Seems obvious doesn’t it? A Tuk Tuk is a Tuk Tuk and everyone knows that! But what’s the difference between a Tuk Tuk and a Rikshaw, a Tuk Tuk and a Samlor and why on earth is a Tuk Tuk … Read More
Author Archives: Bruce Haxton
How to drive a Tuk Tuk
Perhaps not something you’d usually be asking but very important if you’re joining a Tuk Tuk Club adventure in Northern Thailand, or are looking for a job as a Tuk Tuk driver in Bangkok (NOTE – sorry, if your heart … Read More
DAY 3 OF THE BIKE RIDE FOR ELEPHANTS: ‘YOUR BLOOD HAS GONE TO YOUR BOTTOM’ – THUNG SALIAM TO LAN KRABUE
Quite simply a fantastic day in every single way The challenge today – and for the next 10 days or so – was always going to be the heat (us Yorkshire folk are never really that comfortable once it gets … Read More
DAY 2: HILLS, WINDING DESCENTS, SWEAT AND THE OFFER OF SOME ‘MEDICINAL MARIJUANA’ TO HELP ME ON MY WAY
NOTE: I’m writing this at 5am on the morning of Day 3 (why oh why so early aargh) with a cup of Yorkshire Tea in hand. No better way to start the day! A very civilised start to the day … Read More
Day 1: A film crew, huge bowls of noodles and the first 120km done…
After all the running around and getting things ready, at long last the wheels started turning on what should be a pretty epic journey through some remote parts of Thailand and of course raising money to support the elephants in … Read More
Good news – all systems are go!
After what’s felt like a lifetime of planning, fundraising, doubts, COVID scares, more doubts, enforced route changes, fear of saddle sores and lost sleep it’s finally all systems are go for Bruce’s bike ride across Thailand to raise money for … Read More
The bike ride for the elephants of Mae Wang – an update before Bruce hits the road
Some of you may have read about The Tuk Tuk Club’s campaign to help the lovely small group of elephants who we visit on our adventures over the last month or so. To keep things short, the pandemic and resultant … Read More
Join The Tuk Tuk Club in helping a group of elephants in MaeVang
The last 12 months have been an incredibly difficult time for the world and the cost in lives, stress, economic challenges have been, and will continue to be, immense. Whilst Thailand has been very lucky in terms of illness and … Read More
Why you should make Northern Thailand your focus for your next visit to The Land Of Smiles…
The ‘traditional’ holiday to Thailand for decades has been a couple of nights in Bangkok, always a great shock to the system for new arrivals, a couple of nights in Chiang Mai and then a week or so in the … Read More
Is travelling by Tuk Tuk actually comfortable?
IThe Tuk Tuk. Thailand’s most iconic vehicle, famous for plying the streets of Bangkok (and some other cities) and being a ‘must do’ on any trip to the country but also unfortunately famous for dodgy drivers claiming places are closed … Read More