Title: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand – 8,300 km in 31 Days
Description: The author’s photos and anecdotes from his one-month motorcycle ride from Singapore around Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos from 1 February to 3 March, 2014. The bike is a sixteen-year old BMW 1998 R1100R with 157,000 km. There were 25 riding days, roughly a week in Thailand going north, a week in Cambodia, a week in Laos, and another week in Thailand going south. The average speed on riding days was just 55 km/h including fuel stops, water stops, photo stops, rest breaks, and border crossings. On four riding days in Cambodia and Laos the average speed was less than 37 km/h. Some days the bike hardly came out of first and second gear because the road surface was so poor.
Subjects: BMW Motorcycle, Motorcycle Touring, BMW R1100R, Adventure Riding, ADV Rider
Places: Ayutthaya, Bokor, Bolaven Plateau, Cambodia, Chumphon, Don Khong, Hat Yai, Hua Hin, Kampong Cham, Kampot, Kep, Koh Chang, Koh Kong, Kong Lor Cave, Krabi, Kratie, Laos, Mekong, Nam Ngum Reservoir, Pattaya, Phetchabun, Phonsavan, Ranong, Sihanoukville, Singapore, Tad Fane Falls, Thailand, Thakek, Udon Thani, Vang Vieng, Vientiane
Time periods: 2014