Well Koh Tao has certainly changed a lot in the intervening fifteen years. I remember the road layout in general and where most things are. Roads that were sand are now tarmac, which makes things easier, even if less of an adventure. My friends are all gone, although there are those around that remember them….
Category: Far East Trip 2022-2023
My journal from the 2022–23 Far East trip, based mainly in Thailand with additional visits to Vietnam mostly on a motorcycle and Malaysia. Daily notes, impressions, food discoveries, places to go and reflections from long term travel in the region.
There’s a first time for everything. (2)
Heading south today and I’m driving! Don’t get me wrong, I’ve driven all over Thailand and India on a motorbike, but I’ve never driven a car here, especially not a monster 4×4 and especially not around Bangkok. After a Tuk Tuk ride, a boat trip along the Klongs, then a 15 stop ride on the…
Far East here we come! (1)
So another adventure begins! It started well enough with my mum kindly dropping me at Culoz train station, about an hour from Geneva. Then I walked into the small waiting room to see that the train was delayed, by the suspiciously round figure of 30 minutes. I sat down for a bit, but no further…