Comments on: Learning to Drive In Thailand

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 17:55:36 +0000

In reply to Julia Nix. That's smart! Travelers often end up with little infections from swimming with cuts and gashes in Thailand. Best to keep it dry for sure.

By: Julia Nix

Julia Nix — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 06:19:10 +0000

Was chain reading your blog (starting from your recent cooking class) and here i am. I guess for any new travellers to Thailand, u haven’t been to Thailand until you have some sort of little injury. I once fell down from the steps at my beach hut in koh phangan. (Not drunk, i swear) Had a gash on my knee, and had plaster for days. Stayed dry. No swimming.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 16 May 2015 12:13:56 +0000

In reply to Alexa Albanese. Wow that's so scary Alexa! I'm glad you're okay! I can imagine how scary it would be to get back on your bike after that. Jeez.

By: Alexa Albanese

Alexa Albanese — Sun, 10 May 2015 09:33:47 +0000

Oh man, I just had my first (and hopefully last) motorbike accident on the superhighway in Chiang Rai. I made an absolutely stupid decision to do a U-turn over the meridian and accidentally gunned it into oncoming traffic. Got hit by a truck, with tons of other cars whizzing by. Somehow only escaped with a scraped knee and bruised shin, could not have been more lucky. That day (2 days ago) I got back on the bike and rode the 4 hours back to Chiang Mai. I got over it quickly because I had no other way of getting home but I totally get your terror, nothing worse than seeing your life flash before your eyes and imagining a random Thai policeman calling your mom to tell her you’re road kill. Yikes. Glad you’re okay!

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 18:31:21 +0000

In reply to Nicole. I know how you feel, Nicole! For me the fear has never gone away entirely (see my most recent post on where I chose to live... no hills was a big factor!). Have you considered getting a group together and hiring a longtail for a day? It's the best way to see the island!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 05:15:17 +0000

I took a tumble down the wet road by Pinnacle Resort yesterday. Thankfully I got away with only road rash and big cut under my foot, but I’m absolutely terrified of riding up or down any steep hills now 🙁 I’m hoping it’ll pass as I’d love to see places here in Koh Tao where walking to would take hours

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By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 02:48:46 +0000

In reply to noei. Wow! What a story. I never let anyone bigger than me ride on the back of my bike... only my size or smaller :)

By: noei

noei — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 10:28:36 +0000

I’m Thai so I first learned to ride a motorbike when I was about 12. While I never have a major crash (Thanks Lord Buddha for that!), I have a fair share of my foolish accidents. One being I was, like you, distracted when I was driving a rental bike in Koh Samui with my gigantic English boyfriend in the back. I unconsciously went straight through a red onto the pavement which was about six inches higher than the road and narrowly escaped an uncovered gut. With someone so heavy behind, it was impossible for me to balance the bike and fell off the pavement into many fast moving cars. We miraculously survived but I felt a bit put off after that.

I think the cure is to never ride a motorcycle on exotic islands!

Ps. I lied a little bit. He’s a regular size but compared to me he’s a giant! 😉

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