Category Archives: Driving

INTERSTATE 45 by Dwight Douglas & The Jayhawkers

May 8, 2012 – 7:02 pm
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Most Dangerous Drivers in Pattaya

May 8, 2012 – 1:34 pm

I’ve been traveling in Asia over 16 years and have survived a head-on motorcycle crash along the Burma border, a mudslide in Sulawesi, and the chaos of Bangkok traffic. My scariest drive in Thailand was during a blinding rainstorm through the Khao Yai Mountains. Insects smashed into the windscreen and the wipers smeared their bodies [...]

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Demo Derby Redux

April 23, 2012 – 11:06 am

Two weekends ago Richie Boy gave me the keys to his Mercedes SUV. “You drive into the city.” We had had a long night at the Liar’s Bar in Montauk. “You sure you want me to drive.” I was in no better shape than him. “It’s an $80,000 car. Don’t smash it up.” Richie Boy [...]

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Fast Talking

April 23, 2012 – 10:51 am

Last Summer I rented a car from Uan at Buffalo Bar for the drive north to visit my ex-wife and loving daughter. At Chonburi I decided to cut through Bangkok instead of wrapping around the megatropolis on the outer ring. It was the weekend. The cityscape was clear under a peerless sky. Traffic was minimal. [...]

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The World Minus Cars

April 23, 2012 – 10:41 am

The price of gas in Thailand is well over 40 baht a liter. In New York the cost per gallon is close to $4 several petroleum experts are predicting $200/barrel by summer’s end. That will push gas over $5 a gallon. Driving is already down from the heights of 2007 and public transit is booming [...]

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