Climbing at Twistleton Scar in Yorkshire - tonymargetts - Picasa Web Albums

Climbing at Twistleton Scar in Yorkshire - tonymargetts - Picasa Web Albums
During the July trip to UK my climbing frinds Alan and Dave took me to Twistleton, near Ingleton. This is Yorkshire limestone and I have not climbed on this for many years.

Cycling from Wilmslow to Perth - tonymargetts - Picasa Web Albums

Cycling from Wilmslow to Perth - tonymargetts - Picasa Web Albums
Tony tours Thailand has moved to UK in July and here are some pictures from the cycle ride from Wilmslow (near Manchester) to Perth in Scotland, 600 kilometers in 6 days and lots of hills every day.

Cycling in the City

I went cycling in Bangkok today and came across these free cycles for use in the old part of the city called Banglampoo, they are right by the river, unfortunately if you look closely someone has stolen all the saddles - oh painful !! there is a guard looking after the cycles but sadly noone is using them now.

The Big Bangkok Clean Up

A cycle ride through the centre of Bangkok on Sunday morning shortly after the red shirts' dramatic rally was dispersed. The city is quiet and devoid of life and it leaves an indelible haunting impression.
you can see some pictures on my web album
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/tonymargetts/BangkokCleanup23May#

May 15 to 20 Protests in Bangkok

May 15 to 20:
Click on the link to see what happened in the last few days in Bangkok but the last photo shows that most of the city is OK, its only a small part that has been affected.

Current Situation in Bangkok

There is a lot of disinformation at the moment about the conflict in Bangkok, There have been pictures on the internet of bodies lying in the road surrounded by blood, but some of these have been doctored to make them look very bad. These two accounts are helpful plus the artice from todays Nation
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Photos-Yesterdays-Bangkok-Chaos-t365858.html
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Special-Al-Jazeera-Bangkok-Mome-t365995.html
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/05/17/opinion/Seat-on-Human-Rights-Council-a-saving-grace-for-Th-30129529.html

The Area of central Bangkok Affected

Map
The lines in red show the area occupied by the red shirt protesters. Th government has put a cordon arround the site to stop reinforcements food and water going in