Assurancetourix - Daily life in Thailand and what I see

[Assurancetourix]

Ok, Thank you Jimmy;

and today is monday 27 of june 2016;

A little bit sunny in the morning, so I decide to cycle ..

A loop to Song Dao, Waritchaphum, Phangkhon, Sawang Daen Din, Ban Tay ;

always turning left so I came back home without problem but with much " kaya " ; today 49 krapong ! and I did'nt count the plastic bottles; my bags were full ..Have a look !

Beginning of the day, a man working alone in his rice field

A little stop at Kubota service on rd 22 outside Sawang going to Udon Thani, left side

This one is a big one, double wheels behind and a big price also : 500,000 baht !

99 kilometers today , eh! eh!

Edited June 27, 2016 by Assurancetourix

[Assurancetourix]

Tuesday the 28 of june 2016 ;

Raining in the night and beautiful sunny day at 6 am ;

so .............yes, djakrayan or MTBike if you prefer

Living our house at nearly 7 am , the rice fields are beautiful

Solly , sorry my Oly TG860 has a very little zoom; max 105 mm , but I think my photos aren't so bad

A typical thai truck , was never maintain, as usual here

A beautiful red road, isn't it ?

A special dedicace to Jon my friend ( I have the last Games of Thrones episodes, Jon; u can come to my house )

Like this rice field

And beautiful clouds ..

94 kilometers today

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Wednesday 29 of june 2016 ;

a nice sunrise this morning , it was 5.27 am

Which one do u prefer ( it's not the same photo , shot a few seconds after the first one and a crop)

Two big trucks but blurred because on the wrong program

Coming back home, I had rain, much rain

Went to Nong Han ; did 75 km

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Today is saturday 2 of july 2016 ;

No sun this morning but no rain , so I decided to cycle ;

going to Nong Han , rd 22 direction Udon Thani and coming back : 75 kilometers

Ban Kud Chik, about 12 kilometers after my village, I see a truck I know already;

The driver, khun Deng has a good english ; I asked him why he can speak english and his answer is :

I was working during nine years in Libya ;

now he works for a truck company from Udon Thani;

and today was going to Nakhon Phanom ; still 200 km and he said 5 hours ..

Big problems with my internet connexion .. to be continued ...

[Assurancetourix]

It's a long time I want to know what is there, behind this road; it was a road and now it's ...vegetation

I think I will have some rain

and ...

Coming back; still on rd 22

And three km from my village

[Assurancetourix]

In Thailand they sell H2O in bottle ; water

[Assurancetourix]

Yesterday, cycling under much rain ..

Today cycling again , nearly no rain but the sky was not beautiful ...

[Assurancetourix]

Hi, everybody ;

Thunder, maybe " fai dap" in a few minutes , as usual ...

Yesterday friday 8th of july 2016 I have lost one of my six dogs;

it was in the back of our pickup, coming back from " beauty salon " ;

maybe the floor of the back was too hot so he jumped outside but I didn't saw him doing that in my mirrors..

Arriving at home no " Pickeur " in the back; we came back slowly on the road; no dog run over and no dog in the ditches..

I did again the rd with my bicycle , calling every 20 or thirty meters.. but no dog..

I think he jumped when we are still inside Sawang, driving slowly and as it is (very ) beautiful somebody caught him...

Hope he is in a good family .

This morning , the same road, maybe I can find it; but no Pickeur..;

I went inside a Wat I passed near it many times but the door is nearly always closed;

there are many beautiful squirrels inside it;

with my so little camera, zoom maximum 105 mm I did what I could do..

No crop !

A little crop for this one

Edited July 9, 2016 by Assurancetourix

[Aussie69]

I too hope your dog has found his way to good family.

[Assurancetourix]

Happy birthday... Who ? Me ; 67 y today and 95 kilometers with the MTBike

Road 2280 to Charoen Sin from Sawang




Did 40 km, turn left on road 3015 to Ban Lao





Arghh ! Forgot it's now 3 photos maximum in one post..
Hope the mods will accept this last one .

Edited July 10, 2016 by Assurancetourix

[samuijimmy]

Happy birthday ASTX!....

mine next Sunday! not quite as old as you but pretty close!

Oh! I removed the post above reminding , only three images per post....

[gobs]

Happy birthday, Assurancetourix!

A new MT bike or a new camera as birthday gift?

[Assurancetourix]

A new shirt and a , no, exactly two thai cakes with too much sugar, as usual ..

And now, I'm alone in the house with my dogs;

they all came , maybe went is a better verb? to Papa & Mama house ( 500 meters from our house ) for eating Issan stinking food,

Edited July 10, 2016 by Assurancetourix

[Assurancetourix]

Tuesday ( mardi ) 12 of june 2016

A good, a very good weather for cycling, not too much sun, no wind ;

I went to Nikhom Nam Un

Have a look at the map

https://www.google.co.th/maps/place/Nikhom+Nam+Un+District,+Province+de+Sakhon+Nakhon/@17.1712018,103.597721,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x313cc7f85435d139:0x302b54113606c00!8m2!3d17.1727135!4d103.7057493

There is a big lake, only for irrigation and fishermen ( or women );

Did 108 kilometers today ;

and don't forget to send only three photo maximum in each post

Many people in the rice fields

Nikhom Nam Un on rd 2218

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Coming back home, I stopped for drinking a little bit and a beautiful dragonfly had the good idea to use my MTBike handlebars for a rest;

I tried the position " macro" it was very tired because didn't move

First one it's not on " macro "

Two on " macro" position with my little Oly TG860

[Assurancetourix]

I think truckers ( autisti in italian ) in Thailand know I was like them in Europe, they all drive on the roads where I am

And another " Etan "

Edited July 12, 2016 by Assurancetourix

[Assurancetourix]

Will try to don't forget about max three photos in each post;

Cycling again, leaving the house at about 6 am ;

good weather, no sun, no wind

A beautiful Bibendum truck at Ban Kud Chik, rd 22 going to Udon Thani

I met a poor lost dog on my way; and I have always some " croquettes" for them ( the lost dogs )

I went to Nong Han;

coming back, same rd = n*22, this road mark where u can read Sawang Dane Din ; in fact it's Sawang Daen Din

[Assurancetourix]

PoToTo station not far from Nong Han

And a farmer ( tchaona ) going to work

76 km today ...

[Assurancetourix]

I have a huge headache ;

don't want to do something after reading bad news about Nice in France ;

Was on my MTBike this morning; didn't knew what happened yesterday evening in France

So 75 km today in the countryside

The same road; it's Thailand ...

[Assurancetourix]

It was a frog....

Another Etan on road between Chaiwan and main rd 22

On main rd 22, PEA people at work

[Assurancetourix]

Saturday 16 of july 2016;

A beautiful day with sometimes some black clouds but no rain ..

Going to Sawang, this big publicity about a bicycle race sunday 14th of august 2016 ( in nearly one month );

so if you want to come and do it ..

Another day I shall zoom a little bit less

Much traffic today on road 22 , even a farmer walking with grass for his cow or bufalo

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Michelin dolls , the real name is Bibendum , on a pickup

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibendum

I'm in Wang , 30 km from my house;

Coming back home, a relative moment of calm on rd 22 and a beautiful tree

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Entrance of Sawang behind a farmer richer than the first one; his grass on a samlo

Maybe less than 2 seconds between these two photos; rd 22 about 5 km after Sawang in direction of Udon Thani

Did 60 kilometers today...

[Assurancetourix]

Sunday 17 of july 2016

When it's sunny...cycling;

start at 5.45 am

We will have a new Wat in a few ( days ?, weeks ?, months ?...years ? )

It was already dead before I arrive ; the first I can see this year;

last year we had a lot in our garden

99 kilometers today

[Assurancetourix]

Wanni, sorry today tuesday 19 of july 2016

72 kilometers on rd 22 ; going to Nong Han and retour at home

The new PoToTo station at ban Han Noi, where is the huge sugar cane mill

The first time I can see a desert rd 22 between Ban Kham Or and Ban Nong Mek

I think with the new Sony RX 10 III, the colors should be more beautiful...I will wait for a few months, I think the price will be less than today ( 1,600 euros ! )

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Yesterday, thursday 21 of july 2016

We went to Phangkhon my daughter who will enter University in Sakon Nakhon in a few days need new glasses;

so went to one of my friends who cycle with me ; he has a shop as we can see in Europe

She had her new glasses in less than 2 hours... and photo sensible glasses too ...

How long ( days, weeks ) must she had to wait in Paris or Madrid or London ?

[Aussie69]

... and how much would she pay in Europe!

I find Thailand is an odd mix of very basic, simple, third world; but then you come across very modern dropped into that world. It is amost like Thailand (and many similiar neighboring countries) skipped over a few decades of technological progression we all experienced in the West and went from basic straight to modern world. If that makes sense.

Edited July 22, 2016 by Aussie69

[Assurancetourix]

U are right Aussie69 ; how much in Europe ;

here 2,000 baht = 50 euros for the lens ;

she had already the frame ;

I know they earn a few money on lenses and, as in Europe, much, the jackpot each time they can sell frames;

I knew the price they buy titanium frames about 15 y ago in Paris : 1 ( one, yes one !! ) euro for one frame and they sell it minimum 200 euros !!

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Nearly one week I don't write and upload photos here ;

Today , I went to Nong Han on rd 22 ;

About ten km from my house, this trailor in a bad position in the ditch

Arriving Ban Han_Noi ( and not Hanoi in Vienam ), this beautiful yellow iron man in front of a 7/11 in a Pototo station

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And a nice black Audi TT from Maha Sarakham

Coming back home on the same rd 22;

this person selling " colliers de fleurs" at the cross roads with lights; so I can shoot her, I had a red light;

" wanni, wan phra ( Bouddha ) " is written on her hat

76 km today ..

Edited July 27, 2016 by Assurancetourix