Well done , Richy. Delighted to hear all is going so well . I am slightly surprised you didn't give Malaysia another chance for your visa run . It's a long, long way up to Nong Khai and Laos .But it is a great route . Enjoy the Beer Lao -- what a brew !
Thanks mate, I struggled to find internet in the places I wanted to go so unfortunately it was impossible. Good WiFi is imperative for me to upload vlogs.
Always love the views from the Train as you Travel, such a beautiful, lush, tropical, Country. Enjoy the Ride, Richy, and then , hopefully , an Great nights Sleep after the long journey!!
Great stuff richy,have travelled a lot in Thailand, but never been on a train, but after many horrendous journeys on minivans,to bloody dangerous, im changing to trains, looks so enjoyable. Keep them coming buddy.
Thanks Anthony, the odd long journey can be painstaking but the vast majority are great mate. On minibuses the drivers like you say, most are crazy chasing the cash.
Hi Richy! Do you ever see many actually working on the high-speed rail infrastructure? I just keep seeing the basics of the line and track, but nobody really working on them? Wow, those brakes need some oil on the third class train 🤣 Shame to ride on past Petchaburi - such a lovely town. Hope you get back there at some time in the future. 10 hours on those seats, and my arse would be dead, too! 🤣 The race is on to get out of the country!
Thanks Greg I’m now relaxing in Laos, I will definitely be returning to Phetchaburi and many more places. I’ve been doing a reconnaissance on sights. Thailand is so big and I’m slowly getting the best destinations to return too. The high speed railway is not good in my opinion, they have got a lot of investment I think probably from China and that will never be good in the long run. It’s quickly ruining it’s character mate
Thanks Simon, because I was on a short time line I didn’t want to spend the night on the train and cross the border the same day. I got the third class this morning and arrived at 6pm
I’ll be coming back through this way as I want to see more of Nong Khai but having a slow travel back down towards after that to Bangkok and then Kanchanaburi for Songkran.
Off topic, but I would be remiss if I didn't mention Leeds top of the table. Gonna be a cracking run in between the top 4. Love the 3rd class train rides, baggage class, no airs and graces. Be safe!
Thanks mate, yes I’m over the moon we’re on top and looking forward to the run in. It is really good 3rd class, you get the odd dodgy journey but that’s expected anywhere.
@@ParkinsonRawDodgy journeys in any class Richy lad. Christ being 65 this year growing up in London and going to loads of footy matches via the train regardless of class you feared for your life at times, especially West Ham, Millwall, Charlton...hell train rides in the USA back in NY in 80s bloody hell! I have a cracking story from 1991...saved for another day. Least they are not armed and dangerous...well I hope not!
Laos is a preserved version of thailand, you can speak thai there, thai and laos people consider each other family. Its the best option of all thailands neighbours but it wont be immediately apparant to a novice, and is fortunately overlooked. Ive been in thailand 20 years and hope to transition to laos in future.
Ha it’s just a regular hostel Tim, there were six beds in the room but they’re not usually full especially in Chumphon. I never spend much time in a room and their facilities/information are amazing.
You are doing some miles my friend that you are i know i like to walk but i think you like walking mire than me lol i watch you and hear you say only 13 miles to hotel i just walk it 😂 me it be right where the taxi And that thai taxi man giving you a free lift just shows how nice alot of thais are can not wait till i am back
I do love a stroll mate, I’m used to climbing mountains back in the UK so it’s no problem. The Thai’s are amazing people I’ve only been out of the country a few days and I miss it already.
are you sure ,80 baht for Chumphon to BKK ?,maybe one of those special promotion tickets for the locals on the average wage under 400 baht a day Everywhere stunning scenery and those neat and tidy railway stations ,see ,I can be positive about LOS I can't believe why 3rd class was so crowded
@ParkinsonRaw yep, I'm aware how it works. So of the prices on the website give you the option of 2nd or 3rd class. Try and book it and you can't. They are all 3rd class trains. Some of the 2nd class carriages are far better than some others.
I got a visa exemption, extended it for month while I was there. Then I went to Malaysia for a week and flew back to Thailand and did the same process. After that Cambodia for a month, then to Vietnam for five weeks. Flew back to Thailand and did the same as I said at the start visa exemption and extension. When that expired I went to Malaysia for a few days and again the same process.
80 bht for that journey.. can u imagine the same in the UK? Lol.. One thing that puts me off train travel..is having to face someone for possibly the whole journey..now n again looking at each other.. is this the case only in 3rd class?
Mosquitoes love me mate, also it would be like a sweatbox here. I did consider that. I love camping I was in the Lakes all the time in the mountains back home weekly for a few days at a time. That’s why I love walking so much.
Also I’ve been twice now already and I want to see what Laos is like. I’ve also been right through Cambodia and Vietnam too there all in my RU-vid playlists.
