The Golden Triangle - 2005

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The first bike trip. Did a one day CBT course in London, rented a 125cc for a month and then two days course on a 500cc finishing with a test. Once the license arrived I flew out to Bangkok and bought a Honda 250 XR to learn to ride for real. The plan was to learn to ride on the easy roads of Thailand, tougher mountain roads in Laos and finally off-road in Cambodia. Two months and a very fun introduction to adventure motorcycling!! 














































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