Stairway to coconut heaven

December 18th 2017
No real highlights today. mainly a moving day with a border crossing. Started early with a 200 km 3 hr drive towards the Thai border at Poipet/Aranyaprathet and fairly slow crossing process. Glad to have a guide to get us through the chaotic process & who had to openly pay a small fee to get through the Thai immigration. From the border it was a short bus ride to a typical Thai roadside lunch s ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Eastern Thailand

A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more

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Gerry & Ruth

Gerry and Ruth Travels

We are Gerry & Ruth, a retired couple living in Brisbane Australia. We have 2 adult sons now on their own travel/work adventures based in London. Retirement has allowed us the opportunity travel as a means to keep the grey matter moving, stay healthy and as a periodic reminder as to how fortunate we are to live in such a wonderful country. Without conscious planning the theme of out trips to date have been based around ancient civilisations and cultures mixed with elements of adventure and trekking. The blog is a great way to keep family & friends informed of our travels and maybe giv... full info

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