Leg 3

Monday, January 13, 2014 Pai is nestled in the beautiful mountains of Northern Thailand. Truly magical scenery. The drive from Mae Sariang was a delight and one of those iconic drives you hear about and really should do, especially if…

Saturday, January 11, 2014 After a birthday skype with Stephen’s mum we left Mae Sot towards Mae Sariang. About 48kms north of Mae Sot we passed a very extensive Burmese refugee camp. On either side there were army checkpoints. Access…

Wednesday, January 8, 2014 The road to Mae Sot was “exciting”. Steep-ish mountain roads, lots of sharp corners, pot-holes, uneven seal and all with large struggling trucks and the occasional crazy Thai suicidal driver over-taking on blind corners. Having said…

Monday, January 6, 2014 Long drive to Sukhothai today. Along the way we stopped at Lopburi to see the local attraction and of course the monkeys. While heading North we saw quite a few police convoys heading South. Later that…

Friday, January 3, 2014 ‘Milk meeting on the River Khwae’ Getting our respective coffee and tea for breakfast we missed fresh milk so Stephen went to get some from our car fridge. Another guest made a comment to her husband about…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…