Car journey south to north of Thailand

Setting off from Khao Lak in our Budgens rental car- to drive the 1200 km from the south of Thailand to the Thai-Laos border. All in order to avoid Bangkok and the surrounding Red Shirt demonstrations and road blockages!
Chris was obviously delighted to be back in a car again- no more dodgy bus rides for at least 4 or 5 days!

The mountains on the horizons- the closest we got to Burma! Unfortunately...

Our Phetchaburi prison cell room!

Found the most beautiful cafe tucked away in the very Thai town of Phetchaburi- the owner a great lover of jazz and European football- not very Thai at all... Made an unexpected 2 day stop-off on our journey north as we enjoyed the town so much.
Spent a lovely couple of chilled evenings here playing cards and drinking beer!

Phetchaburi monkey business!

Our car adventure from the south of Thailand to the border of Laos 24/04-07/05/10

21/05/2010

Currently sitting in Utopia Bar and Restaurant, Luang Prabang, Laos. Heading into Yunnan, south of China tomorrow on a 30 hour bus journey! There may be a bit of a delay in the uploading of the rest of the photos from our car adventure to Laos, as well as our Laos photos, seen as the Chinese internet police could be back in action. Watch this space!

Feel very happy to be heading back into China! Before you know it we'll be back in Beijing and on that Trans-Siberian back into Moscow!

How time flies!!!

Chris and Silje

xxx

Chris felt at home in his £3 a night hotel room in Petchaburi!

On par with Belmarsh prison, but worse than Ford!

Silje fulfilling her tortoise fetish!!!!

Suitably miserable on our last day by the coast and on the beaches of Asia- Petchaburi, 100 or so km from Bangkok!

Next beach experience will probably be Blackpool Sands, Devon!

Not a bad thing to look forward to...

Dropping off the pikey mobile at Udon Thani Airport, north of Thailand. Bangkok and the red shirts avoided, 1300 km under our belt, no drama!