Dave Frightens Me wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 22:10:44 +0000,
> this_address_is_for_spam@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor of
> the royal duchy of city south and deansgate) wrote:
>
> >Dave Frightens Me wrote:
> >
> >> On 27 Nov 2006 05:48:08 -0800, "Neil Williams"
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >barney2@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> The 'long-haul' buses in Argentina (where there's not much of a train
> >> >> network) are amazing - fully reclining seats, complete at-seat meal
> >> >> service, etc. Same in Australia?
> >> >
> >> >Similar buses exist in Thailand (where the rail network is an
> >> >interesting experience but not a quick means of transport), though MX
> >> >is that the standard of driving makes the train far more attractive.
> >>
> >> I took a Super Deluxe bus complete with reclining seat all the way
> >> from Krabi to Bangkok. It was horrid, and very long.
> >>
> >> Some other western guys on the bus annihilated themselves with a local
> >> cocktail of pills for the trip. I really started envying them after
> >> the first 10 hours.
> >
> >Why would you waste your time on that length of trip? Flying makes much
> >more sense in Thailand for that kind of thing.
>
> Believe me, oh believe me, we tried. Every flight was fully booked
> out. Money wasn't an object for me either!
OK- that makes more sense then.
> It was a couple of days after NYE.
Yes, I visited Thailand at that time, though unlike you I noticed all
the christmas decorations absolutely everywhere! :)
We'd been advised to book the domestic legs well in advance- I think we
did it at the time of planning the trip- around 4 months before.
All the flights were full, and they were large aircraft- all 747s IIRC.
What's with the golf course in between the two runways at Bangkok? :)
--
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
http://www.davidhorne.net/pictures.html http://soundjunction.org |