25 October 2012 October 08th – 17th Early in the afternoon, after a first failed attempt to cross the Cardamoms, we got to Pursat. It has in fact no real appeal, this town. None at all. But we did get the chance to visit a women handicraft center, where we bought some artefacts. It’s, Read More
9 October 2012 September 30th – October 9th The Cambodian border lies some 80km south of Surin, and we chose the border town of O Smach. It’s a small village, with offers nothing but the immigration and custom offices, and two casinos, where dozens of Thai come in every day. They cross the border, Read More
30 September 2012 September 14th – 30th We still had things to see in Bangkok, Julie and I, with or without Claire. Most important was the “Grand Palace” which is right in the center of town. Right we thought, get on the subway, get off, turn right and walk straight for six blocks. Only,, Read More
26 September 2012 September 10th – 14th We got to Bangkok on the evening of the 9th, and CouchSurfed overnight in a suburb of town. Driving into the city is not as easy as you might think, even with a GPS. Not only the map is not always accurate, but all the signs are, Read More
11 September 2012 Sept 03rd- 09th. There are over seven points to cross the border, but we chose the smallest village, and the closest to Kota Barhu, let’s be honest. The barge took us across the river to the tiny town of Tak Bai to get our immigration and custom paperwork done, and we, Read More
11 September 2012 Aug 30th – Sept 03rd We said goodbye to Wendy, for good this time, well, never say never… She’s off to Brazil for a few months anyways. And we made our way North East towards the Taman Negara National Park. It’s a bit of a nonsense to be called that, since, Read More
30 August 2012 August 23rd – 29th First stop, the Thai embassy, to get my visa organized for next month, then Carrefour (yes, here as well, the French supermarket is everywhere) to fill up the fridge. Wendy collects Coca-Cola cans and Absoluut Vodka bottles. So we bought her one as a thank you gift., Read More
15 August 2012 Well, it’s been a cultural shock that’s for sure. July 1St we were invited to spend three days with a great family in Timur, six weeks later I am sitting on the couch of another great family, in Medan, Sumatra. Very hard to tell you in a few words how this, Read More
8 August 2012 July 23rd – August 03rd The ferry gets across the narrow straight between Lombok and Bali in a couple of hours. It’s already dark when I get on the highway to Mas, where Melanie lives. I never met Melanie but it’s like we’ve known each other since 1995. She is Luke’s, Read More
23 July 2012 July 18th – 22nd As I was waiting for the sun to go down last night, I was watching an episode of “The Sopranos” on my laptop, with the window down. So within minutes, a couple of truckies stood next to the car, and watched the movie with me. But as, Read More