17 May 2013 May 11th – 18th It took well over three months to plan this. Between the contradictive information about whether or not Troopy was allowed to remain on foreign soil for so long, between getting the right price for the right job, I finally booked the tickets to get her home. I, Read More
12 December 2012 November 30 The contrast between Laos and Thailand is pretty obvious, aside the fact they drive on the left side of the road, and I can finally overtake without taking any risks. The most obvious is the state of the roads, we’ll be able to reach Chiang Rai in no time., Read More
29 November 2012 There are many crossing points into Thailand for foreigners, the easiest being from Vientiane across the Friendship Bridge but I chose to go 150km south of Luang Nam Ta, at the border town of Huay Xai (into Chiang Khong).
9 October 2012 There are over a hundred border towns between the two countries, but while the majority is for locals, only a dozen will allow us overlanders to cross.
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
9 September 2012 There are many border crossing points, we chose Tak Bai just north of Kota Barhu on the East coast. (see this). Step one as always is immigration then step two is customs. Stam stamp stamp done. Easy as. There is a barge that will get you across the river which makes, Read More
19 January 2012 – Now that’s kindof a set back, I did not expect the guy at the Thai Consulate to tell me I could not bring my car to Thailand. That sorta compromises the whole damn trip. So I need to call Canberra to confirm, because I’m pretty sure I asked the Thai, Read More
24 November 2010 http://www.embassiesabroad.com/embassies-in/Belgium#504 Y aura deux entrees en Thailande, une au tout debut, et une un gros mois plus tard, juste avant la Birmanie ou le Belgladesh si je passe pas par Myanmar…