Assurancetourix - Daily life in Thailand and what I see

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Thursday 5 of january 2017

 

No MTBike balade today;

must go to the Immigration office for my 90 days report ..

And went also to the bike shop of a good friend in Sakon Nakhon ; he is the boss of the Sakon Nakhon bike club

 

 

On the way coming back home; theses two Bibendum ( Michelin dolls ) on a truck at the lights at Phangkhon ..

 

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January 6th 2017 - 88 kilometers - Olympus TG 860

 

 

Went to Waritchaphum and some rural roads ..

 

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Sunday 8th of january 2017 - 66 kilometers - Olympus TG 860

 

Nice balade by Sawang Cycling Club

 

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Monday 9 of january 2017 - 45 kilometers - Olympus Tg 860

 

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Tuesday 10 of january 2017 - 53 kilometers - Olympus TG 860

 

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Wednesday 11 of january 2017 - 89 kilometers - Olympus TG 860

 

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Thursday 12 of january 2017 - 84 kilometers - Olympus TG 860

 

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And we had  rain !

 

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Friday 13 of january 2017 - 47 kilometers - Olympus TG 860

 

Went to ban Plouak, not very far from my village , where a good german friend is living;

he speaks fluently german, english, french, thai and issan lao languages !!

 

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Not really easy to read where to go ! ( safety first, u know ! )

 

 

Was cycling in the middle of huge rubber trees plantations on the two sides of the road

 

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Found nices second hand cars to sell ; a beautiful Peugeot on the right side

 

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Coming back home, this new MAN from Laos , rd 22 .

 

 

Not far from my village a new water castle

 

 

Fine 2,000 baht , expensive

 

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Saturday 14 of january 2017 - 61 kilometers - Olumpus TG 860

 

 

Went to Nong Mek on road 22 ;

Here is a U-Turn

 

 

Where a ting-tong and bababobo thai people made a new restaurant ; some days it's nearly impossible to do the U turn correctly because there are too many big trucks ; that day, nobody .we are lucky .

 

 

 

On the rd, coming back

 

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Sunday 15 of january 2017 - no bicycle

 

We went to Kasersart University  Sakon Nakhon where our second daughter is for four years ; it's on rd 22 to Nakon Phanom .

About 8 kilometers from that University the little town of Thare ;

it's a particular town in Thailand, nearly all people are catholics

 

A long time ago, not so long, maybe 6 or 7 years ago, there was a catholic radio station inside that tower with St Michael archangel on the top

 

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Inside the little town the  very beautiful cathedral St Michael ; looks like a boat ..

 

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And Lourdes cave ; there is also a Lourdes cave in Nakon Phanom catholic cathedral; it's along the Mekong

 

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Monday 16 of january 2017 - a few kilometers with my MTBike, of course , 49 km - all photos with Olympus TG 860

 

 

Tried to shoot with the sun in front of the camera ..

 

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And rubber trees..I like/love to cycle in the middle of huge rubber trees plantatations .

 

 

Coming back home, I stopped at my thai friend bikeshop, Khun Neung in Sawang , I asked him to change my brakes on the two wheels , the chain , a new XT for nine speeds and the 9 speed group;

The brakes had nearly 16,000 km ( one year ! ) and the chain + the group had 13,000 km , they were new in march day 19 , 2016 . , they were used .

done in less than one hour , 4,000 baht

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Tuesday 17 of january 2017 - MTB 80 km - Olympus TG 860

 

( only ) Two photos ; a big truck on rd 22

 

 

And my friend Jon on his new toy ; 1,000 cc and 160 HP ; whaouuuu , wroom wroom

 

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Thursday 19 of january 2017 - 103 km - Olympus TG 860

 

Went to Nikhom Nam Un on rd 2218 ; it's the rd to Phu Phan which is on rd 213 ( Sakon Nakhon to Kalasin )

Again, only two photos

 

Rd 2218 from Waritchaphum to Phu Phan

 

 

Coming back, rd 2021 - rd between Ban Kham_Bit to rd 22

 

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Friday 20 of january 2017 - 60 km - Olympus TG 860

 

Went to Nong Mek , rd 22 and coming back home on the same road .

 

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Today , saturday 21 of january 2017 - 103 km - Olympus TG 860

 

When they have enough water Issan farmers can grow rice twice a year ; it's along rd 2021 a few km after Song Dao

 

 

Rd 2218 to Phu Phan

 

 

Rd 2021 , coming back home, two km before arriving in Song Dao

 

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Sunday 22 of january 2017 - MTBike 70 km - Olympus TG 860

 

Rd 22 not far from my village;

nobody respect the speed; and never seen a radar ; where is the police ?

 

 

Rd 2280 to Charoen Sin

 

 

Two days ago, a dramatic accident in Italy; 16 dead in a coach on the motorway near Verona;

nothing about that accident in the world news of ThaiVisa..Why ?

 

http://www.20minutes.fr/monde/2000051-20170121-italie-16-morts-accident-car-transportant-adolescents-hongrois

 

Four coaches on rd 2280 ;