The Golden Triangle Rider

GMA · Cyclist Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 11 Location: Global

Draft Agenda/Program. UPDATED 11/01/07

Official Program
Horizons Unlimited Traveler’s Meeting
January 12-14, 2007
Chiang Mai, Thailand

“MOTORCYCLE TRAVELING UNLIMITED HORIZONS IN THE WORLD OF THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE”

Friday, January 12, 2007
12:00 – 17:00 - Check-in / Late Registration at the Official HU Media Center
Location: GOODWILL Motorcycle Shop/Traveler’s Center
Joe’s Bike Team
26/1 Changmoi Rd., Soi 2
Tel: 053251186
18:00-18:30 - Horizons Unlimited Reception for Guests and Travelers
“Welcome To Motorcycle Amazing Thailand” - Duenpen Chaladlam
Master of Ceremonies - Marcus Ackerman
Sponsor: North Thai Tea Drinking Society
Hosts: Thailand’s Famed “GT Riders"
Media Background: “Let’s Ride North Thailand” – GT Rider Productions
Location: Down Under Restaurant
45 Nimmanhamin Rd.
Tel: 053895209
18:30- 19:30 - Dinner (On your own)
Location: Down Under Restaurant
45 Nimmanhamin Rd.
Tel: 053895209
19:30- 20:30 - Multi-Media Presentation: “South America By Motorcycle,” Haydn and Dianne Durnell
Location: Down Under Restaurant
45 Nimmanhamin Rd.
Tel: 053895209
20:30 - ++? Guided and self-guided urban jungle adventure, Chiang Mai

Saturday, January 13, 2007
7:00 – 9:00 – Breakfast on your own at Art Café or in your hotel/guesthouse/tent
Location: Art Café (10% off if wearing HU Thailand Meeting T-shirt)
Corner of Th Tha Phae & TH Kotchsan
Tel: 053206365
9:00 – 17:00 - Check-in/ Late Registration – HU Media Center
Location: GOODWILL Motorcycle Shop/Traveler’s Center
Joe’s Bike Team
26/1 Changmoi Rd., Soi
Tel: 053251186
10:00 – 10:15 - Group Photo – HU and GT Riders at Wat Chomphu
Location: Chang Moikao Road, Soi 1
10:15 – 15:00 - Day Ride With The “GT Rider,” Mr. David Unkovich, including “Secrets of the Golden Triangle” lunch stop.
Departure from Group Photo at Wat Chomphu.
12:00- 17:00 - Media Presentations:
Location: Amora Tapae Hotel – Ballroom, 2nd Floor
22 Chaiyapoom Rd.
Tel: 053251531
12:00 – 15:00 - Video Seminar Presentations
“The Achievable Dream” – Grant and Susan Johnson DVD
“Laos Expedition 2004” – Dave Early Productions
“Motorcycling To Alaska” – Globe Rider Productions
15:00 – 17:00 - Panel Presentation Seminars & Roundtable Discussions 
15:00 – 16:00 - “No Strangers To Danger” How to survive while travelling by motorcycle in third world countries. Motorcycle and rider preparation, physical and mental, plus “Tales Of Woe From The Road.”
Lynn Brown – Moderator
Perri Capell
Rik Blocksridge
16:00 – 17:00 - “How My GPS Lost Me In Southeast Asia”
GPS’ing in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos & rural jungle riding with an electronic tether. What does not work, what does, and where to find it.
Dave Early – Moderator
Tom Matty
18:00 - 19:30 - Dinner Banquet 
Master of Ceremonies-Barry Prom, HU Meeting Director-Digital Media Management
“Let’s Meet The HU Motorcycle Traveler’s World”
(Self-introductions and professional photo imaging by BBQ Productions)
Location: Amora Tapae Hotel - Ballroom
22 Chaiyapoom Rd.
Tel: 053251531
19:30- 21:30 - Feature Multi-media Presentations
Location: Amora Tapae Hotel – Ballroom, 2nd Floor
22 Chaiyapoom Road
Tel: 053251531
19:30 – 20:40 - Sun Chasing: Incredible Four Times Around The World Solo By Motorcycle
Dr. Gregory Frazier – Motorcycle Adventurer/Author
20:40 – 20:45 - Break
20:45 – 21:15 - Motorcycle Diaries - Biking Down The Mekong
Richard Gunston, Introduction by John Gunston
21:15 - 21:45 - Roads To Hell: Young and Old
GT-Rider Productions
21:30-22:00 - Closing Remarks – Planning for HU Meeting 2008, Ballroom closes at 22:00.
22:30-24:00 - Campfire Tales – Chiang Mai urban jungles, starting at Irish Pub and Restaurant

Sunday, January 14, 2007
9:00 - 12:00 – Breakfast on your own at Art Café or in your hotel/guesthouse/tent
Location: Art Café (10% of when wearing the HU Thailand T-shirt)
Corner of Th Tha Phae & TH Kotchsan
Travelers on the road, around the globe, until HU Meeting 2008!

SLEEPING SUGGESTIONS:
Top North Hotel
41 Moon Muang Road
8 rooms are reserved under the name “Horizons Unlimited”
1,050 TB per night, with air con
Tel:0532796235
topnorthhotel@hotmail.com
www.topnorthgroup.com

Top North Guest House
6 rooms are reserved under the name “Horizons Unlimited”
600 Thai Baht (Big Room, air con) 500 TB (Small room, A/C), 400 TB (Small, fan)
15 Moon Muang Road, Soi 2
Tel: 0532789000
topnorth@hotmail.com
www.topnorthgroup.com

Lai-Thai Guest House
No rooms reserved, but vacancies
111/4-5 Kotchasarn Road
750 Thai baht - Double/Twin
Tel: 053271725
mail@laithai.com
www.laithai.com

Note: All three of the above hotels/guesthouses are very short walking distance to HU Media Center/Goodwill Motorcycle Shop, Amora Tapae Hotel, Art Café, “Chill and Swill” Oasis’s on The Moat, as well as Internet shops, Starbucks, and numerous other restaurants and tourist shops. They are also very popular with motorcycle travelers attending Chiang Mai Bike Week and have off-street motorcycle parking. Chiang Mai is experiencing a extremely high influx of tourists this year because of it’s world wide designation as the #1 tourist destination, so make hotel/guesthouse reservations early.

GPS WAY POINTS:
Down Under: N18.79720 E98.96654
Bier Stube: N18.78637 E98.99308
Art Café: N18.78786 E98.99367
Top North Hotel: N18.78696 E98.99218
Top North Guesthouse: N18.78362 E98.99192
Lai Thai Guesthouse: N18.78194 E98.99330
Goodwill/Joe’s Bike Team – Hu Traveler/Media Center: N18.78898 E98.99602
Amora Tapae Hotel: N18.47.362 E98.59639
Wat Chomphu: N18.47.452 E98.59.684

SWILL AND CHILL POINTS:
Irish Pub and Restaurant (Oasis inside the Moat) 24-24/1 Rajawitte Rd
Sax Bar (Oasis on the Moat): N18.78660 E98.99306
Bier Stube (Oasis on the Moat): N18.78637 E98.99308

THE THAILAND HU MEETING OFFICIAL TRAVEL AGENCY IS:
B.T.S. (2000) Travel & Service
44/3 Sridonchai Road
Tel: 053284042
Email: btstravelthailand@gmail.com
www.btstravelthailand.com

Registration Schedule
Meeting entry PLUS Support HU MEMBERSHIP AND T-SHIRT, includes slide shows, seminars, 2 Horizons Unlimited stickers, PLUS 1 year Horizons Unlimited membership to support the Horizons Unlimited. Also includes hors d'oeuvres at Friday Reception, Saturday Banquet and event packet.
1800 THB / 37 euro ____________

Meeting entry PLUS Support HU MEMBERSHIP, includes slide shows, seminars, 2 Horizons Unlimited stickers, PLUS 1 year Horizons Unlimited membership! Also includes hors d'oeuvres at Friday Reception, Saturday Banquet and event packet.
1500 THB / 30 euro____________

Meeting entry AND T-SHIRT - includes slide shows, entry and 2 Horizons Unlimited stickers. Also includes hors d'oeuvres at Friday Reception, Saturday Banquet, T-shirt and event packet.
800 THB / 17 euro____________

Meeting entry only - includes slide shows, seminars, and 2 Horizons Unlimited stickers. Also includes hors d'oeuvres at Friday Reception, Saturday Banquet and event packet.
500 THB/ __________________

END 11/01/07 Revised For Release, subject to change

GMA · Cyclist Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 11 Location: Global

News 17/12/06
Art Cafe says, "Come on in, save 10%."
If you're wearing your HU Jan. 12-14 T-shirt and at Art Cafe, Chuck says, "10% off breakfast during the HU Travelers Meeting." Art Cafe is known for having the best breakfasts in town. Chuck Hecht, a bike traveler and chief (check out his V-Max) is a great host and source of information.

GMA · Cyclist Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 11 Location: Global

Media Notes:
Bangkok Post had a note on the meeting, and the Group Photo Saturday morning will end up in at least one motorcycle magazine (note new location on Official Agenda to Wat Chomphu).
A media show and artwork of the meeting is in the works, produced by BBQ Productions, for the Internet. Rolling footage will be shot during the Group Ride departing from the Wat Chomphu.