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We pass by what looks to be the official vehicle of rural Cambodia. So many of these on the road It's just basically a trailer attached to an engine. 100% function, 0% form Neda stops to readjust the plastic bottles inside her seat cushion. It's not really working out well for her...

Okay! Suddenly our moods lifted and we felt much better. Especially riding quickly away with O'Smach getting further and further away in our mirrors. We were in a brand new country! We're excited, once again! Such a roller-coaster of emotions... Putting some distance between us and the border...

We trudged over, dejected, to get our visa-on-arrival at the Cambodian office. Step 3. The guy at the office overcharged us $37 for a $30 visa. I read about this. You can put up a fuss and after a lot of time and hassle, they will eventually charge you the right amount. A real proper scam they...

The main overland crossing is at Poipet, on the highway between Bangkok and Siem Reap. At that crossing, we've heard of officials insisting on a Carnet de Passage (Cambodia is not a Carnet country) and requiring a special permit from the government offices in Phnom Penh. Some travelers have had...

Updated from http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/379.html So we're off to Cambodia today! It's a bit of a detour from our trek to Chiang Mai, but this was originally on our SE Asia bucket list, just that we ran out of steam last year. We're a bit conflicted, because although we really want to see...

Okay, back on the road, though more urban landscape I always make fun of Neda when she carries the groceries hanging off the end of her handlebars like the locals do! This picture typifies Thailand for us. The 7-11 in the background. The blue-red-and-white PTT gas station logo. Neda doing her...

The next day we were talking with the one staff person who spoke Engish at our place. When we told her of our so-so steak experience, she recommended another restaurant, Big Joey, just around the corner. I like the name! I had a good feeling about this place. So we pay a visit to Big Joey...

In the evening, we ride out to the main village near the highway to grab some food, just 5 minutes away Muak Lek district has a thriving agro-tourism thing going on with all the dairy farms in the area. The rolling meadows around here make for a perfect place to raise cattle and the farms have...

North of Bangkok, we turn east and head into Muak Lek District in Saraburi. From the road, we see dairy farms for the first time. There are cows everywhere here! We must investigate. And by investigate, I mean eat. We check into an awesome resort-style accommodation in the town of...

We're still far enough south that there's a prevalent Muslim population, which means: Malaysian food!!! I love roti canai! Further north, we stay overnight in Prachuap Khiri Khan. Too cloudy to visit the beaches! Going for a little ride to find food Roadside vendor. Eat, Sleep, Ride! The...

Aaaand it rains again... Seriously? Is this the way it's gonna be all the way to Chiang Mai?!? We leave Khao Sok National Park behind us as we head further north. We've done this road once before, when we rode all the way south to Singapore. Now, doing it in reverse, we already know what's in...

The next day, we head out deeper into the park. Amazing riding past these huge karst formations! We take a little detour to get off the main road. We have dirt bikes after all! Despite all the aforementioned drawbacks to riding these small motorcycles, sometimes it's nice to just shoot off...

The place we're staying in had these great bungalows in the jungle. They're called Jungalows. I just made that up. One of the most distinct features of Khao Sok are these towering limestone mountains shrouded in trees. They rise up all around us. Neda is loving being surrounded by nature!

After our seat stuffing experiment at the gas station, we suit up and get ready to continue. And that's when it starts to rain And not just rain. It comes down in buckets. Like a proper tropical torrential downpour. Sa-Wha-Dee-Faaa.... And it *has* to happen on our very first day on the road...

Updated from http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/378.html Well we've been tooling around Phuket for a couple of weeks now, I think we're ready to hit the road and kick-start the Chiang Mai lifestyle. The security guard at our condo building takes one last picture of us before we head out I think...

Then the skies darken and we're racing back home to beat the showers! 555! We found a great crab place, just down the street from Kata Two weeks here and life is good in Phuket. However, this was never meant to be our final resting place. Phuket is cheap for a resort town, but it's not...

My zena, having the time of her life! Oblivious to all the Slavic pimping activities going on behind her back If you look up the word, "Frolic" in the dictionary, this is the picture under the definition Despite the gross Russian encounter, Kata Beach has become our go-to spot for sun and...

I remember when we last left Phuket back in the spring, we were so sick of the heat in SE Asia that we gave a pass on the world-famous beaches on the island. Didn't even visit once. But now we're totally in the mood for some sun, sand and surf! Hop on the bikes to go to the beach The beach is...

Phuket Nights One thing we've got to get used to again is how early the night falls here. At the equator, the days are exactly 12 hours long, no matter what time of year it is. Which means, it starts to get dark around 5PM and the sun always sets at 6PM, give or take a few minutes depending on...

So... life is not all peaches and cream in the Land of Smiles... I've hurt my back somehow. I can only walk for about half-an-hour before I have to find a hard surface to lie down flat on my back. And no, this isn't some lame excuse to get out of hiking! It's excruciating. I've never felt this...