OK... winging it ain't gonna work. The amended plan is this...
1: Commencing 21st Jan: MiniMeet in Chiang Mai....
2: hightail it to Cambodia to buy a bike from Lucky Luckyand see Cambodia

3: 'ave a shot at the Viet border (likely no) fly up into Laos,

4: back to Cambodia, lock up the bike and go into Vietnam where I'll buy a $500 175 to do South Vietnam, sell the Viet bike half price,

5: Pick up the bike Cambodia, over to Thailand where I'll get my visas and shiite under way for India while I spin around Northern thailand,

6 -10+: ... and ferry to India, Sri Lanka, Bang, Mongolia and Bhutan if they'll let me in. That should cover a cruisy six months with a fair spattering of enduro trail riding....

After that who knows .

(shiite all this planning is making the Americas look like a breeze, I just rocked up into Mexico and landed at border after border til I hit the southern ocean...)

PS: THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL UR HELP UR GUYS>>> YEZ R ALL LEGENDS!!!
Anyone that is any of these zones let us know where u are if u'd like to hook up for a or several. Osama and Radzi..., when I get over that side o' town I'll try and duck down south to catch up with you. Stay in touch guys

Chiang Mai mini meet are as follows:

MOTORCYCLE TRAVELLER'S MINI MEETING

What:

Horizons Unlimited Motorcycle Traveller's Meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Who:

Thailand travellers, local riders, friends and guests

Where:

Khaomao Khaofang Restaurant - South of Chiang Mai, near the Night Safari.

Go east from the Night Safari entrance, restaurant is between the Canal Road (Route 121) and Hang Dong Road (Route 108). Phone number - 053-838444

When:

January 19, 2008 - 18:00 hrs. until closing 22:00 hrs.

How To Arrive:

Motorcycle, car, tuk-tuk, taxi (for taxis, call -053 279291)

Cost:

No fees involved - just pay for your food and drink

Why:

"This will be a get-together of motorcyclists and friends. Many will be travellers that have the same dreams - to ride on another continent or even around the world. Share your experiences and get advice from others. Talk to local riders about Thailand roads and attractions, or make new friends that you might meet again on the other side of the globe." Robert Sensale, event organizer.

BTW, we will be discussing plans for a 2009 Horizons Unlimited Southeast Asia Traveller's Meeting. Ideas and volunteers will be needed.

t details are as follows:

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Damn.... I booked my flight to arrive on the 21st... lol See if I can change it.
(Maybe a minimum of planning would be a good thing, )

Anyone wanna give odds on my survival given this less then auspicious start??? for my own safety???

Anyone interested in getting a second meeting organised (just for my sake ) I am seeking organise, well planned person/s to tale role as marketer, chairperson and secretary. And up to 100 other volunteers to party with.

Cheers guyz,
See yez on the road!

"Of course I'm lost! How else can I find somewhere noone has ever been?" (Cpt Barbossa, Pirates Of The Caribbean 3)

Success... see yez @ minimeet!

Wont be able to attend the meet!!

My conference in BKK has been change to the 2,3,4 of February. The HU meeting is on 19th of January. If I attend both meet, I will have to take a real long leave which I dont have

Looks like Im gonna have to skip the Hu meet!

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Seems like u get 'round plenty tho...lol. If I'm down KL way I'll drop ya a line.

Why not do Vietnam first and save yourself a lot of hassles? No storage, no to-ing and fro-ing...

Apply for your India visa shortly before leaving for India: you must leave within x months from the date of issue, not entry! Plus, it's non-extendable. Happened to me.

No ferries to India or Sri Lanka.

Where is Bang?

How do you plan to get to Mongolia? Through China? You are about to open another Pandora's Box altogether.

Bhutan is easy, pay 200$/day.

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Viet first makes a lot of sense, except that I figured if I find a good bike at a good price I'd just buy it straight away (Cambodia maybe). I screwed around for 3 weeks in Mexico City then had to miss Mexico all together when a bike fell through. Hence if I don't find a bike I'll put a "request" in and do Viet first. Other reason is that I wanna try and rock up to a shiite border to Viet and see if I can con my way into, having a good bike in there. Doubtful, I know, but I am so over doing these trips on shiite bikes... (like a Bonus 125, dunno if you know of em but I spent 9 weeks on one last time I did Vietnam).

I'm tossing up getting some"dodgy" paperwork in Cambodia if I end up with a bike that could pass as a 200cc and rip all the stickers off. Worth a shot if nuthin else... although its another highly unlikely scenario might work with something like a DR400, pushing it but possible with a XR650, it'd be dream on a KTMer... aaaah, wold love to do the jungle on a good crosser !

I've been tossing up doing the trip backwards (from the down-under East of Asia view..lol), but I was planning on completing Vietnam (9 weeks wasn't enough and missed the Delat and South west), then deciding in INdia whether I wanna continue through teh middle East and Eastern Europe. (Who knows... this trip mayyyyy end up in CapeTown, lol)

Anyway, that's the long winded, twisted, non-sensical reasons that I have such a shonky Pseudo plan that makes so little sense! Apart from which... if nothing alse it'll give you veterns something to chuckle at.

To be frank.... Captain, Im really confused
or is it Im too slow :confused1:

I dont know understand how your itenary is...



iTs none of my business

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Course its your business Os... how rude would I be if I aksed a question and then said MYOB!!!

Lol, problem probably is that my grasping of the language English is leaves to be desired very much... jejeje.... or my plan is worse than my ability to express myself (far more likely).

Here it is nin basics.... Bedd made a great point about doing Viet first, the reason i ma looking at not following that wise advice is:

a) I have been to Vietnam twice and am excited about seeing Laos and Cambodia first cos I haven't been there;

b)If there is a good bike for sale in Cambodia, I will buy it as a priority AND THEN want to ride it for the first 3 months (new toy syndrome), so Viet is out of teh question for that reason... HOWEVER...

IF: A bike is not available in Cambodia when I get there, then I will follow Beddhists wise advice and do Vietnam first.

Phew..... basically, the only plan I can guarantee is.... I'm gonna ride somewhere in Asia, sometime in the nxt two weeks until I get locked up, thrown out or buried over there.

Okay now I comprehende

becarefull of what you wish!

a freind spent some in prison in myanmar/thailand border while trvelling....
not a nice place to stay eventhough evrything is gratis


BTW maybe we can meet in BKK eary February??

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