A while ago, I received a mail from Thomas (and his wife Jeanette), asking about Heidenau Tires, which unfortunately are stuck in customs in Bangkok, waiting for papers from Heidenau. Anyway, we stayed in contact and had dinner yesterday evening in downtown Chiang Mai. This morning, they dropped by for a coffee for further exchange of information about travelling through Thailand, Cambodia and Laos, and about the stretches along the Pamir Highway and further West along the Silk Road to Turkmenistan. All great information, which mainly confirmed that what we planned is very doable and also confirmed the feasibility of the planned day routes and destinations at the end of the day, including border crossing considerations and timings and so. All useful information nuggets to us. They are off today to the mountains along the border to Myanmar and the Golden Triangle before heading further south along the border ridges with Laos and finally crossing the Isaan deadpan to get to Cambodia at the Ko Kong crossing. We wish them a great ride and will stay in contact. Have a safe journey.
