Buffalo

learned to ride the mud

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November 22nd 2007
After the rain let up we rode to the Burma border. 120km of mountain dirt after a heavy rain. This trip takes the locals 8 hours. We did it in about 4 including breaks. I was having some trouble with the slick red mud. The front tire was sliding out and I'd take a tumble in the mud at about 30kph. I began to tense up and break when I saw the wet streaks. This was the wrong thing to do. ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-West Thailand » Pai

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more