Monthly Archives: March 2015

planning ahead to Myanmar

March 15, 2015 · by · in Myanmar, Thailand

I applied for my Myanmar visa in Bangkok. This is a fairly straightforward procedure, and visa-seekers can pick up and fill in the requisite two-sided form while standing in line. Easy, right? Not when your pen runs out of ink less than halfway through the form. I’ve been carrying three ballpoint pens with me since […]

Elephant Ahead! Mae Hong Son motorbike loop

March 12, 2015 · by · in Thailand

Ja, another motorbike loop, although likely the last one for this trip. I keep doing these because, at this point in working my way through Southeast Asia, I’m losing interest in visiting sights, be they natural wonders, museums, historical structures. I’m sure the caves and waterfalls of Thailand are worthy, but after seeing so many […]

me and my dream in northern Thailand, looking down from above

March 1, 2015 · by · in Thailand

And by Dream, I mean an eggplant purple, kickstart only, unknown vintage Honda that had a gas gauge that only sorta worked and a key that, I was warned, could be removed from the ignition while running. It was on lanyard that I kept looped around the side mirror to prevent it from being lost. […]