Halfway. March 1st, 2014
Well, we made it halfway! That is, completed 277 days of travel with 277 days left in the plan. We have driven 26,531 kms with around 26,000 kms to go. Visited 12 countries so far and no idea how many…
Stephen
Cambodia: Border Crossing and Documentation
This post is about the government documentation we needed and obtained to bring our car and ourselves into Cambodia. Cambodia in General There is not a lot on the Cambodian customs website on the process to temporarily import a vehicle…
Pattaya and to the Thai-Cambodia Border
Monday, February 24, 2014 Back in Thailand after our flight from Belgium. Landed at 6:30am and headed immediately south to Pattaya and our Junior Suite at the fabulous Amari Orchid Hotel, where we promptly crashed for the rest of the…
Yangon
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 Travel day today. Up early for maybe our last western style breakfast for a while. Brendan was awefully nice to give us a ride to Bangkok’s new airport, where we got a free shuttle to Bangkok’s…
Khao Yai National Park
Thursday, February 6, 2014 The morning started with a failed search for the local Starbucks. We may have found the mall with the Starbucks, but it did not open until 10:00. So we pressed on without breakfast or coffee. Which…
Phimai and Nakhon Ratchasima
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 Said goodbye to the lovely owners of P. California. They made us feel very welcome, almost like staying with family. Before heading out of town, we went back to the coffee spot we found yesterday. We…
Nang Rong and Region
Monday, February 3, 2014 It was meant to be a short drive to Nang Rong along fast roads. Instead we started late, eventually found the Starbucks, visited some temples which weren’t really on our way, took a route that was…
Ubon Ratchathani
Sunday, February 1, 2014 The drive out was not as bad as I remembered it from the day before. 90 minutes after setting off we regained a sealed road and glad for it. The road still had pot holes but…
Phae Taem National Park
Friday, January 31, 2014 (Chinese New Year) Got a bit of a late start, but it was only 35 km to San Phan Bok (or 3000 Holes’. Described as a rock formation on the Mekong resembling Swiss cheese and “you’ll…
That Phonom and Khemmarat
Thursday, January 30, 2014 Our hotel was very noisy. Other guests (‘locals’) arriving back late and making lots of noise – for hours. So, off to find “Good Morning Vietnam Cafe” for a much needed coffee. As we headed south…
Nakhon Phanom
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 Got up early, well early for us. Grabbed a coffee before heading in the direction of Wat Phu Tok. Along the way we stopped at Tesco for supplies, and where lucky enough to find booster cables.…
Bueng Kan
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 We almost stayed a second day in Nong Khai, but common sense prevailed and we continued our journey East. If Sterlin had failed to start, I think we would have stayed, but fortunately he fired up…
Nong Khai
Monday, January 27, 2014 After our morning coffee we headed to Sangkhom some 120 kms East. The view of the river from the road continued to be spectacular. And we made very good time on the excellent road. After reaching…
Phitsanulok
Saturday, January 25, 2014 We continued South in the direction of Phitsanulok. Along the way we had the good fortune to pass by Si Satchanalai Historical Park which is one of the “Associated Historic Towns” of the UNESCO World Heritage site…
Lampang
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 The short 90 minute drive from Chiangmai was easy and fast with dual carriage way over the mountains. We arrived in Lampang as the sun was setting. We headed to the Lonely Planet “Top Choice Hotel”…