I was pacing through some of my photos from my last visit to Thailand and Laos this past winter. I was attempting to transport myself there as a kind of replacement therapy, as I wait out my next trip, which will be the start of a semi-permanent residence. Exciting prospect, as you can imagine.
Some of these you may have seen before. If not, all the better. I certainly enjoy looking at them again. My favourites are the ones from Isaan and Laos. The countryside, in fact, where the smiles are more real and welcome warmer -- as if these two countries need any more heat.
I'll put up some photos from time to time, may even post some words. As you may have read here, I am planning to ease off the blog till I return to the Land of Smiles when I can dig up more worthy stories.
Above, the morning starts at sunup, with a (quite lousy) Nescafe coffee and some cigs in the train food/booze car. Out the window the countryside on the Korat Plateau passes by, on the way to Ubon Ratchathani. Beautiful sights along there. I think I hit the coffee bar just around Sisaket. The sign in the third picture, top row, says Nakhon Ratchasima, I think, back to where I came from and forward to, well, I don't know exactly, but I think it's Sisaket. Between this point and Sisaket is Buriram and Surin.
