The Golden Triangle Rider

Captain_Slash · Posted: 13.12.2007, 20:21 Post subject: Aranyaprathet To Trat

It was out of Aranyaprathet on the 3067

Then the 3383

When I came to the left turn for the 3479 a motorbike had just turned onto it, this is unusual as this road is always closed off and the soldiers say no entry. I take my chance to explore it for the first time ever

Its in good condition and very green and shady to ride in, I keep going rather than keep stopping for photos as theres a lookout post virually every km and I keep getting funny enquiring looks

Halfway along I reach a crossroads and take the left which is a border crossing after about 1 km, I am told no crossing for me here but plenty of locals crossing. I get the camera out but am told no photos, interestingly there is a big sign warning about bringing in counterfeit cigarettes which they point out to me even though it is written in English. I dont know why they bothered telling me for when they wouldnt let me go across anyway. I go back to the crossroads and turn left to carry on, I manage a few more checkpoints then my luck ran out and I got stopped, after a few phone calls I am told to go back about three km and turn left to get me off this road and onto the 3395. Even though the barriers were open at the end where I got on apart from that other motorbike I saw no other vehicle at all on this road, so I rode most of its length today but I still want to try to find the other end of it

I am on an offshoot of the 3479 making my way to the 3395

Now I am on the 3395

At a crossroads its a left onto the 3405

This is like riding a country lane back in the UK narrow but fun

I reach a T junction and its a left onto the 3193

The road widening is taking place quite a lot on this stretch of road

After a few kms its already been widened and is a very fine piece of road

I reach the 317 and turn left onto it and stay on here for 17 km then its a left onto the 3299 and I see the hills again in front of me

The surface is a bit crap here and there for the first few kms then its just great

Hurray, I am in the mountains again after the constant flat terrain of Isaan, this is one hell of a fine road with stunning scenery to match. I am surprised to not see other people writing about these roads up here, there are quite a few up in these mountains that I will be riding over the next couple of days

I reach a T junction and turn left onto the 3157 which takes me all the way to Trat. A most enjoyably day and a ride of 310 km with only a few potholes and lots of decent roads
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Franz - Eastern Seaboard · Posted: 14.12.2007, 09:01 Post subject:

Hi Captain Slash, I see you are coming this way, fancy a good dinner and some beers ? I'm on 331 at what we call Bowin !! It's about the same geografical height as Sriracha but 35kms to the East. 50 from Pattaya and next to the Amata City & Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estates.
Sat & Sun I will be home most of the time, Mon-Fri I'm at work until later in the night. So if you feel like, please drop by !! Cheers Franz

Franz - Eastern Seaboard · Posted: 14.12.2007, 09:28 Post subject:

Forgot one more thing, from Sat 22.12. until Sat 05.01. I will be up north in CNX.

ivan the terrable · Biker Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Posts: 75 Location: Australia

Great post capt..and neat fotos..would you mind putting in the name of a few towns and villages you were riding through.
Sort of know where you were... but my map doesnt show all the highways
ie. as in hyway 351 etc.
Keep it up
Regards Kev
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Captain_Slash · Posted: 14.12.2007, 19:39 Post subject:

Thanks for the compliments, I dont have my map with me tonight Kev so I cant fill in the towns but I will remember in future. Franz, hope to meet you in Chiang Mai, I will be back there for christmas and will stay until the new year
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