Assurancetourix Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 Yesterday, monday , may 02 , 2016 63 kilometers on some roads I discover .. Road 2280 direction Charoen_Sin a stop for this beautiful tree and a test " macro " on one of the flowers; don't like so much, maybe it's better to shoot in a normal program ? A few kilometers later, I turn left on rd 4067, a new road for me A test on an abandonned umbrella I like road marks in Thailand ..........when there is something writting on them Here, I can know I'm at 10 kilometers from the main road 2091 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 I have roads similar to villagefarang one's ; nobody , deserted roads with sometimes a truck or a motorbike About the truck, in the "trucks and buses " line I'm asking about the brand; it's like an old Isuzu but not the same body Always, in Thailand, we can discover a huge something on a secondary road; here a beautiful cheddi belonging to this Wat No flash but I had the sun in front of me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 I'm at about 5 kilometers from the main road, entrance of a village where they are enlarging the pond It's Thailand ; a " stop " mark in the middle of nowhere And two kilometers later, arriving the main road, no stop When cycling you can turn your head on the left or the right , here it's on my right, behind some huge vegetation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 I know where is the road to go there, so ... Stencil work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 Coming back; we are, my wife and I , in villagefarang town - Phaya_Mengrai Not easy to use the laptop in the resort where we are; no table but a good WiFi We left our little village in Issan three days ago ; did a stop at Phayao University to give a big bag of rice and a "printer" for computer to a nephew who is learning how to become mathematic teacher - 5 years and he just finished his first year On the road to the north Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 Many photos already; 73 are already on my Flickr account ; yesterday a little " decrassage" my wife and I on our MTBikes; we did 45 km; Here an old tobacco mill , abandonned; I shall go there to-morrow again to visit that much and shoot more photos A Wat along the road The beginning of a very difficult road; we are going to Phu_Chi_Fa mountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Thai people are often funny; on the road mark it's written 8%; maybe because they never found the other road marks where it's written 28 % When I saw that road mark, I decided to come back, my wife was waiting for me on the main road .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 At 1 pm the same day, villagefarang came with his SUV to our Resort which is at the end of Phaya Mengrai on the road going to Khun_Tan; I came with him my wife was tired after her cycling ride in the morning ; and we decided to take the same road I did the morning but going at the top of the mountain; with a bicycle, even a MTBike it's a very difficult road; sometimes percentages more than 30 % ; I'm sure , and villagefarang was sure as I was . If youn have eyes of a lynx you can discover Phu_Chi_Fa mountain on this not very beautiful photo ; it's about at 20 km from us A Hmong village A 8% road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jongunnar Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Beautiful! But you have left for the north already then :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Yesterday , with Lai, my wife, we went to Phu_Chi_Fa with our pickup ( did 175 km in that day ); The same road as yesterday with villagefarang; a little stop at a house where you can find a photo of the " feet mark " of Rama IX and a beautiful tree We are at a few kilometers from Phu_Chi_Fa The beginning of a 730 meters trail on our feet At the top, a man with a camera and a laser printer if you want a photo of you ( if you don't like selfies ) 60 baht the photo, I know it's only 5 baht in a town, but here they are Hmong and you all know how they are disconsidered by thai administration, so if we can help them a little bit .. I like this photo, and you ? We had enough places on the parking lot; we were alone, the other pickup belongs to Hmongs workers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Beautiful! But you have left for the north already then :-( Hello Jon, ; not yet, we are still in Phaya Mengrai; we will come back in two days, the 12th of may because we must be in Udon next friday morning ; a meeting at the Centara hotel with the french Consul . We saw roads where you will or can enjoy with your beautiful Honda 650 cc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 The day , 9th of may isn't finished; We decide to come back to Phaya Mengrai by the road going to Chiang Khong; in the mountain many chineses villages , like on the other side of Chiang Rai province ( Mae Salong , for ex ) We are in the valley of the Mae_Nam_Khong ( Mekong ) Always beautiful and sometimes stranges Wat along the road A stop for eating and a nice pickup as we love them here on TV forum Safety First, as usual, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 What is that new "truc " Jimmy " Sorry, but you have posted more images than you are allowed to " so I did a new post and cannot post it; how long I have to wait for that new post ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 What is that new "truc " Jimmy " Sorry, but you have posted more images than you are allowed to " so I did a new post and cannot post it; how long I have to wait for that new post ? We'll I'll put this way, if no one is having problems viewing, which has not been an issue anyone has mentioned ... you can start now`! If anyone does find it an issue... PM Ron or me.... then we'll look at limits... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Ok Jimmy; maybe somewhere in TV rules there is the answer; maybe it's 40 or 50 images maximum for one day? And also maybe you or another admin can have a look at this ( minor ) problem ? and give access to send more image every day .. Today was/is still the tenth of may and Lay and I were on our MTBike for a little loop ; we did 52 kilometers; Living our resort, we had a stop less than 2 km later ; on our left side a beautiful " Big Bouddha " A nice Etan " Isuzu " in a field As I wrote yesterday, more photos about that old tobacco mill A special dedicace for villagefarang Some vehicles as we like here on TV forum And a beautiful Wat door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuijimmy Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Ok re this: "Ok Jimmy; maybe somewhere in TV rules there is the answer; maybe it's 40 or 50 images maximum for one day?" I have asked the question at HQ... we'll see what feedback we get! BTW you've posted some lovely images in your What I see, section! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share Posted May 11, 2016 Merci Jimmy Today, wednesday 11th of may 2016 a loop alone; Lai is still tired after her 52 km yesterday . So a loop rd 1152 to road 1020; at the lights on the right direction Thoeng; In Thoeng, again on my right on road 1020 ( same number ) , about 10 kilometers and turn right again on road 1174 direction Phaya Mengrai ; total kilometers today 65 Rd 1152 I turn on my right here And looking on my right Road 1020 A beautiful Wat on my right side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share Posted May 11, 2016 Always on road 1020 ; a pickup as we like/love them on TV forum A little mosquee on the left side of the road Many Etan in Chiang_Rai province A big truck with Michelin " Poupees " We are on road 1174; a beautiful stadium in the middle of nowhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share Posted May 11, 2016 Another beautiful Wat on a little hill, road 1174 And two other Etan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 17, 2016 Author Share Posted May 17, 2016 A long time I don't send photos here; Coming back from villagefarang province, wonderfull one ! ,we left Phaya_Mengrai at 5 am thursday 12th of may coming back to Udon Thani where we arrived end of afternoon the same day . Looking for a good hotel not far from Centara which is , I think, very expensive, we passed the night at the Pannarai hotel in the " farang" street; it's between the Central Plaza and the railway station ; A nice room, a private parking for the pickup And a big breakfast in the morning where I have eaten something which was not good for my stomach; I think it was the ham ; I ate an egg and my wife also, a salad and my wife also and she was not ill; but she didn't ate some pieces of ham In the middle of afternoon, I was suddenly in fever and incapable of doing anything .. Ok, a turista, so I can eat much kao thom and in 24 hours it's finished . It was not a turista but an alimentary intoxication; one and half a day in the Sawang hospital with many blood , urine and "ki" exams, electroencephalogram, chest X-ray... and a nice room for me , formidable ( Aznavour ); I came back home yesterday afternoon ; I'm still a little bit in the sky; lost 6 kg in one day ! Even listening my favorite music on U-Tube ( Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerrard ), difficult to write on the laptop .; so excuse me if not often here on TV forum . Some other photo of Udon Thani Central Plaza at 8.30 am saturday 14 The Centara Hotel behind the Central Plaza, same hour, Edit ; the price of the room at the Pannarai hotel : 1800 baht; surely less expensive on Booking or Agoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 Yesterday ,We had a big storm and much water; and " rebelote" this afternoon ; Each time no internet ( I have a WiMax connection ) and sometimes no electricity ; not easy to write and send photos on the forum; I'm still a little bit weak after my disease, so I stay at home , eating drugs and vitamines . Only one photo today; two of my dogs sleeping on the floor at one foot of my chair ; they are so little 5 years and 2,5 kg for the black and white 6 months and 1 ,2 kg for the brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevjohn Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Hope you are up and about soon Assurancetourix. Love all your photos, Those two little dogs look very contented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 I'm ok, thank u kevjohn . Today, monday 23 of may I did 70 kilometers on my MTBike; only normal roads; now, in the rainy season I don't go on red roads, I don't have the good tyres for that . Road 22 in the direction of Udon Thani; the trucks are in the direction of Sakon Nakhon As everybody here on TV forum know, Safety First And next storm, again " fai-dap " , the poles will be on the ground The " art " to make knots; maybe electrician workers in Thailand went to Navy schools ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 On the road from Han Noi ( not Hanoi ) - road 22 and road 2239 to Chaiwan Never knew if these are petroleum tankers or for liquid sugar; there is a huge sugar mill on the other side of the road Same road, and if I had ( not a hammer ) but a Fuji X Pro 2 I'm sure the colors will be better As I wrote yesterday, when I see a beautiful truck ... Or an Etan, sorry, khun_tan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 Arriving in Chaiwan, we are monday so the coffee shop close to the garage where they make " Etan " is open As Dancealot shoots ( thank u ! ) I'm now on the road to Ban Tha_Sila Making a new asphalt road I stopped there because of the color of the water That's all for today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 After a night with much rain; it was still raining a little bit this morning when I decided to go on the roads with my MTBike ; What we can see from our garden Outside our village , less than one km from our house Road 22 in the direction of Sakon Nakhon; we are at Prasat Khom, about 15 km from Sawang Daen Din; no curv as you can see on the last photo; for me another sleeping driver ; it's " fresh " not yet police, only people from the company with a truck tractor " solo " and a big another crane truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob13 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 asleep at the wheel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 I think so but in Thailand it's never the fault of the driver; it's , u have the choice : - brakes failed - it was raining - somebody was talking to the driver - and so on ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted May 26, 2016 Author Share Posted May 26, 2016 Today, thursday 26 of may 2016 ; beautiful day, sunny, no rain so Ilet me take advantage ... I just began to cycle and my father in law was coming to speak with my wife Devinette , riddle ; what is the meaning of this number : 24 ( I know the answer, of course ) ; no, it's not an hotel " boum boum " On my road, a milk truck A stop in Phangkhon for a lunch; nice restaurant with beautiful toilets, lavabo with soap and hand towel ! Road 22, coming back home , from Phangkhon 99 kilometers today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobs Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 ... 99 kilometers today How can you do that? I bought a MT bike about 4 months ago, and I only put maybe 20 km in it... on flat roads around home! Hot, tired, sweating... OMG! Not a pleasant experience... ... Well, maybe I have to give it another try... Cheers, Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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