Adding that i will be crossing the Boten border crossing.

You can bring a foreign bike into China as a foreigner but you will need an approved chinese guide by your side all the way. And an approved chinese guide are not cheap as he or she probably need to pay tea money to persons along the way to get to be an approved guide. You will also need an approved itinerary and approved accomodation for absolutely 100 % of your travel. Your guide will arrange this for you. But it will not be cheap - to talk in mild manners.

By the way - I do think Bhutan have quite similar rules and regulations about travelling by a vehicle in their country. You will need an approved guide by your side, approved itinerary, approved accomodation. At least it was like that 4-5 years ago, they might have loosened a bit on their rules since then.

And how are you going to get into Bhutan from China? I am quite sure that Bhutan and China doesnt have any common bordercrossings. Bhutan have only 3 international bordercrossings and those are all to India. Look here for information about travelling to and in Bhutan: http://wikitravel.org/en/Bhutan

And why would you buy a bike in Thailand and try to get vietnam plates on it? I have never heard of anyone doing that and I am afraid that can be a very lenghty process - thats if its possible at ll - something I doubt - that will involve a good bit of time, frustration, and tea money, import duties and additional fees. I cant for my bare black ass understand why you even are thinking about doing it?

By the way - I am not sure vietnam ot thai plated bikes are allowed into China at all - but I could be wrong.

A thai licence is possible to obtain. You will need an adress in Thailand, most likely a permanent adress. Your thai landlord can help you with that. Then copies of passport, visas, health check and vision check papers + additional paperworks that I dont recall for the moment. Then meet at the traffic office for test. Pay some more fees and voila - you might have a thai drivers license.

There are much nicer rice terraces in both Indonesia and The Philippines by the way....

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I've heard from many people that a Vietnam licence plate is more acceptable in both Laos and China, that's why i was aiming for that, to make crossing borders less of a hassle.

Getting to Bhutan by going through Burma and India. I will further look into those regulations as i get to it, because from what i have found traveling from Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos crossing borders is a breeze. Not so with China, Then i will assess Burma, India, and Bhutan, This is over a year in advance for this trip.

And to question your Chinese tour guide paragraph, would you know if it be a better idea to get my vehicle shipped to near the Burma/Chinese border and just take public transportation through Yunnan and pick up my bike in Burma? If that's possible at all, and if there is transportation from where i can ship my motorbike, to the Laos/China border, to Kunming, to Yuanyang, and back through to Burma, with stops at jade snow mountain for some photography and culture.

So now you have changed and dont want to go into China? Great - then you dont need to go into Laos either. If youre plan is to going into Bhutan via Burma and India from Thailand you dont even have to bother about any vietnam rego on your thai purchased bike. The only thing you have to worry about is that you will need a guide and intinerary in Burma in addition to Bhutan. In addition you will need a Carnet to your thai plated bike to get it into India - which is totally impossible!

Sorry mister - your "plans" are so totally unrealistic I cant take you seriously at all.

Did you really think you could take a bike from China into Bhutan? Theres not even a bordercrossing between those countries.....

By the way - theres no problem taking a thai plated bike into Laos, absolutely no problems.

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You are confused..

Thailand > vietnam > Thailand > Laos > China > Burma > India> Bhutan

Are you trying to demonstrate the notion, by your demeaning attitude, that there is no possible way that I can ride a honda wave through the countries in that order, that there is no process i could go through to make that a reality? You say this is unrealistic, and i call it laziness. There is a way, and i intend to figure it out.

Yeas I am. There is no way you can ride a bike in your mentioned land order. Please have a look at the map before you demonstrate your total lack of elementary geography knowledge. First of all - Thailand > Vietnam > Thailand you mention. Take a look at the map. Thailand and Vietnam doesnt share any border. You will need to cross Laos or Cambodia....and I would like to se you get a thai plated bike into Vietnam.
Secondly you write: Laos > China > Burma - there is no working international border between Burma nd China. Maybe in your head - but not in reality.
And where are you going to get a hold of a Carnet to your bike to get into India as there are no motor organisations in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam that hands out such documents.
Your plans are not realistic at all. Do yourself a favour and return to earth again and try to plan something possible.

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Sorry, typo, going through laos to get to vietnam and back through. I am reading online people who are driving into vietnam with thai license plate and had no problems.

as well have i heard of people crossing from china into burma, at muse. I am also seeing a clear pathway on a map. Where exactly are you getting your firm 100% facts from? I can't seem to find a reason why you turned so hostile, i'm simply here asking questions trying to find answers, no need to be so defensive.



Crossing Myanmar by motorcycle - now possible

Looks like your knowledge is a bit outdated, mister?..