The Siamerican

Initially, the Siamerican’s plan was to drive the Kawasaki 130 cc from Bangkok to Phuket, as he did back in March. The plans and logistics have slightly changed. Now he will haul the motorbike some 200 kilometers to Pattaya later on this morning. There, he will join his American comrade, ex Marine turned anthropologist, Klaus […]

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Settling back down her in Phuket for five days now, about half way through this semi vacation. Most of the time has been spent at the inlaws pad, spending time with the son, television, and computer, while the kid’s mom is off at work. Kid’s grandma is here sewing away, while the brother in law […]

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008; early evening
Today, the Siamerican has aspired to finally embark on what has been an often anticipated and heavily considered journey; To drive his Kawasaki ZX130 street moped from Bangkok down and across Thailand’s peninsular Isthmus of Kra to the island of Phuket demands some 900 kilometers (aprox 540 miles) of sharp […]

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The Siamerican Wanderer has embarked on his longest and furthest motorbike venture yet�6 hours on the motorbike covering over 400 kilometers through the kingdom�s breast up into the Korat Plateau, to one of Thailand�s largest cities, Nakorn Ratchisima, the gateway to Northeastern Thailand–on a personal challenge of endurance, spontaneity, and of course, leisure.

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As mentioned in this blog entry of the most recent trip to Bangkok on the motorbike, the wanderer chose a different, more scenic route to/from the capital. On this particular trip, instead of taking the straightforward route along Rama II expressway-freeway, sharing the road with various 2 to 12 wheeled industrial, private, and transport […]

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