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Assurancetourix - Daily life in Thailand and what I see

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Monday 23 of january 2017 - MTBike 76 km - Olympus TG 860

 

Went to Nong Han on rd 22

 

It's a U-turn ; maybe police is waiting for a nice accident to do something against the two thai people who made two wooden restaurant along the non official parking lot , because of those big trucks using it as a parking lot ?

 

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I'm in Nong Han

 

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On my way coming back, not far from Nong Mek, an ancient benzine service

 

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Ban Kudchik , about 12 km from my village ; there is a PT station and it's the end of the four lanes rd

 

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Security distance between two heavy vehicles ;

in Europe, 50 meters minimum;

in Thailand , what u want :post-4641-1156693976:

 

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Today, wednesdau 25 of january 2017 - MTBike 60 km - Olympus TG 860

 

Rd 22 in the direction of Sakon Nakhon; U-turn at Wang where there is a 2 km long four lanes and a traffic light ;

 

On my way coming back home

 

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Maybe a little bit blurred, I was cycling when shooting the photo

 

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A beautiful and expensive " Etan " - about 500,000 baht ! - in the Kubota garage along rd 22, left side of the rd going to Udon

 

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Thursday 26 , january 2017 - MTBike 101km - Olympus TG 860

 

A loop : My village - Song Dao - Waritchaphum - Phangkhon - Sawang Daen Din - my village

 

On rd 2021, a quad with a thai driver ; don't forget it's forbidden to drive a quad on public roads in Thailand

 

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Still on rd 2021 , these antennas are like the Pisa tower ...it's because of my 21 mm lens :cheesy:

 

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Rd 227, not far from Waritchaphum .. salad culture " hors sol " / off-ground ; only water, no ground

 

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Friday 27 january 2017 - MTBike 106 km - Olympus TG 860

 

 

A loop ; my village - Nong Maek ( rd 22 ) turn right direction Ban Dung on rd 2096 ; did 30 km , turn right on rd 2270 , did 20 km, turn right on rd 2091  in the direction of Sawang Daen Din ( 14 km )  and turn right on rd 22

 

Rd 22

 

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Rd 2096

 

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Sometimes a surprise .. Rd 2270

 

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Young sugar cane

 

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rd 2270 - Wat Kham Chanod is a beautiful Wat in Udon province

 

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Another beautiful and new Wat

 

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Yesterday, I went to the recycle mill with the plastic bottles I pick every time I'm on the roads with my MTBike ;

plastic bottles, and krapong of bier, coke..

 

Here on my Isuzu pickup what I have collected in three weeks :cheesy: = 944 baht  ;

about 1,000 baht each month = free new parts for the bike :whistling:

 

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The pickup above is 7 years old and have 132,000 km ; I bought four new tyres a few months ago ; the old ones had 127,000 km and was not slicks as u can see on many thai pickups .:post-4641-1156693976: .

 

 

Today, sunday 29, january 2017 - MTBike 80 km - Photos : Olympus TG 860

 

A beautiful tree on Pattaya Three beach

 

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Where workers are , far away with mecanichal showel

 

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On rd 22, a beautiful big truck

 

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Rd 2239 in the direction of Chaiwan

 

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Rd 2015 in the direction of Nong Mek ;

A nice Wat door and a field of young cassava

 

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Monday 30, january 2017 - MTBike 105 km - Olympus TG 860

 

Road 2280 from Sawang Daen Din to the road 222 ( Phang Khon to Beung Khan ) and U-turn to come back home.

 

I love trucks especially when they are beautifuk; never forget I was a trucker in Europe

 

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Looks like an old Scania but not sure , maybe a DAF ; I think a Scania ..

 

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Here, a HINO, i'm sure :cheesy:

 

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As James ( Bond ); I like to live dangerously :whistling:

 

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I was cycling on this road..

 

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A beautiful big truck

 

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Yesterday, wednesaday 1st of february 2017 - MTBike 70 km - Olympus TG 860

 

Cassava on a huge surface; about one hundred rai ! For those who never passed near crashed cassava, it smells like vinegar

 

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When cassava is young, it's like that in the fields

 

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Another huge surface of sugar cane; here it's about four hundred rai without fence

 

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Friday 3 of january 2017 - MTBike 98 km - Olympus TG 860

 

On rd 2021, surprise, surprise..:shock1:

 

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Rd 227 in the direction of Kalasin

 

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Rd 227

 

 

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Rd 2040, coming back home

 

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Have a  look at the age of the driver :post-4641-1156693976:

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Rd 2040 , it's nearly time to let rubber trees sleep

 

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Rd 2040 , like to go there; it's a beautiful Wat nearly at the top of a little mountain

 

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A view in the valley; I will pass on the rd in a few minutes..

 

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I'm on the road; a nice road mark :smile:

 

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From where I'm coming

 

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We will have a nice beautiful rd in a week? a month ?  a Year ?

 

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My name is CAT :jap:

 

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Friday 4 , february 2017 - MTBike 81 km - Olympus TG 860

 

In front of the school of our village

 

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On rd 22

 

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Rd 2280

 

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Rd 2280

 

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Rd 22 in Sawang Daen Din, rd to Udon Thani

 

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Saturday 5 , february 2017 - 36 km on red roads with my wife - Olympus TG 860

 

A beautiful Wat in the middle of nowhere...

 

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Red roads, I wrote ..

 

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A surprise ..

 

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Bravo madam ATX !

 

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Sunday 6, february 2017 - MTBike 55 km - Olympus TG 860

 

Pattaya three

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The baby dog I feed every day ; it's about 7 km from my village; sometimes I pass there with my MTBike;

other days I go there with my motorbike with food and good water

 

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These dogs are not abandonned; they live in a big rubber trees plantation with people and babies

 

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Monday 7 february 2017 - MTBike 60 km - Olympus TG 860

 

Was on rd 22, many trucks; we can see more and more IVECO trucks ;

I was driving an IVECO 40 years ago ; 300 HP and 38 tons , doing France - Portugal - France every week

 

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And many Volvo trucks also , I had a F89 in 1973 ( 44 y ago ! ) , 330 HP , doing France - Italy - France every week

 

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And an HINO + Michelin dolls ( Bibendum )

 

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What is that kind of truck ? Don't know it's brand

 

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ISUZU truck

 

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And a SCANIA ; I drove one  Scania 110 ( 300 HP ) during less than a year

 

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Ban Han Noi Wat on rd 22 - It's where is the huge sugar cane mill

 

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Rd 22 , a big Etan

 

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