Hellfire Pass
Thursday, January 2, 2014 My little travel clock said 6:14am and I was wide awake. Being only about a 10 minute walk from The Bridge over the River Khwae, I leapt out of bed, got dressed, grabbed my camera and…
Kanchanaburi
Wednesday, January 1, 2014 Kanchanaburi is home to the Bridge Over the River Khwae. Turns out ‘Kwai’ is incorrect and means ‘buffalo’. Here we visited the Jeath War Museum, the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery and of course the bridge itself which spans…
Phetchaburi
Monday, December 30, 2013 We got a good taste of the Northern end of the East coast of Southern Thailand, and a place called Hua Hin. Well, we got stuck in traffic and took about an hour to dislodge ourselves.…
Prachuap Khiri Khan
Sunday, December 29, 2013 We continued North through some lovely countryside eventually making it to the East Cost of Thailand and the town of Prachuap Khiri Khan. This sleepy town is famed for its fresh seafood and we certainly enjoyed…
Ranong
Saturday, December 28, 2013 We drove 205 kms from Khao Sok NP to Ranong. Google states that it 2h44mins, but in reality it takes longer. Don’t get me wrong: the roads are good. But the driving style of the Thais is reckless…
Khao Sok National Park
Friday, December 27, 2013 Upon arriving here (after the drive from Phang Nga) finding accommodation proved a bit of a challenge: we looked at 5 different places, 2 of which were full and 3 were ‘mmmm only if it’s the…
Phang Nga
Thursday, December 26, 2013 Yesterday, upon driving towards the hotel we’d scoped out a week ago on our way through here to Phuket, we saw the same man we’d talked to then about a boat trip. We agreed on a…
Phuket Island
Thursday, December 19, 2013 We drove straight to Phuket Old Town where we’d decided to spend the night. After checking in we went for an evening stroll in the old town. Contrary to Ao Nang (and as it turned out…
Thailand: Border Crossing and Documentation
This post is about the government documentation we needed and obtained to bring our car and ourselves into Thailand. Thailand in General Thailand does not accept the Carnet de Passage for temporary import of vehicles. The official Thailand Customs website…
Ao Nang, Krabi
Monday, December 16, 2013 From the border we drove straight to Krabi, only stopping once for coffee. The Southern end of Thailand is still considered a bit of a ‘security’ risk, so better be safe than sorry and not linger.…
Thailand Border Crossing
Monday, December 16, 2013 Today we crossed from Malaysia into Thailand. We were up early as we not only had to cross the border and complete all the paperwork for the car, but also had to travel 300 kms (200…
Malaysia: Border Crossing and Documentation
This post is about the government documentation we needed and obtained to bring our car and ourselves into Malaysia. Malaysia in General Our car arrived by container ship into Port Klang near KL. The import process was extremely easy and…
Malaysia: Fuel.
On the highway north of Ipoh we stopped for fuel and the strangest thing happened. The service station did not want to sell us fuel. Apparently there is a law in Malaysia that service stations can only sell RON95 fuel…
Alor Star
Sunday, December 15, 2013 Today’s drive was only about 95kms, so no need to rush out in the morning. We stayed off the motorway again and took a more roundabout route towards Alor Star (aka Alor Setar; the first is…
Australia: Border Crossing and Documentation
This post is about the government documentation we needed and obtained to bring our car into Australia. Australia in General Our car arrived by container ship into Port Botany, Sydney from Los Angeles. We were not involved in any of…