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The night market was great. The bike is pretty filthy. It’s got almost 10,000 km on it, and it’s not quite a year old. Hoping to get it washed tomorrow.
Living my dream! I have 4 1/2 more years until retirement and (as of now), my dream is to move to Thailand, hop on a bike and see the country! Thanks for the video!
@@LifewithSerg You're right! I think back about 4 years ago and sometimes it seems like yesterday, so like you said, it will be sooner than I think. I must follow a few dozen channels of expats living in Thailand (as well as Cambodia, Malaysia and the Philippines as well), and I gather as much useful information as I can, so if and when the time comes I'll be prepared as much as I can, at least from a remote perspective. I try to get to Thailand about once a year and have friends scattered around the country, so that helps. I do enjoy your channel very much and I do appreciate the laid back, "local" perspective that you bring to your channel. I've given up on watching the million or so other videos from first time, and shall we say, slightly younger travellers, where everything is "insane", "crazy" and click-baity. Keep up the good work!
@markrees18 did a motor bike road in chaing rai where they had a busker up in the mountains he was great That's on one of my vlogs on micks thai travels, check it out
I am Thai. Got to tell that you travel throughout Thailand more than I did 😅. Great video as usual. Wish you have a good time in the northern region of Thailand. Lots of beautiful places. Travel safe!
😎👍🇺🇲 Gotta say. You're doing a great job with these videos. It's just after 4am here in the PNW and I really enjoyed watching with my morning coffee. 👍 Believe me when I say. I feel your pain with riding in the rain. Quality gear makes all the difference. Finding out your quality gear has sprung a leak makes a difference too. 😏 I often ride during rainy days, which we have a lot of here in Washington. After trying the Pinlock for the first time last season. What a game changer. Definitely improves a soggy ride. Looking forward to the rest of the adventure. Cheers brother. May you be blessed with grip, speed and razor sharp reactions 🙏 ✌️🥂
Yeah, this is my first helmet with pinlock, and I’m glad I put it on before I left. It’s definitely helping, although my glasses are still steaming up a little bit. Here is waterproof, the failure point was me not putting it on soon enough. Lol. Here when it rains it’s still warm. Glad you enjoyed this one Frank.
Enjoying my own Thailand travel experience right now. I had a few days in BKK, tomorrow up to the North, to Chiang Mai. I love this place so much, despite the crazy heat 🙂. Good luck with the rest of your adventure.
Chaing Rai is so nice and the hotels you stayed at really good deals they looked great. I love those markets so much to see and bargains to be had. The roads in the countryside can be dangerous. Safe travels Serg
It’s been a very challenging, but fun trip so far. I’m glad you’re enjoying my videos. I’ve already recorded three more and will probably end up with 7 to 12 in this series.
Telling us multiple times that he is (super) hungry and at the end saying that it is very humid, so not hungry :) . Maybe because you already ate a lot ? 😋 . Love your travel videos, so keep up the good work !!
I actually didn’t eat that much at the market. Lost almost 3 kg last month, and I’m hoping to lose more weight on this trip. Glad you’re enjoying the videos.
Good video man... The markets in North Thailand are epic!!!! Be sure to do a video of the Chaing Mi night market. I believe its on Sundays. It's the market that never ends. Looking forward to the next video
I am not visiting Chiang Mai on this trip. I stopped there on my Mai Hong Son tour. Honestly, I didn’t care for that city at all. Just felt like a smaller version of Bangkok, but with a larger condensation of tourists
Glad you got better and recovering healthy-wise just before you started the trip. Bon Voyage! 😊😊😊 (ps. May be it is cool to have a mini google map graphic of your route direction from BKK up to many stops of the north, just showing for those who have no idea about the region. Gonna be cool... man!) /cheers and take care of yourself! 😊😊😊😊❤❤
You made it to my hometown, Phitsanulok. Wish you could spend more time there. There's a town called Neon Maprang which has beautiful places to see. Have a great trip!
@@LifewithSerg Thats a pain caught in a rain storm on a trip to issaan in June one year, Talk about getting wet. It has been raining every day here in Chiang Mai for the last 2 weeks. Be safe on the road.And enjoy
WHOOO HOOO Strap yourself in, we are on another road trip with Serg, take care brother may the roads be twisty & the weather to be dry and most of all stay safe brother
Thank you so much! I’ve got two more videos that I’ve already filmed and I am heading out in about 30 minutes. Looks like it’ll be dry most of the day.
Been to Pitsanulok, stay near that night market for 2 whole weeks, not that impressive as you said, but for the Chang Rai, Oh man, need to place it into my togo list, that Satureday market looks really nice, would like to visit that place soon!, Cheer and Thanks for sharing, looking forward when you visit Ubonratchatani!
Yeah, that night market was awesome. I’ve realized that I will not be able to cover all of Isaan on this trip. I think Khon Kahn will be as far as I get into Isaan.
Yeah, the weather isn’t great so I think some of the gorgeous viewpoints might be a skip on this trip. I’ll come back and hit them when the weather is better.
Whenever I go to a place and they have live artists that are not playing copyrighted music, I tried to use it. I think it gives a very authentic feel. I hope you enjoy the market.
SUPER good video… Arriving BKK Aug. 30… Do you ride your bike in the city or just when touring around the country… I rented an ADV 160 when I was in Hua Hin last year… Great scooter… 🙏🏻
Honestly, I don’t write it much around the city unless I have somewhere specific to go. I typically take BTS because it’s only about eight minute walk from where I live. The bike doesn’t get a ton of use, but it’s got almost 10,000 km on it already and it’s not even a year that I’ve owned it. Hope you have a great time in Bangkok.
serg nice to see back on bike, i to have youtube channel in issan near khon kaen, micks thai travels, like you love the bike got adv 150 had it over 2yrs done reviews on channel but what a great bike you dont need a massive bike for thailand , but these adv are great all rounder with plenty of room for storage if you ever near khon kaen area give me a shout
Yeah, these bikes are great. I’ve got almost 10,000 km on mine and I’ve only owned it for about 10 months. However, I think I’m ready for something a little bit bigger for some of these longer trips.
Hi Serge, loving the channel. How did you find the Honda ADV 160. I am looking at a big few months around Thailand and am trying to decide between the 160 or 350. What are your thoughts.
I’ve owned this bike for a little over 10 months. I believe I have almost 12,000 km on it. Absolutely zero problems. The bikes I had in the US mostly 600 cc sport bikes, BMW R1200 GS adventure bikes, and stuff like that. I bought the 160 because I live in Bangkok. I think the 350s are a little too fat getting around the city. Also, once you get to that size, I feel you’re better off with a real motorcycle. However, if those are your choices and you’re going to spend a couple of months, I think you’ll find the 350 a lot more Comfortable and capable. Out at about 114 km an hour, but 106-108 is about as fast as I’d like to push it on prolonged basis. I just feel that the 350 cc end up scooters are bloated.
Hi Serg, im only at the first episode of the tour, so maybe by question is obsolete at the end, but could you do a review of the ADV 160 in regard to the trip at the end?
I’ve put 11 1/2 thousand kilometers on it over the last 10 months. All over Thailand. I haven’t had any issues with it whatsoever. I might make a separate video reviewing it at some point.
Question regarding those grilled skewers of pork and beef. Pork is your basic common domesticated pig worldwide, but “beef” at a street market stand in Thailand is likely carabeef aka domesticated water buffalo. While carabeef is much leaner than US or Aussie beef it is also healthier for you than our exported beef. It is a common sight at street food markets and from what I have learned is rather inexpensive there. I can just imagine what a water buffalo full rib roast would taste like all carved up into tomahawk/cowboy/boneless rib eyes and cooked sous vide and reverse seared. In the US and Canada there are a few herds of water buffalos but the meat is outrageously expensive.
Hi Serg, enjoyed this video (and all of your videos for that matter). If you find yourself in Phetchabun during your northern bike tour please get in touch. We have a small group of American, British and German expats here that have a little scooter riding club. We do a ride every week or so in Khao Kho and the surrounding mountains. Would be great if you could join us for a ride.
We love staying at Hi Chiang Rai every rime we're in town. There's a great Korean restaurant just 100m up the road in bar street. We enjoy your videos but have gotta ask why you ride so far each day and don't stop at the little towns on the way to your big destinations? We drive about 15,000km each year that we're in Thailand for 5 months and always enjoy the small towns much better than the tourist destinations. We'll leave bkk as soon as this long weekend is over for a 2 month drive up to kamphaeng phet, pitsananulok, lampang, lampoon, Chiang rai, Chiang mai then through isaan along the Mekong.
You don’t see everything that I do on these trips. I stop in lots of little towns. Usually the beginning of the trip I try to get wherever I’m starting as fast as possible. I typically only do a couple hours each day. But some days on the strip, I’ve had to write a lot farther because I’m covering so much distance on this whole loop. Thanks for watching.
I think part of the problem is you have a lot of foreigners that I’ve never ridden a motorbike and they learn in this country. I am being careful, thank you for your concern.
Great video! i am planning on being in SEA at least 6 months a year, starting in 2-3 years, and want to tour several countries on motorbike. What's your opinion on the best middleweight touring bikes available over there right now?
I’ve been writing motorcycles for over 30 years and I’m a big fan of Honda. I think I’m going to buy the Honda NX 500 at the end of this year. Take a look at that model.
@@LifewithSerg thanks for the response, i'll have to check it out. that's an updated CB500X isn't it? Being a big tall guy with long legs, seat height is a huge factor for me. I've been looking at the BMW R 1250GS because of that.
Clockwise, when at a festival in Nakhon Sawon a number of years ago, it didnt take long before the crowd walked in an orderly fashion in a clockwise direction, no one there giving direction, the locals just did it, the west could learn much from Thailand.
It's been a couple of videos now you driving with your headlight (the big ones) on, indicated by the blue light in your display. You forgot or why is that? :D
I have been riding with the high beam on during the day for 30 years. It’s easier for people to see me this way. I turn it off at night. Just during the day for extra visibility.
I can't ride on a scooter more than 3 hours before my butt really starts hurting. Do you have any advice to make the ride better? I realize you can get a custom sear or maybe wear gel insert shorts underneath, but any other pointers?
Well, let me start off by saying that I bruised the hell out of my coccyx 8 months ago and it’s still not fully healed. It adds a little more discomfort, but here is my advice. I’ve been writing motorcycles for over 30 years. The trick is just to get off the bike every hour and stretch. I don’t care how comfortable of a seat you have, Three hours is just too long. I try to get off the bike every one to two hours.
@@keithd1219OMG!! Someone just pointed out the typo. I was dictating so instead of coccyx, Siri put in something else. I truly hate how bad side is. Lol. Sorry if that threw you off!
Pretty good daily mileage on that scoot. Riding in the rain? Keep your feet and your crotch dry and all else will be okay. Never been to Chiang Rai, may head up there next trip, looks nice.
Serg, please do a video to refute and expose Apple's ill portay of Thailand. What is with that hate Apple? Disgusting misinformation. Thailand should sue them in international court.
Serg, been watching your videos for over a year. They're great but please stop describing everything as 'Super' it's super annoying! Keep up the good work tho
