Our big trip
A few thoughts and photos from our travels
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Day 146 – Bangkok blues
19th January: Bangkok, Thailand I didn’t feel so well in morning, and this only got worse when we went out. I started to ache all over, feel nauseous, and quite out of it. I think it was probably something I ate yesterday, perhaps the spicy tom yum soup. Instead of a trip into the city,…
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Day 145 – The Railway Market
18th January: Bangkok, Thailand After a quiet day yesterday, today was back to an early start for a day trip out from Bangkok. On the way to the Skytrain, we saw monks out for early morning alms giving, which felt strange to see against the shopping centres and main roads of the city. It took…
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Day 144 – Moths in the headlights
17th January: Bangkok, Thailand Today was a quiet day as we adapted to hectic Bangkok. We walked out into the heat of late morning, down the side streets filled with noisy souped-up tuk-tuks and oversized cars. One thing I’d failed to appreciate until arriving in Bangkok is that Thailand is left-hand drive. Come to think…
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Day 143 – Bound for Bangkok
16th January: Udon Thani, Thailand to Bangkok, Thailand The wander to the station this morning was very comfortable under overcast skies. It’s nice to be able to just amble into a station and board a train without having to be an hour early for multi-level airline-style security checks! The train did arrive half an hour…
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Day 142 – Red Lotus Lake
15th January: Udon Thani, Thailand Today might’ve just been our earliest start of the trip! When deciding where to break our journey south, we had the option of one night in either Nong Khai or Udon Thani. When researching them I found something special near Udon Thani, so we ended up booking two nights in…
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Day 141 – Crossing the Friendship Bridge
14th January: Vientiane, Laos to Udon Thani, Thailand Rather than risk buses, we used Loca to get ourselves across town on a slightly hazy morning. Khamsavath Train Station is surprisingly new and large. We were expecting an old city station but, according to the signs inside, trains have actually only been running from here to…
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Day 140 – Bizarre buddhas and bougainvillea
13th January: Vientiane, Laos After yesterday’s breakfast, I just decided to go straight for it today and ordered scrambled egg! I enjoyed it too. I always planned to be less strict with my diet on this trip and it feels liberating to finally allow myself to adapt to situations rather than being all or nothing.…
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Day 139 – ‘Bombies’ and the cruel fate of Laos
12th January: Vientiane, Laos I took the owner’s advice and tried Vietnamese noodles for breakfast. What this turned out to be was instant noodles with a hotdog sausage chopped into it and a fried egg on top! I decided to eat the noodles and, for the first time in 7 or 8 years, the egg,…
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Day 138 – Vats and Thats
11th January: Vientiane, Laos It was very blustery overnight, or at least our rickety top floor room made it feel that way! This hotel also has breakfast, which makes life easy. Unfortunately, toast was not the way to go as it was tepid bread with some plasticky margarine. We’ll try something else tomorrow, such as…
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Day 137 – The end of the line (for now)
10th January: Luang Prabang, Laos to Vientiane, Laos After one last wander around Luang Prabang and another industrial strength coffee taken whilst overlooking Vat Souvannapoumaram, we checked out and left this beautiful town. The minivans all wanted way more money to go back to the station and their times didn’t line up very well with…