It has been a busy 2 weeks since my last update. Using a combination of train, bus, boat and songthaew (bench in the box of pickup truck), I did a huge loop from Bangkok to Sukhothai, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai in Northern Thailand, then in to Laos southward from Huay Xai through Pakbeng, Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng to Vientiane and finally back to Bangkok. If that sounds like alot, well it is! NORTHERN THAILAND Watch my Northern Thailand VideoBlog ! I'm not sure what I expected of Thailand but I was surprised. At the border between Cambodia and Thailand, the single lane, hole ridden dirt trail suddenly becomes a fully lit, 4 lane divided highway with 7-eleven stores at each service station. In the farm fields, automatic harvesters replace ox and water buffalo. 20-year-old trucks
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