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09-02-2005, 16:32
http://images.designerz.com/weird-head.jpg (http://weird-news.news.designerz.com/german-couple-heads-home-from-thailand-in-motorized-rickshaw-report.html?d20050209)German couple heads home from Thailand in motorized rickshaw
Wednesday February 09, 2005
A German couple who cycled to Thailand have decided to give their legs a break and take a motorized rickshaw home, local media reported Wednesday.
Daniel Snaider, 30, and Susi Bemsel, 28, told the Bangkok Post that since beginning their trip in 2002, they had cycled some 36,000 kilometers (22,000 miles) through 28 countries Europe, the Americas, Australia and Asia.
They arrived in Thailand three months ago, and said they fell in love with the three-wheeled vehicles, known here as tuk-tuks and often used as taxis.
"It's great. With the bicycles, you were getting close to everything -- the air, the landscape and the people," Bemsel told the paper.
"Going by tuk-tuk is almost the same. It's open, not closed like a car. You can still smell the air, touch people, and stop wherever you want. The only difference is you use a motor instead of your own energy."
They said they plan to take the scenic route back to their hometown of Eichstaett, Germany -- going first through Laos and Cambodia before taking a ship to Japan.
They then plan to ride their tuk-tuk across Russia , Central Asia, Turkey and Italy on their way home.
The tuk-tuk's manufacturer, a Thai firm called Expertise Ltd, said the vehicle had a top speed of 100 kilometers (60 miles) per hour, with a 50-liter tank that allows it to run up to 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) between fill-ups.
Wednesday February 09, 2005
A German couple who cycled to Thailand have decided to give their legs a break and take a motorized rickshaw home, local media reported Wednesday.
Daniel Snaider, 30, and Susi Bemsel, 28, told the Bangkok Post that since beginning their trip in 2002, they had cycled some 36,000 kilometers (22,000 miles) through 28 countries Europe, the Americas, Australia and Asia.
They arrived in Thailand three months ago, and said they fell in love with the three-wheeled vehicles, known here as tuk-tuks and often used as taxis.
"It's great. With the bicycles, you were getting close to everything -- the air, the landscape and the people," Bemsel told the paper.
"Going by tuk-tuk is almost the same. It's open, not closed like a car. You can still smell the air, touch people, and stop wherever you want. The only difference is you use a motor instead of your own energy."
They said they plan to take the scenic route back to their hometown of Eichstaett, Germany -- going first through Laos and Cambodia before taking a ship to Japan.
They then plan to ride their tuk-tuk across Russia , Central Asia, Turkey and Italy on their way home.
The tuk-tuk's manufacturer, a Thai firm called Expertise Ltd, said the vehicle had a top speed of 100 kilometers (60 miles) per hour, with a 50-liter tank that allows it to run up to 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) between fill-ups.