20th of March 2023 I bought a new Royal Enfield Meteor 350 with some add ons like crash bars, fog lights, windshield etc in Khon Kaen at Royal…

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BMW R1250 GS Adventure Samerberg, Bavaria, Germany

Cruising along the alpine foothills

Weyarn, Irschenberg, Rosenheim, Samerberg Stay home ! No not because a pandemic but because at home it’s great as well. This trip along the alpine foothills is great. You have…

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Day trip to the Allgäu

Really lucky that I got an appointment for the first service within 3 days – even that it is high season and the workshops are normally fully booked. One more…

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BMW R1250 GS Adventure

The first 1.000 km on the GSA

When I picked up the GSA from the dealer I was really surprised that there is no sticker on the fuel tank. Sticker about wear-in period. The mechanic mentioned, that…

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BMW R1250 GS Adventure

Triumph Tiger 1200 —> BMW 1250 GS

One of the best decisions I have made in this year was to swap this Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer to this black beast, a BMW 1250 GS Adventure. Why…

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A little bit of off-road riding…

Germany is not Scandinavia or the Balkan countries.Unfortunately off-road riding with a motorbike is very restricted here. Sometimes I have the feeling that this sign.… …is one of the most…

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The last trip with the Triumph Tiger

After owning the Tiger for 3 month and riding her for 12.000 km included a great trip to France, Spain and Portugal, this trip in Germany is the last one.…

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1.114 km in 15 hrs

The receptionist was right on the day before – great weather now. Sunny and around 20 degrees in the morning already. Hurry with the breakfast to get on the road…

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Rushing in Spain – will it be better in France?

New day, new luck?! Nope guy’s, unfortunately not really. Weather still not good so I decided to go back on the road and make it to France over the Pyrenees…

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