Our big trip
A few thoughts and photos from our travels
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Day 166 – Angkor Wat
8th February: Siem Reap, Cambodia It was our first morning in Siem Reap and we weren’t too sure how we wanted to go about getting to the sites of Angkor. I was still feeling exhausted and none of the options appealed but, at the same time, we had to get out and see the sight.…
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Day 165 – A rooftop pool?!
7th February: Battambang, Cambodia to Siem Reap, Cambodia After checking out, we found a tuktuk across town to the café from yesterday which happened to be conveniently located directly next-door to the office for the bus company. I had my eye on the waffles but, apparently, they didn’t do them for breakfast! Instead, we had…
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Day 164 – Riding the norry
6th February: Battambang, Cambodia To beat the worst of the heat, we got up early and took a tuktuk a little way out of town. This morning, we planned to ride the famous bamboo train! Most of Cambodia’s railways were severely damaged as a result of the Khmer Rouge regime (more on than over the…
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Day 163 – Batshit crazy
5th February: Battambang, Cambodia We were woken by the beautiful sounds of more prayers and chanting from the Wat. Despite having no religion, I found it peaceful and comforting just as the Islamic call to prayer and Christian church bells are. I think it’s the knowledge that these sounds have been heard across communities for…
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Day 162 – The dusty streets of Battambang
4th February: Battambang, Cambodia After the last few days of early starts and dusty, sticky journeys, we had a lazy morning. The internet in the hotel once again didn’t play ball but we did eventually get our final buses and hotels booked as far as Ho Chi Minh City and, therefore, were able to apply…
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Day 161 – Slow train to the border
3rd February: Bangkok, Thailand to Battambang, Cambodia Hua Lamphong station was surprisingly busy at ten past five in the morning. Still, we bought our tickets for the 5:55 without too much of a queue and I went off in search of food on the warm and damp streets around the station. Little was to be…
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Day 160 – The Death Railway
2nd February: Bangkok, Thailand Our room is conveniently located next to Hua Lamphong station for our two really starts on this visit to Bangkok. It was there we arrived to an early morning hive of activity at 6:15 to catch the Excursion Train to Sai Yok Noi. The grand old station is still the departure…
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Day 159 – Back to Bangkok
1st February: Nakhon Sawan, Thailand to Bangkok, Thailand We were woken by the sound of drums and firecrackers at 6:40 but were too tired to think about joining the festivities. I rolled back over and got a bit more sleep. After checking out, we made use of the ‘resort’ facilities and sat on some (padded!)…
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Day 158 – The Year of the Snake
31st January: Nakhon Sawan, Thailand We spent most of the day researching the rest of the trip, whilst attempting to get the hotel staff to fix the hot water to our room. After the third guy had been on the roof, we had just enough for Kaja to wash her hair. All was not lost…
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Day 157 – The Dragon Run
30th January: Chiang Mai, Thailand to Nakhon Sawan, Thailand Our tuktuk to the train station was like a getaway in the Italian Job, ignoring the main roads in favour of flying through back alleys and closed indoor markets. It was a fun ride and we made good time. So good, in fact, that we were…