(written by Dave) We were up early, hoping to make it a longish day. The hotel was pretty quiet with virtually no-one up even when we left at 6:45. We had brekkie in the room (I was not successful in getting coffee from the kitchen before they opened, in fact they were barely stirring). Just … Continue reading No flooding from Kanchanaburi to Dan Chang (122/8392 ks)

(written by Dave) No really, today is our last day in Kanchanaburi. While we had planned on leaving this morning, we just didn't feel ready regarding the flood situation. When we checked the web first thing this morning we saw some disturbing news about the complete inundation of Nakhon Sawan, one of the towns just north … Continue reading No really, our last rest day in Kanchanaburi

(written by Nancy) We took another day off in Kanchanaburi today in the hope that the flooding situation north of us will lessen before we get too close to it. No rain here today which is good news and the Highway Department map of affected roads does not show any additional problems in the general … Continue reading Final rest day in Kanchanaburi

(written by Dave) We are still in Kanchanaburi – that was the plan. Getting out of here is a big question. We spent a good part of the day today trying to get reliable information about our possible routes north from here. Most locals, though they can watch the Thai language news, have no more … Continue reading Marooned in Kanchanaburi

(written by Dave) We had a very interesting day here in Kanchanaburi.  I'll admit being a bit jaded by the tourism created here by the River Kwai movie and subsequent commercialism, and to that end was somewhat sceptical about some of the sights before we saw them.  We started the day at the Thailand-Burma Railway … Continue reading Educational day in Kanchanaburi

(written by Dave) We survived the night in the not-too-flash Numsin hotel.  It was pretty quiet and we slept well.  Not much was open on Sunday morning so we were off to 7-11 for brekkie again.  And what luck, today there was Thai doughnut cart just in front.  Thai doughnuts are fresh cut dough crosses cooked to … Continue reading Rice fields and Wats to Kanchanaburi (89/8279 ks)

(written by Nancy) I couldn't convince Dave to stay a few more days at Chris's condo in Hua Hin so this morning we had to leave our luxurious digs and hit the road. I could have easily stayed several more days – we barely scratched the list of things to do in the area but … Continue reading Factory outlets and freeway Thai style – Hua Hin to Ratchaburi (115/8181 ks)

(written by Dave) Note/warning:  today's post has a massive review slideshow – this post will probably be best read/viewed at the website, rather than in email.  I'm sure that the email will truncate the photos at some point. Today marks six months since the start of our trip.  When we look back at some of … Continue reading Six months on the road

(written by Dave) First a comment about the flood delay. For any readers following Thailand news, you may know that there is quite a bit of flooding being reported. We've been in Thailand for more than two weeks and have seen a fair amount of rain, but have not seen any flooding. We've been following … Continue reading Flood delay in Hua Hin

(written by Dave) Today we went to Tesco – for those not familiar with Tesco, it is a large UK grocery store change that has invaded Asia. We actually like Tesco because it is big and that means it will have a few of the things that we are used to seeing in grocery stores. Familiarity … Continue reading Things that make you go huh, at Tesco