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An early start and off to Don Mueang, Bangkok’s older airport that has been replaced by the new international airport since around 2006. Luckily Sasipa has a relative nearby, so we were able to leave the car there and take a taxi for the last couple of miles. It is her first time going abroad…

Back in the North East of Thailand for a couple of weeks and a rest from traveling. It’s been quite tiring so I am glad to be back at Sasipa’s, but I find putting my feet up isn’t really on the cards. In my absence the motorbike has been killed. It was overheating a bit,…

It has been a bit of a whirlwind the last couple of weeks, so I am a long way behind on my blog. Then a couple more weeks went by and I still hadn’t posted so here it is, eventually. I am currently in Kuching, Sarawak state in western Borneo. I’m busy typing away at…

I am sitting at Kota Kinabula (known locally as KK) airport in Sabah, eastern Borneo as I write, waiting for my flight to Sandakan, just under an hour’s flying time away, where I will spend a few days cruising along the Kinabatangan river, wildlife watching for orangutangs, probiscus monkeys, exotic birds and maybe some pygmy…

I’ve been in the north east of Thailand for a few weeks now and as the rainy season become a distant memory for this year, the temperatures continue to climb. So far it’s up to around 35 degrees during the day, so it’s quite hot, especially if working in the garden. The sliding gate I…

After a lively week in Pattaya, I’ve driven up to the north east of Thailand to Sasipa’s house, which couldn’t be more different. From den of iniquity to rural tranquillity in 6 hours. The drive over to Pattaya, which is south and slightly east of Bangkok is not too far from Kanchanaburi at around 4…

Well here we are again off on another adventure. I write this sitting on my balcony overlooking the Bridge over the River Kwai, but more of that later. I started my travels with a visit to my mum in France and my brother, who has recently returned from his own adventure of a year ‘campervanning’…

I set off at about 9.30am in the beast with 468 km to drive to Pattaya. On a European motorway it would take less than 5 hours (UK excluded), but my map app said 7 hours 41 minutes. In the end I did it in about 6 hours 40 minutes, but still a long way….

It’s been a little while since I posted an update, but I’ve been relaxing in a small village in the north east of Thailand, so not much to report unless a sick cat or a cow with 3 working legs interests you. I do bump into the odd foreigner in the nearby market town of…

I dithered on the train for hours , should I go to Langkawi or Georgetown in Penang. In the end I went for Georgetown, the second city of Malaysia famed for it’s old colonial architecture and amazing street food. Malaysia is one hour ahead of Thailand and the border crossing at Padang Besar was very…