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The travel thread

eDDe9 said:
Yes, I'm being taught all that.

Now I know you'll laugh, but also been doing research on it online:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=B8IdTq3_3WI and his other vids are pretty good.
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that guy does explain it pretty well, but he should have edited that clip down massively.

i will only laugh (in horror) if you think that merely watching some video clips online is any preparation at all for doing any of this in the real world. it's something you need to practice in a relatively safe and controlled environment (like UK roads) before doing it in a place like Vietnam.

but i can already sense as i type this that i'm wasting my time and that - as always - you know best.

i realise that you probably don't have the time or money to pass your full bike licence, but at the very least you MUST pass your CBT here before you go. at least then you will be able to get some practice in first.
 
I have my provisional and friend's dad is giving me lessons in a local car park on his 250cc.

Not taken it out on the road yet.
 
probably because you're not allowed to until you've passed your full test.

stop ducking the advice given. are you going to go for your CBT or not?
 
No. I would if I had the time.

I'd need to join a school/academy thing because I don't have my own bike and friend's dad won't be lending me his.

Unless I can go for my CBT before the end of the month?
 
You've had plenty of time though, you've been talking about this trip forever now and you said ages ago you'ld be buying a bike so you should have done it earlier. You basically just don't think you need it do you?

You're going to be so wrong and stand no chance on these roads I'm afraid.
 
of course you can, i'm sure there's plenty of places in your city that do it. it only takes a few hours and they will lend you a bike and all the kit you need. :)
 
Took me ages to get my provisional licence Spade, paid for it almost a year ago now and they never sent it back or refunded my cash after 90 days. Admittedly I should have followed it up a bit more but I didn't, and only got my provisional a few days before my passport.

Isn't doing everything that's required for the CBT for a fraction of the cost with someone who's been riding for 30 odd years enough to know how to ride.. which I do.. around a car park.

Obviously he isn't a qualified instructor, and I'm appreciate your looking out for me, and I'm going to look into taking my CBT but if I'm honest, there's only a 50/50 chance I'll do it.

felix, would I get my certificate within a few days?
 
Riding about in an empty carpack is no way preperation for riding a bike on the chaotic roads of Vietnam. You'll be off your bike in a second and getting run over by a thousands other bikers who won't even think to stop.
 
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I'll only be using my bike between cities, mainly on roads like this (yes, I'm slightly in denial). Maybe after the first couple of weeks when I'm feeling more confident I won't be walking everywhere in the main cities, my aim is to meet people and can't go places with others on a bike. Just need to get it to my hotel and leave it there locked up.
 
TheSpade said:
Nah you need visas mate, I've got them in my passport as proof and I was only there for a few days in each place. :)

You have to apply for them before hand for Thailand and Vietnam and Cambodia can be bought when you get there though I'd get it done before hand...blah blah blah
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Unless the rules have changed, you can turn up at Thai immigration and as a UK citizen they'll give you a tourist visa straight away. Its either 30 days or 6 weeks I can't remember. Cambodia and Vietnam will require proper visa's ie you'll need to get them beforehand. This can either be done in the UK if there are embassies or in SE Asia - certainly in Bangkok, Singapore or KL.

Alternatively you can sort them out on the border, as we did, for both countries. It wasn't a problem - certainly in Cambodia people will bend over to get you the right visa's you need provided you've got $$ ;)

They're in the $30-50 range iirc and again last for about 30 days.
 
^ sounds like good advice.

i would throughly recommend getting in touch with Jamshyd for advice on SE Asia visa issues, he's been living in bangkok for a while now but has been all over the area. :)

eDDe9 said:
Isn't doing everything that's required for the CBT for a fraction of the cost with someone who's been riding for 30 odd years enough to know how to ride.. which I do.. around a car park.

Obviously he isn't a qualified instructor, and I'm appreciate your looking out for me, and I'm going to look into taking my CBT but if I'm honest, there's only a 50/50 chance I'll do it.

felix, would I get my certificate within a few days?
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in no way, shape, or form, is ILLEGALLY playing around in a car park on a 250 with your man any substitute for proper lessons with a qualified instructor. you need to get out on the roads. there is no fucking way you're doing 'everything that's required for the CBT' there, no fucking way!

you would get your CBT cert away with you on the day. you don't need to worry about updating your licence straight away or anything, you don't need to do that till you've passed your theory and the full test. the important thing here is to get trained up properly on the basics so you'll have a safe and enjoyable trip. it is only after some proper training that you will realise just how shit you are. it was a proper fucking eye-opener for me and most other people that think they know how to ride a bike.

i don't wish to harp on about it, but i will be extremely disappointed if you don't do it, young man. and waiting to read the inevitable tale of how you fell off the bike in heavy traffic and need skin grafts on your legs, hands, and face for the rest of your life. :|
 
Cambodia and Vietnam will require proper visa's ie you'll need to get them beforehand.
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Nope you can definitely get a Cambodia visa when you arrive, everyone on my flight did. Loads of us standing around filling out forms whilst waiting in the queue. Costs £20 I think.
 
Spade, how much did your insurance cost?

The post office are charging around £170 for a trip between 45 and 90 days, but annual insurance is only £81 but doesn't cover trips longer than 45 days.
 
I can't rememeber exactly but £80 sounds about right though I was away for less than 45 days per trip so maybe that's why I took that option.
 
I dunno, I was away for about 30 days came home for a week then went away again.

Dunno how they define 'one trip'. Must be some info on it somwhere or go to the PO and ask.
 
TheSpade said:
Nope you can definitely get a Cambodia visa when you arrive, everyone on my flight did. Loads of us standing around filling out forms whilst waiting in the queue. Costs £20 I think.
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Different coming in from international flight than going overland @ the border though.

As I said, we could sort it out in Bangkok (which we did for Cambodge) but you were able to do it at the border/just before at these holding cafe places for a premium fee. Was about +$10 iirc but it saves the ballache of visaage in bangkok which can be a mission to do..
 
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