Lost In Yunnan Province

[yem_paul]

Follow our adventure to Xangrila in this thread.

 

http://rideasia.net/forum/topic1163.html

 

Will update full stories when we're back early next year.

 

Happy New Year

[vara]

2 thumbs up for u & the rest in your group....for venturing into yet another uknown territory. Cant wait for your pics to make me drool upon.

 

Have a safe trip folks! Ride on...!

Edited December 18, 2011 by vara

[sambora67]

yem u the legend

[pipipapipu]

You are the man!

[romp_69]

beautiful scenery. been to these places in yunnan before, but on normal travel. the feeling of bike touring must be sweet.

[razsurfer67]

Guys u making me salivate now. Full report when come back. Met u guys, Omar and company at Doi Ithanon in Chiangmai. I was the one riding a lone St1100with my wife. Ride safe guys. How my STX compatriot doing? Am sure if his bike can make it, so can mine hahaha.

[yem_paul]

Guys u making me salivate now. Full report when come back. Met u guys, Omar and company at Doi Ithanon in Chiangmai. I was the one riding a lone St1100with my wife. Ride safe guys. How my STX compatriot doing? Am sure if his bike can make it, so can mine hahaha.

 

 

bang din ...the stx did well .. nothing that any bike cannot handle.

[AirWoLF]

Darn... I only backpacked Yunnan and cramped myself with unknown people on the bus through the mountains...

Must be splendid riding there...

I miss the mountains there...

[Cool_Cruiser]

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. !!!!!

[razsurfer67]

bang din ...the stx did well .. nothing that any bike cannot handle.

 

Juli & Deen wishing u guys all the best and will pray for your safe return. Will meet up in 2012 and I am already interested in planning one soon....solo (with wife also la)??? Hahaha

[yem_paul]

Juli & Deen wishing u guys all the best and will pray for your safe return. Will meet up in 2012 and I am already interested in planning one soon....solo (with wife also la)??? Hahaha

 

 

umar mentioned about you after coming down from Doi Ithanon. Then saw urpictures in one of Phil's thread in rideasia.net. thanks for the well wishes . we'll meet up someday

[jasonyeo123]

respect to you guys !!!! ride safe !!

[Al-Simmons]

Trip report up soon.

 

 

Summary for those who can access to this site.https://www.facebook.com/#!/notes/shiea-suria/-through-chinas-winter-on-2-wheels-2011-an-account-from-a-pillions-perspective-/10150480736720782

Edited December 28, 2011 by Al-Simmons

[yem_paul]

This idea was initiated some 2 years ago. A little hiccups here and there and it finally materialised. That 2 years of planning paid off when all the pieces came together for a much anticipated overland trip to Yunnan Province, China. 7th Dec 2011, all 5 riders set to go and will be joined by 2 pillions in Chiangmai, Thailand. Managed to get a Chinese tour agent amongst a few which is mandatory by Chinese regulations if you're travelling with own vehicles in Chinese territories. Our agent, a 58 year old ex goverment officer based in Urumqi, Xinjiang province, well he's a very difficult man to reach over emails. I was very anxious and worried about his possible no show at the custom border as he didn't demand for any deposits unlike all other agents that i had contacted. Nevertheless, he was there at Mohan border and all went well from start till the end. From riding on ice in Shangrila, mindblowing sceneries, extreme sub zero temperature, worst that you can imagine public toilet experience, the long wait at international border crossings, taking the less travelled back roads and the flood evacuation exercise warning in Hatyai, every moment was priceless and will be difficult to forget. Following images summarized our 28 days of journey covering from Singapore - Malaysia - Thailand - Northern Laos - China.

 

Day 1- 4

 

Singapore - Hatyai - Bangkok - Chiangmai - Phu Chi Fa - Chiang Khong

 

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After almost 10 hours cruising Malaysian NS Highway, we arrived Dannok and headed straight for Hatyai Junction Railway Station.

 

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Train left at 1810hrs same day, managed to get 2 1st class tickets and 2nd class sleeper for the rest. Few hours spent on massages, some others making purchases for Thai prepaid card while waiting for the train.

 

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1st class still looks cramped with all the luggages squeezed in. And woke up to the sight of recent Bangkok floods.

 

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Arrived Hua Lamphong and purchased the next train to Chiangmai the same day. Some 9 hours later, we're in Chiangmai train station. All this arrangements allows us to save an extra day and your train ticket and cargo fees covers your hotel, petrol and mileage.

 

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Called up Phillip Gibbins, owner of Rider's Inn and he's left with only one room which can accomodate 3. So we had to source for 2other rooms where 2 pillions will fly in from Singapore the same night. Nevertheless, we dropped in Rider's Inn. Been wanting to meet him.

 

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And caught up with Round the World Rider's, Alex and Andre from Germany.

 

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In the meantime, Umar and Hus tagged Phil, who's hosting few friends up to Doi Ithanon where they met fellow Singapore rider, Deen who is on a solo trip with his wife.

 

I managed to get a decent room few soi away for 400 baht. Bike week was going on coincidentally so most rooms were full.

 

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It was my 5th visit to Chiangmai but this was my 2nd time staying there. The rest of the time were a touch and go affair. So a couple of us walked quite a bit around time before me and Kaz head for the airport for our passengers.

 

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Next morning, had breakfast at Phil's who has been helpful in giving us route suggestions for day's trip to Chiang Khong. He called it fun route. He even downloaded the routes into our GPS.

 

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Here's Dave from the US. He's doing some charity ride soon in Cambodia

 

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All set to go

 

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We made our way to Chiang Khong via Phu Chi Fa

 

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Edited October 19, 2012 by yem_paul

[yem_paul]

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Arrived Chiang Khong late.

 

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Edited October 19, 2012 by yem_paul

[yem_paul]

Day 5

 

Chiang Khong - Boten

 

Distance covered: 269km

 

Left early morning hoping to catch the 1st barge to Huayxai, Laos. 1st barge only available at 10am. Barge costs 500 baht and purchased Laos insurance for 200 baht which covers for 7 days.

 

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Insurance and ferry ticket booth

 

 

Doesn't take long to cross and once we're in, took us almost 2 hours to settle all our necessary personal and vehicle documentations.

 

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A couple of stretch with road works going on but other than that it was a super road.

 

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Sue handing out candies

 

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Until we've reached Boten Custom House

 

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Rode further in to find a ghost town

 

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Checked into Royal Hotel run by Chinese. Room cost 150 Yuan.

 

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Called our Chinese agent later the night to arrange for timing at the border. At this point, I knew he will show up.

Edited October 19, 2012 by yem_paul

[yem_paul]

Day 6

 

Boten - Mohan - Mengla - Jinhong

 

Distance covered: 170km

 

Found the actual Boten Immigration Checkpoint few kilometers up. The guard was crossed we didn't stop at the stop sign and demanded that we turn back to that stop sign and instructed the pillions to walk. Apologized profusely before he gave us the nod to get our paperwork done. Costs 10,000 kips to process our passport and they didn't even ask for our import papers.

 

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A couple of minutes later, we arrived here.

 

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After a couple of pictures, we proceeded into arrival lobby to get our passport stamped. Being Singaporeans, any visit into China below 14 days are exempted from visa application. How convenient. What is more impressive is that we did not even need to fill in an arrival card. A booth where you just need to scan your passport and the arrival card is automatically generated. Super.

 

The pillions continued to the other side while the riders went back to push the bikes forward to the inspection booth.

 

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I'm one happy man.

 

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Throughout my emails with the Chinese agent, Mr Wang insisted that to save costs, he doesn't mind sitting on our bikes as pillions. Most of other operators "claimed" that a 4WD escort is a must. Mr Wang has proven that this is not true. His only request was that we provide a riding helmet for him. Plus Mr Wang was very transparent about his prices. No hidden costs and he provided with all the breakdowns. I didn't get such from other operators. In the end, we ended up paying around $USD70 lesser than the original costs. The only small problem i had with him wass his response time when replying to emails. But he does this for a living and as we get to know him further, he's always away from home in the deserts or his specialized Silk Road for tours.

 

After all the necessary documentations and inspection done at the border, we head 60km up to the town of Mengla to get our provisional Chinese driving license and further inspection on our bikes. Everyone was smiling ear to ear while cruising the Chinese highway.

 

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Arrived Mengla Traffic Police Station exactly 11am.

 

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Unfortunately, they closed for lunch at 1130am, so they couldn't process our application on time. And re-opened at 3pm.

 

So we walked around Meng la town to find lunch.

 

Omar getting his boots shined.

 

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The start of my many horrifying toilet experience.

 

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School children having recess

 

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We went back to have a chat with Mr Wang. I must say he's holding my most ideal job.

 

Bikes lining up for inspection. Here they checked our chassis number against vehicle registration details and making sure all our lights and signals are working.

 

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At 6pm, we were still in the application office as they were having problems with printers. We were the last to leave the office.

 

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And finally, our temporary Chinese driving license.

 

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Next, 120km ride to Jinhong town.

 

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Edited October 19, 2012 by yem_paul

[yem_paul]

Checked into Home Inn, 120 yuan ($S24)

 

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Being resourceful, Mr Wang managed to find Muslim restaurant in any towns we stopped in. And he insisted that we eat in a Muslim restaurant.

 

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It was an early night after dinner and nobody anticipated the gruelling ride we had to go through for the next day.

Edited October 19, 2012 by yem_paul

[yem_paul]

Day 7

 

Jinhong - Pu'er - Ning'er

 

Distance covered: 180km

 

Early morning route discussions

 

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Chinese petrol costs about $S1.30.

 

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At this point, we were denied entry into Chinese highway. It's Chinese law stating that motorcycles are not allowed on motorways. We had to take the back roads. Mr Wang mentioned this ruling is not really enforced in other province.

 

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So it's either turn back to the entrance of the back roads or take a short cut.

 

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And were rewarded with some nice greeneries of Xishuangbanna's mountains and tea plantation.

 

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Stopped over in Pu'er for lunch

 

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And proceed further to Ning'er after lunch.

 

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Everyone with Omar's trademark pose.

 

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Arrived Ning'er after a total of 7 hours which covered only 180km. Checked into Ding Hao Hotel. Ride was restricted to endless twisties and hairpin corners, elevations, slippery and narrow road.

 

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Early dinner and ventured a little bit into the town. The cold started to seep in.

 

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Edited January 7, 2013 by yem_paul

[yatan73-regok]

Dear Paul, it's very difficult for Singaporean riders to get a temporary motorcycle driving license in China. There is no official way to get it. Not even mention letting your motorbike enter China. Could you please share with us how you did it? Nice trip report by the way! Cheers!

[yem_paul]

Dear Paul, it's very difficult for Singaporean riders to get a temporary motorcycle driving license in China. There is no official way to get it. Not even mention letting your motorbike enter China. Could you please share with us how you did it? Nice trip report by the way! Cheers!

 

Hi yatan

 

Yes it's possible and it's legitimate process. You will need to engage a tour operator though and the application takes some time. All this comes with a cost though. I know a few other Singaporeans, Malaysians and Thais who have done it before.

[yatan73-regok]

Another thing is that the China law prohibit only riding with pillion on the high way and because most of the bikes there are below 100cc, they cannot hit minimum speed of 80km/h. The slow speed will cause danger on the high way. So by right if you ride alone and not riding a small bike, they should let you use the high way. But to be honest, no fun on the high way.

[yatan73-regok]

Hi yatan

 

Yes it's possible and it's legitimate process. You will need to engage a tour operator though and the application takes some time. All this comes with a cost though. I know a few other Singaporeans, Malaysians and Thais who have done it before.

 

Mai I know the cost?

[yem_paul]

Day 8

 

Ning' er - Lincang - Yunxian

 

Distance covered: 320km

 

Another long ride but the scenery got better and better each day. Temperature was 10 degrees C when we moved off.

 

The cold was unbearable especially every morning. Here we stopped by a local shop asking for hot water. Mr Wang reminded that it's going be much worse in Shangrila.

 

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The bridge across Lan Tao river not laid yet. Had to detour about 10km of dirt road.

 

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Checked in Long Stay Hotel for 220 yuan. Managed to enjoy some colors downtown and a warm foot massage

 

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Edited October 19, 2012 by yem_paul

[yem_paul]

Mai I know the cost?

 

I've PM you some info