Kanchanaburi - Beyond The Bridge
Traveling westwards. Last month I revisited Kanchanaburi for a walk in town instead of going for the standard highlights. As shown above,...
Water Shootout into the New Year
This April was the first time everybody could celebrate the Thai New Year again after this festival was canceled due to Covid in previous...
9. Riding The Rails: Nong Khai - Bangkok
Going back home! We departed the guesthouse early in the morning and skylabbed straight to the railway station. Tim got 2 tickets for...
8. Riding The Rails: Vang Vieng - Nong Khai
The title is a bit of a misnomer as this is the only day without any train rides, sorry about that! I’m an early riser and continued...
7. Riding The Rails: Vang Vieng
From a quartet we’d been reduced to a trio, not that mattered much as we all had traveled in various combinations before with usually the...
6. Riding The Rails: Muang Xai - Vang Vieng
High-speed train arriving at Muang Xai station. The next day we set out for our by-now-standard now standard Lao breakfast of baguettes...
5. Riding The Rails: Muang Xai
We left the station and while walking to the tuk-tuk stand, Tim asked which hotel we were supposed to go to. Good question, I’d sent a...
4. Riding The Rails: High-Speed Train
The train to Nong Khai was an old diesel and as a result, it was a rather noisy ride with plenty of shake, rattle & rolls. This train...
3. Riding The Rails: Vientiane Departure
Vientiane Railway Station After an uneventful night, we got up early and were pleasantly surprised that we could get a cup of (instant)...
2. Riding The Rails: Crossing the Border
Hours later our train arrived in Khon Kaen where Tim and Ray joined us, although they stayed in a 3rd class carriage as Tim is not...