Road to Otres

One For The Road

  Yeah! After spending an amazing 12 days we start moving again little by little. It takes us long to be able to move from here cuz all these wonderful people makes this place so special. If you are close by i suggest you to drop by Paddy's Bamboo big time guys. We have well rested and my wounds got better. I still got a little bit itching though. You know i got bitten by a spider or a kind of insect in the forest and in the following days my body was surrounded by these bleeding wounds all over. Culu took care of it and i'm getting better everyday. Tomorrow at 6 o'clock we hit the road again to Sihanoukville first and try if we can extend our visas one month more and then to Kampot hopefully. See you soon guys.

More info : http://www.paddysbamboo.fr/90415477

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In Search of the Purple Gibbon's Merde

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A Quick Transition

  Hello again. We left Thailand after a two days trip from Koh Chang. It takes two days cuz we didn't push ourselves too much this time and take a stop by the closest town to the border called Khlong Yai. Actually the border town is Hat Lek but the weather was changing quite fast and when the rain starts we stay in Khlong Yai for the night. In the morning all we have to do is pedal for an hour to reach the border and one more hour to the first city called Koh Kong which is where we are right now.

 These kids were just great. Every time we get tired and had a break Culu just chat a while with them and fill his soul with their smiles. It is his new fuel for the road.

 Here's the source of Culu's last paintings: Mangroves

 I enjoyed my birthday beer at Paddy's place.

 Koh Kong is a little fishermen town on the south-west coast of Cambodia. It is also a gateway for whom are seeking wildlife adventures cuz it is located just in the middle of three biggest wildlife sanctuaries and national parks. But at the coasts of the river it seems like an abandoned fishing village to me.

first days in cambodia from uluc ali kilic on Vimeo.

Chantaburi-Tai Mai

  Hey there, This quick episode will be about this little town called Tai Mai in Chantaburi. We were there right before Koh Chang and we were exhausted those two days. We got some rest there and not post anything about so now i am giving a little info about the place.
  Tai Mai is a little fishermen village about 10 km from Chantaburi. Why we end up here is Culu's hurry to reach the ocean. After leaving the mountains he was so keen on going to the beaches before we leave Thailand. So the easiest place for us on the road was Chantaburi but we couldn't find any place there cuz they don't accept dogs. I found it a bit raciest though. Then Culu decided to camp on the beach and we head to the closest and supposedly to the most beautiful beach but we couldn't get there before sunset and stayed in Tai Mai.





























  When we wake up we got on the bike and pedal quickly to the Chao Lao beach where we put our feet in the water first time in Thailand. It was my first ocean experience. I was hunting shade while Culu enjoys the sun.

 Some young mangrove's trying to reach the sky in the middle of the sea.

  It was our first totally relaxed day since we start that shit. Culu was reading this book called "Amber Hymns" from Malik Crumpler. He is a poet from New York and visited us last year in Istanbul. He came to Culu's exhibition and gave his book to him. It's the only book Culu brought to the trip.
  In the evening we just hang out in the town and had some new friends. Mostly spend the night with them and try to communicate in thai.

 some very cheap squids for dinner

  At the night market with our new friends and their son. They fed Culu with some delicious papaya salad and some snacks which were totally out of my menu.

  Well that was all from Tai Mai. Will be keeping you updated about our next stops soon. Have a great day.

Tai Mai: Day and Night from uluc ali kilic on Vimeo.