Undiscovered Thailand: Hidden Kingdom in Lopburi 🇹🇭

Undiscovered Thailand: Hidden Kingdom in Lopburi 🇹🇭

Okie dokie everybody. 
Welcome back to the channel. I am so excited to announce that we 
are back on Zelda. As you can see, we are leaving Bangkok and we are getting 
amongst it. We are getting back into the provinces. We are going on such a big long 
old school Patty Doyle next level adventure. Yeah, this is not a drill. For 
the next 6 to 9 months at least, we are going to be rediscovering our love for 
this beautiful country. But first things first, I’ve got quite the adventure to get out 
of Bangkok. Traffic and all the rest of the horrors that is driving a motorcycle in 
Bangkok. Hence why I don’t do many adventures here in the city on Zelda. Anyway, and I just 
want to apologize. I It’s been 8 months since I really properly got into the provinces on Zelda 
and we properly got to know and revisit some old classics and beautiful places. But let’s 
face it, I have been neglecting my true love, our true love, which is the greatest country in 
the world, and that is Thailand. then there’s no better way to explore it than getting out 
into the provinces on a motorcycle and taking it slow. And I can’t wait to get out of this 
traffic and get stuck into it. So, let’s go. [Music] As per usual, getting out of Bangkok was a 
complete [ __ ] show. Mad traffic and just endless traffic lights and pollution. I was thrilled to 
see the back of Bangkok. And within a few hours, I made it to the province of Lbury Buri. Not 
too far from Bangkok, but far enough away to really reconnect with the countryside of the 
greatest country in the world. [Music] Now, my main goal is to make it up to the Me Kong 
and follow it around for the next few months, but we won’t get there in this video. So, my aim 
for today is to make it to Peteun with a one night layover here in Lockbury, a province that 
I loved when I first came here and I’m so glad to be back. I mean, just look at it. 
Okie dokie. Welcome to a bumpy little rural road here in Lbury. Just been driving 
through farmlands, crops, maze, corn, and rice for the past couple of hours. It’s 
nice to get out of Bangkok and there are a few mountains around. Zelda is in her element and 
we’re just enjoying the ride. Look at how the the bush is is out growing into the road here, pushing 
me out into the middle of the road. Thankfully, there’s not too much traffic here or tractors or 
anything this time of year. Seems pretty uh quiet. Just trying to figure out where to stay, but I 
mean, look around. There’s not much going on here. Okie dokie. Welcome to I don’t know where. 
Somewhere in the middle of nowhere in Lbury. This is the floating railway. So, I saved 
this on Google Maps. I was bored recently and I was just looking around for things in this 
region on the way up north to the Me Kong. Ah, there’s beautiful herand in the distance. And 
this place just stood out to me. And at certain time of day, I’m not sure when, a train or two 
or three will pass over this and it creates this beautiful floating train effect. and my my goal 
is to try and film a train going across it. So, I want to be able to stay in this region. I’ve 
got a new toy that I want to show you. I’ve got two new toys. So, if you’ve never met Zelda 
before, this is my Honda CT125. I’ve had her for a few years and she’s beautiful and I love 
her. So, say hello to Zelda if you’ve never met. And here on the seat is my brand new drone. 
This is the DJI 5 Mini Pro. And uh it looks beautiful. I’ve never flown it before, so we are 
about to fly it for the first time. And also, you might be seeing uh a change in the driving 
footage. I’ve um replaced the GoPro with this DJI Nano. The cool thing about this camera is it 
can actually get taken off this monitor here. So, we’re getting interesting angles hopefully. I 
haven’t quite dialed it in yet in terms of the settings and I haven’t practiced where I can 
mount it on Zelda other than the usual places, but I did do a lot of uh shots already today where 
the the camera is actually in my mouth like this. Anyway, let’s get the drone up and get a 
shot of this bridge and um just uh yeah, take our first ever flight on the brand new drone. Here we go. Take off. So, say hello to the new drone. Hello. I tell 
you what, there’s a man out there casting his net. Let’s go get a nice shot. And what I 
can do is I can test this new feature on this drone where it has a zoom lens. He’s 
in center frame now. You can see him. So, I’m still quite far away at this point. He hasn’t 
noticed the drone or anything because it’s not super loud because the propellers are brand new 
and everything. But what I can do is I can zoom in. I should be able to zoom in. Ready? Look at 
that. So, he’s out there. He’s casting his net. He’s tending to his things. He has no idea that 
the the drone is getting some great shots of him. Uh because the drone is super quiet and it’s 
far enough away. And I can just get a great shot of the train track in the background and this 
gentleman tending to his net. How cool. Right, let’s get another shot of the bridge itself. 
Going a bit too fast really. Just sort of just practicing at the minute. This is a This There’s 
way too much movement in this shot. Let me slow it down. Let me slow it down. Let me slow it 
down. Put it into cinematic mode. Actually, that will help. Feels nice to have new cameras 
and new gear. always gives me a sense of a new creativity spark within me comes out because you 
got a new camera, you’ve got a new lens, you’ve got a new piece of equipment to help you tell the 
story. Obviously, the stories will get much better than this. This is just basically me driving 
up north today and and tomorrow to Petun. This is beautiful. So, let’s um let’s get the drone 
back and let’s let’s go find somewhere to stay. My goal was to film one of the 
trains passing on the bridge, but I think we’ll have to come back in 
the morning to try and tick that off. So, let’s just get back into the nearest town 
or village and find somewhere to stay. There aren’t too many places in this area, so 
let’s just hope we can get one before dark. Can I scan my scan type? Die die die die die die die die die die die die die die 
die die die die die die die die okay there is a beautiful dam just around the corner 
and I think because it might absolutely piss down and while the weather’s nice I’m 
going to dump my stuff in this room and uh 600 B seems fine let’s get settled 
in a bit and go for a walk [Music] okay quick room tour. Uh, clean double bed. Pretty solid. Look at this fridge, though. Look at 
that. Isn’t that incredible? Oh, some water. And uh 600 B, guys. And uh you get what you pay for 
here. Seems nice and clean. Air conditioned rooms. Air conditioned rooms. Nobody else staying here. 
It’s just me. [Music] Got my running shoes on. my walking shoes. I’ve got two pairs of with me. 
I’ve got my leather Nikes. That’s for my riding. Where do I think this dog is going to go for me? 
He’s been giving me evils ever since I got here. And then the second pair is my running shoes 
or my walking shoes, which I’m wearing now. The idea being that for the next 6 to 9 months as 
we explore more of Thailand together, he really doesn’t like me. I’m going to try to keep the 6 
kg, the 6 kg of body fat that I just spent 6 weeks losing in Bangkok. The idea is to try and keep it 
off. Normally, I’d come into a place like this and grab two big Leos, two packet of crisps, and stuff 
my face all night and just get chubbier and fatter with each and every single day that passes. But 
not this trip. Perfect. Coke zero. Zero sugar. I know it’s not perfect or amazing for you, but it’s 
a lot better than three cans of beer. You know, not just crack open a couple of beers every night 
cuz there’s not really much to do once the sun sets. One of the tricky things about documenting a 
motorcycle tour of Thailand is the sun always sets around 6:00 all year round. and uh try to keep 
active as well cuz obviously when you sat down I’ve left Bangkok today so it’s been 6 hours um on 
the bike and 6 hours of driving around trying to figure things out and today I had fried chicken 
for lunch you know so it’s not healthy cuz when you’re on the side of the highway sometimes you 
just got to eat what you can find. So need to try and make good decisions good choices. I’ve just 
shaken off 6 kg of body fat. The last thing I want to do is over the next 6 to 8 weeks to 12 weeks to 
whatever how long we’re on the bike for, hopefully for at least 6 months. I don’t want to end this 
trip feeling sluggish and getting fat again. So, other than just not drinking beers, 
another great way to stay fit and healthy is to stay active as much as possible. 
So, let’s go for a nice afternoon walk. [Music] Walking around this dam, it was absolutely 
beautiful. This is the Pac Chalit Dam here on the border of L Burie and Sarah Buri. It 
was built in 1994 by King Bumibball and it acts as one of the royal initiative dams which 
means it helps buffer the water flow from the Pasak River reducing the risk of flooding further 
downstream in the Chiao Praa basin aka Bangkok and it’s become quite the popular spot not only 
to take pictures and to go for a nice afternoon walk but it’s also super popular with the local 
men who love to come fishing here. There were two lines of fishermen on both sides of the dam. And 
what was interesting was they weren’t even using bait. Each one of their rods would have six or 
seven huge hooks, no bait. And they would cast it out with a weight and then pull on the rod up 
and down, up and down trying to catch a fish. And I’ve just never quite seen anything like it. And 
it was a bit clumsy. They kept crossing lines, but it was really interesting to film and just 
to hang out with them. They were all drinking. They were all having a great day in the sun, but 
I didn’t see too many fish in the baskets. Yeah, this park was gorgeous. And in the afternoon 
light, honestly, it was a great way to unwind, destress after a stressful drive out of 
Bangkok, and just to stretch my legs. [Music] I forgot I had another camera in the box, a 
little handheld action camera thing that has uh been destroyed from hiking across the 
world basically. But it works. And look, there’s a really cool little night market. Let’s 
get some uh some nice food for the evening. Uh mit sit back. Okay, sit back. Hello Mac. I could have like looked around a bit 
more, but I just love sundried pork. I wonder if these are some of the fish that they were catching 
at the dam. I’m going to order some Thai picnic. Oh my. Oh, okay. Okay. Okay. See what they 
do is they get those little those little crabs from the rice fields and they smash it 
into the sum tum and it’s way too gnarly for me. I can’t handle it. Can you see the crab in 
there? Just while the afternoon is so glorious, you know, and it’s just so nice 
to be back in the provinces, man. It’s like a whole different world living in 
Bangkok. I mean, I love it, you know? It’s our home. But sometimes you forget that you live 
in Thailand when you live in Bangkok because it is just so especially in Sukenit. It is just 
so modernized, westernized. Look at this gayang. Oh, that looks so good. I should have 
got chicken, but that’s okay. Some fruit. some toys, all the good stuff, 
guys. All the good stuff. And if you were a local around here and 
you needed to get your fresh veggies, this is where you come in the evening. It’s all 
freshly picked. Look at it. Still wet and and and uh fresh as hell. Smells amazing over 
here. All the herbs, all the spices. Oo, look at the donuts. Now, that would be very 
naughty. Hello, mate. Hello. Hello, Ma. Oh, love a little local market. Me. Love a little local 
market. Look how cute this little grandma is. So cute. I love her outfit. 
I need that shirt in my life. [Music] sorted. Let’s go and enjoy it with 
a nice cold beverage. Non-alcoholic. [Music] Good morning. Slept well and 
um desperate need of a coffee. So, I think the rough plan for today is let’s attack 
the morning. Let’s enjoy this beautiful morning light. The weather’s incredible today. 
Blue skies. And let’s see if we can go film that train going across that bridge. I 
just really hope I can get myself a coffee. [Music] Doesn’t open till 9:30. That’s a shame. [Music]
[Music] Quite a small coffee really, isn’t it? I think the main plan for today is to 
obviously make it all the way up to Petraun, which is a 4 and a half hour drive. And 
then at 9:30, according to Google anyway, there’s a train leaving some local 
station in a village nearby. So, I’m hoping that we can capture a train 
going across that beautiful floating bridge. [Music] And uh since we’ve got about an hour until 
the train, I think we’ve got enough time. Okay, so this is the train station that you want 
to come to if you want to film or photograph the floating train. [ __ ] Salong. [ __ ] Salong, 
I think it’s called. Let’s go have a look. The station seems quite unique. So quite interested 
to see how does it look. It’s raised up here, which is quite interesting. And from what I’ve 
seen, there are about three or four long stretches of these floating tracks. And if you just do 
a Google search of train times between this station and the next station in any direction, 
you’ll be able to get more exact train times and then plan your trip around this experience 
accordingly. Cuz I understand not everybody comes to Thailand to film or take a photograph of 
a train. I’m not exactly a train spotter myself. The good thing about coming here as well is 
I can see if the train is on time and it is. It’s due to arrive at the station at 9:38. So, in 
about an hour. Now, this is a very popular spot. People come on the floating train all the way from 
Bangkok, but it doesn’t run this time of year. The tourist train, the train that comes all the way 
from Bangkok and stops on these floating tracks and people can get off and take photos. That is 
something that starts in November, I believe. Oh, they’ve got all the old school track operators 
and levers and things. That’s super interesting. [Music] What I would really like is 
a refreshing cold coffee, but There’s no power. They’re 
having a power cut right now. [Music] Okay, I have three cameras in which I 
hope to capture the train. The first camera is my phone and I’ve got this nice frame here 
of Zelda. So hopefully the train will pass in the background and I might stand right here 
and it might look cool as the train passes by. I’ve also got my camera on my h on my uh 
on my cap. Can you see it’s got a little clip? It’s got loads of clips. I can clip it 
to my chest. I can clip it to the bike. It’s magnetic. And then it comes with this cap clip. 
So it gives me a nice vantage. Maybe I’ll get a nice second shot. And then the third one, and the 
one I’m slightly worried about is my drone. So, if I just press record, you can see my drone is 
just currently way over there by the bridge. And um I’m just kind of hoping that it will pass by. 
The train is due at the station in 8 minutes. So, I’m thinking it should at least pass by the bridge 
in the next five. Right. And I’ve still got 29 minutes of battery on this power. So, I’m hoping 
that it’s not late. Otherwise, the gold shot, the shot that I really want is with the drone. 
Please come soon. Please be on time. [Music] I was not expecting the train to be that fast. 
Okay, my drone can’t even keep up with it. Okay, can’t believe that it is going so rapid. Woo! [Music] Oh, it’s slowing down a bit now. That’s good. Hello, somebody. [Music] Oh, that was a difficult shot though. I 
wish I could stay and do the next one, but the next train’s not for hours. And 
we’ve got to go, guys. We’ve got to get move on to Petraun. But quite a beautiful 
spot, right? Quite the beautiful spot. Heat. Heat. [Music] [Music] [Music] Just driving along as I do, I’ve seen something 
that just looks absolutely incredible. This is why driving around Thailand will constantly 
surprise you. There is an almighty giant statue of Buddha facing in the sun. It 
looks absolutely incredible at the base of this beautiful little mountain. It seems 
to be a whole complex. And I mean, you know, if that was in Bangkok, it would be the 
most touristy place. Thousands of people visiting a day. But here on the side of the 
highway in the middle of nowhere, it’s just begging us to go explore it and get a closer 
look. So, let’s uh let’s head on down there. Looks amazing. Honestly, the things you find in 
Thailand never fails to amaze me. Yeah. This beautiful temple is called Watam 
Caoprang. Yeah. This huge, beautiful Buddha statue is a landmark in this region. Not 
only can you see it from far away like I did, but it helps define the landscape and is a visual 
symbol for the peopleing traveling by on the main road in the region. It’s 56 m high, making it 
one of the largest posture Buddhas in the region. It is so big. It is so much bigger than the 
Golden Buddha in Bangkok as well. It’s massive. I’ve seen hundreds of temples in Thailand, 
but this one was very beautiful, very unique, and I’m so glad that I spotted it 
on my way up north and to explore it on foot. It was just so unique, so 
creative, and if you’re passing by, I’ll put the link in the description. It’s 
definitely worth a visit. What do you think? Do you think we should go into the naga into 
the dragon’s mouth? See where these stairs lead? [Music] More. Oh, snake. [Music] Just a little snake. [Music] You know, it’s funny when you travel around 
Thailand, you see statues all the time. You see temples everywhere. And it’s not until 
you actually go in and you start looking at all the different statues, you start to realize 
there are there are certain levels. There are certain statues that look absolutely amazing, 
look beautiful, perfectly symmetrical, created and made by a real artist and a real talent. And 
then other times you see ones where you’re like, “Okay, someone has to start somewhere, don’t 
they? They have to learn some place.” And I think they put this guy put his statue kind of 
in the corner here. Didn’t come out perfectly, but like I said, everyone has 
to start somewhere. [Music] [Music] [Music] Okay, let’s check in. This room was 790 Bart, 
so 200 more than yesterday. And look at the size of it. And it’s so much more bright. So you get 
your money’s worth out here in Petraun. Normally I would stay up in Kore. It’s beautiful up there, 
but I just can’t face another hour and a half on the bike and it looks like it might rain. So 
I think what I’m going to do is just call it here. Bangkok to Lockbury to Petraun. And I think 
I’ll stay in Petraun for a couple of days, maybe 3 days, and really get to rediscover it because it’s 
one of the most beautiful parts of Thailand. And I absolutely love the two times I’ve been here. 
So, I’m really happy to be back. So, in the next video, we’ll stay in Petraun and we’ll really get 
to know it a bit better and we’ll go explore on Zelda. Oh, my voice is going. I’ve been singing on 
the bike. So, yeah, thanks for coming on the road trip with me today. It’s so good to be back on the 
road. It’s so good to be back in the provinces. It really is just such a magical experience and I 
can’t wait to share every place we go uh over the next few weeks. Click this video right now and you 
can watch Peter Bun. Let’s have a shower. [Music] [Music]

It’s time to leave Bangkok – Thailand – and head north into the provinces of Lopburi and Phetchabun. This is the start of a brand new road trip that will take us North towards the Mekong river where I plan to follow the river for 800km along the border of Thailand and Laos.

But until that adventure starts – we need to get there first….

🗺️ – Locations Featured:
📍 Hotel in Phetchabun – Feungfah Litz – https://maps.app.goo.gl/pAy2dXk1nFKiDzA27
📍Floating Train at Pa Sak Jolasid Dam – https://maps.app.goo.gl/C7VkEDjXZJGVwgB88
📍Pasak Chonlasit Dam – https://maps.app.goo.gl/ibeXE4LVt7FKmaQr6
📍Wat Tham Khao Prang – https://maps.app.goo.gl/Da6uX5Qwppbi68RL6

Chapters:
0:00 – Leaving Bangkok
3:33 – New Drone
7:40 – Beautiful Dam
12:30 – Local Market
15:19 – Mornings in Rural Thailand
17:22 – Floating Train
22:33 – Gorgeous Temple
27:22 – Phetchabun

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