Thai Transportation Tales En Route to Bangkok Feb 11-12, 2007 We hit the road again on February 11. This time we were penciled in for 18 hours of travel from Koh Pha Nga to Bangkok. I was dreading the 18 hours by taxi, ferry, bus, and train. I seriously considered taking a flight to Bangkok. After some deliberation, I decided to stick with the original 18-hour game plan. Our days spent travelling were proving to be better fodder for stories than our actual destinations. Furthermore, part of the adventure in backpacking is in the traveling itself. Our 18 hours of travel to Bangkok didn't prove me wrong regarding story fodder. Here are some tales from our travels by ferry, bus, and train. (For some readers, these tales may be an excellent cure for insomnia!). A Pre-Boarding
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