Streetsign decorated with Ratchaburi's symbol: the jar Last month, I went on a 3-day trip with an old friend, Mike, to Ratchaburi.  The idea was to have a look at a bat cave, explore the town a bit, and wander around in general. Not that we’re particularly interested in bats, but it seemed like a fun thing to do! Mike boarded an old, slow train at Samsen Station, and I joined him at Taling Chan Junction, a classic 3rd class, open windows, stopping at every tiny station. We di

Here follows a pictorial overview of my recent visit to the Netherlands, which turned out to be very enjoyable. Classic old farmhouse in...

One very early December morning I got on my bike and cycled to Thonburi Junction Station. Buriram Railway Station I bought a ticket and...

This week the elevated Pink Line opened despite some stations not being fully ready yet. This was going to be another joint try-out trip...

Last Sunday I went with my friend Mike on a short train trip to an old 'crocodile head' market: Hua Takhe. My part of this little trip...

This day was mainly a bit of sightseeing in the area until our friend David arrived with his pickup. But we really wanted to have a...

Last year my friends and I discussed the possibilities of another multi-day cycling trip in Isaan, but a try-out of the Lao highspeed...

My friend Tim was back in town and asked me if I would like to join him in trying out the new Yellow Line monorail (*). As this is...

This really is a grab bag of Kanchanaburi pictures. Starting with this very impressive museum. I have visited it several times, but it...

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...