English immigrant of SE Asia with a penchant for exploring, adventure, art, history, architecture, nature, food and wandering.
I unplugged myself from the propaganda machine many years ago and here I precariously remain, teetering on the edge of society, sanity and paradise (I came to Thailand as a backpacker/wannabe hippy in 1999, and here me and my little family happily remain).
Hi Jim, wow.nice ! the stone work is amazing, it's hard to imagine that it was sculpted with bare hands and without machines. I think the world is becoming poorer when it comes to amazing monuments - what use is a tallest structure in the world to me (I don't like it anyway)? It is certainly falling apart faster than all ancient temple complexes... thanks JB Jim great wandering wondering and infos❤️👍👏
Thanks very much Cindy. Yeah, I have seen nothing like the stonework on that stupa/pyramid/temple before in Thailand. I wonder if there is a secret door to a chamber inside or if there is a 'relics cellar'. I've seen some 'lidar' for this area, which shows it could have been a far bigger settlement. It's in a lovely parkland setting and very peaceful 🙏✌❤
Thank you very much Khun Supatra. Wait until you see the next part to this video (it will be much shorter don't worry haha). which is about 2 km from here.... amazing place 🙏✌😀
That wheel of Dharma is a work of art. Thank you for the historical lesson and yes we should all get along and share some mango with sticky rice 😋💓🙏. I do like that unique plane.
Hope it wasn't too long and boring mate. I got carried away... took me about two weeks to edit haha. I've already got an urge to go back as it was a bit of a rush. I love the parkland setting and no modern buildings built within the old town.. 🙏❤✌
Thanks mate, really appreciate it. Lampang is beautiful - I've been meaning to get back there to boil some eggs at the hot springs and visit the sky temple.
When you journey through the remnants of ancient Thailand, you may come across terms such as Ayuttayah, Sukhothai, the Khmer Empire and Lanna, all of which had a huge influence on modern Thai society, but what came before all of that? What influenced all of the above? This is the wonderfully rustic Si Thep Historical Park and Dvaravadi Monuments. I am almost NEVER shocked in Thailand anymore but this place is mind blowing and shows the influence the Dvaravadi had on what came thereafter! It has a vibe unlike anywhere else in Thailand. อุทยานประวัติศาสตร์ศรีเทพ เขาคลังใน #ancienthistory #unexploredthailand Help me to keep wandering and spending locally: buymeacoffee.com/jimmybyrne
How big did I say it was? It's exactly as big as the camera clearly shows you. I was there 25 years ago (no need for an exclamation mark). America had 8 air bases in Thailand by the end of the war.
You have no idea ... During the War, Bangkok was the black market military ordinance transaction point for dealers all over the world. Civilian and military black market traders conducted business right under the noses of the US and Thai government (many US and Thai officials were heavily involved). You could buy "anything" and in volume. The trick was the exchange point for the hardware. It had to be at the airport or marine exchange. Handing out cash was no problem ... getting your hardware without getting killed required a public place with a heavy military presence so unscrupulous traders were afraid to start shooting. WAR is big business.
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@ 19.25min into your video, is an old Manual Fire Pump. Bucket's of water were tipped into the water hoper and 4x Man would pull up and down on the handles to pump the water out through the Fire hose
The single engine type were used by USAF, Thai and Laotion pilots during America's "secret" war in Laos fighting North Vietnamese expansion of communism and the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The slow/low flying propeller aircraft were used by Forward Air Controllers FAC to call in artillery and air strikes on NVA.
I think you have found your calling JB, finding the weird and wacky in Thailand. I would have liked to have had a closer look at the Coke machines. I would love to get one of the earlier squat models. I am always surprised at how flimsy some of the smaller planes are. Chelsky Supporters shouldn't knock the Pride of South London, No one likes us we don't care. We are......😂
Haha I went to quite a few weird and whacky places in some early videos (e.g. the place where ALL the statues are made from human body parts... gulp). Next time I pass, I will send you a short video just of the coke machines. Mate, some of planes are so flimsy, a big gust of wind woyld have you in Cambodia wondering what happened!! I only ever went to the old Den once... they used to say "you're in bandit country now". It was almost as terrifying as Carlisle away (they used to run across the pitch and hurl pub darts into the away end). Going to the rugby is far more civilised haha
@JBWanders73 I spent a month in South London in 93 and managed to see about 6 games at the old Den which included the very last match against Bristol Rovers. In all seriousness that stick is exactly what you would find around the Old Kent Rd in the day. I will try and send you an email to explain how a country boy from Australia ended up in that part of the world.
@JBWanders73 No pie and mash, there's so much I wish I had done but still have a lot of memories. You will knock yourself out with a photo I am going to send you.
More than likely the actual engines were long since removed and scrapped, wiring stripped out, etc. You'd need a full restoration to make them airworthy.
Oooh - and the sand coloured gawd-knows-what amalgamation of A-1 and A2 bits and pieces. A1 body, A2 steering rack, and a modified gearbox cover? A third MUTT with an A2 steering column... I'm in heaven. 😁
I bet you have blue hair and pronouns, we don't need your type commenting, excellent video JB, I'm already booking a flight to Thailand, thanks for the heads up mate. New subscriber here
Enjoyed the vid and your mix. Just picked up a vintage turntable after 20 year hiarus so will be looking for records again soon once ive got rhe table sorted
Yeah, I've noticed over the last few years that a lot were Japanese made.... not what you want for an all-American rebuild mate.. I hope you find one bud
The plane with the stripes and the green ones are G.A.F. N-24 Nomads made in Australia. Good planes till the tail falls off. G.A.F. stands for Government Aircraft Factory. Royal Flying Doctors had a few of them. Australian Army had a lot of them till the tails started to fall off.
✈✈I told the ground crew to fuel up and wash the windscreen. I told the air crew to fix up and prepare themselves for a magical mystery tour. They replied that I'm a very silly boy, not a real pilot and there aren't any wheels on the plane. I feel the dirty windscreen was merely a ploy to keep this Top Gun grounded. 😂😎✈✈
Very cool planes , jeeps, bikes, choppers etc Jimmy. I would not say it's a scrapyard, most of them were all intact and cool to see . Thanks for the tour, it is what I am into. 👍
It's a great spot mate. I agree that it's not a scrapyard but that word seems to get me views haha. I should have used the word 'collection' instead. I'm hoping to visit another couple of places very soon, neither of which is officially open to the public but I've been in touch. 🙏
It's definitely worth an hour or two rooting around and drinking iced drinks mate. I know where there is a large place not far from Bangkok. It isn't open at the moment but I've sent a message... if they let me come, I will give you a shout to join me ✌🙏
@@JBWanders73 It’s aviation tradition JB. The captain will always sit in the left hand seat, I believe worldwide this is the case. I have only flown small aircraft myself but I have friends who have been airline pilots. I need to check out Coffee War in person in November. Not sure what some of those military aircraft are. I definitely need to have a good rummage though.
Interesting place, gave me a good saturday morning quest to locate it on Google Earth (it's not in the ring road as you claimed). Unfortunately my next visit to Bangkok is already to busy to go for a visit there, so I'm happy for the videos of it.
I salute you! I would have been happy to tell you if you'd sent me an email mate.I've got a video coming out tonight of a much easier place to visit, inbetween Pattaya and Sattahip, with quite a few planes and other stuff.
