The next day it was off to Soppong or Sappong. The Canadians and the Greeks with their rented bikes and me with Mikes Honda Sonic. We took the road leading to Mea Hong Son and after a few kilometers there is almost no more traffic. Soppong is about half way between Pai and Mae Hong…
More Pictures from Pai with more friends coming and going. In only 9 days my visa for Thailand is finished. 2 months are gone – too fast as usual. The garlic fields are harvested all over the north. Last week they did start here in Pai as well. Everybody helps the others and if it…
Looks like I am back and things are good. A bit late if you ask but what to do? A lot of friends are gone already and a lot will be come up and say Hi! Here are a few pictures so you know what happened since the last post. Olivier from Canada visited. We…
Happy Birthday 2 Me! The best Restaurant in Pai: Sapah Muang Pai Birthday Dinner Since most of my friends where not in Pai or had dinner invitations that evening it was a small event. But we had very good food and some beers. A nice evening. Than we went to the house of Dee &…
There you go!! There was a time when Khao San Road was 24/7 party. Do you remember when people had a plane at 4 in the morning or at 8? So they had the last beer with the guys that came into Bangkok International with a plane at 2 or so in the morning. Some…
A few pictures from the khlong next to my guest house towards the khlong boat that goes to Pratunam. Apart from a “Boutique Hotel” that someone had to put there it still feels like small-town Thailand. Almost no car noise and everything happens in slow motion. You find chicken along the khlong They were happy…
Last summer, Ru came back to Stuttgart and stayed at my place. It was the second time for her, and she liked it. She told me that she would open a hostel on Ko Pha Ngan or Koh Phangan so I said I visit her on the island when I get to Thailand. I never…
The last batch of pictures from Georgetown, Penang. Not my cup of tea. But good for the guys owning the trishaw – hope the guys that pedal the bike do own it as well! To much shit went down here The famous Queen Victoria Memorial Clock Tower. Commissioned in 1897 by a local millionaire to…
Time time time – no more time! After a few days in Penang it was time to move on. Wanted to visit Ru on Ko Pha Ngan so I got a ticket to Surat Thani. There was a mini bus early in the morning. A Chinese couple and a local couple where the only others…
George Town is the capital of the state of Penang in Malaysia. It is named after Britain’s King George III. Countless Chinese and Indian temples, neoclassical reminders of the Raj and a gazillion old-fashioned little shops make Georgetown a fascinating place to wander.It was listed by UNESCO in 2008 as a World Heritage Site and…
Was sitting in Singapore a few days to long. But I could help Delphine a bit with her new apartment so everything good. Since I had an appointment in Bangkok at the 26th it was time to move. And there where other people waiting on the way up as well. Thank you very much Delphine…
That was quite a busy end of the year for me. Every time I go on a longer trip all sorts of stuff happens a few days before i head out. This year I had friends from Australia visiting, my get away party, a 5 day trip to Chicago and a lot of little things…