FOND RETURNS -DRIVING TO BANGKOK AND RETURN
ALWAYS LEAVE PLENTY OF TIME IS MY MOTTO>
WE TRAVEL PART NIGHT AND DAY FROM UDON THANI, ITS 600 KMS
WE MISS THE TRAFFIC AT KHON KAEN AND THE LATE UP “TEA MONEY” POLICE
BY PASS KORAT AND WHEN YOU GET TO SARABURI – ITS 50 KM EXACTLY TO THE NO 9 HIGHWAY TURN OFF TO SWAMPY. DON’T MISS THE EXIT – THERE IS ONLY ONE AFTER THE SIGN ( WELL DONE PLANNERS)
TOLL GATE IS 30bht AND THE REST YOU KNOW?
WE DIDN’T GO TO SWAMPY DIRECT BUT TURNED OFF AT CHALONG RAT HIGHWAY SIGNPOSTED EKKAMAI. (Toll Gate is 40 bht)
STAY ON THIS HIGHWAY UNTIL SIGNPOST “SUKHUMVIT 50” KEEP LEFT AND LEFT AGAIN AND LEFT AGAIN. NOW YOUR ON SUKHUMVIT AT SOI 50. THIS IS TESCO AND ON NUT.
STAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE PAST PHRA KANONG,EKKAMAI, AND THONG LO SKYTRAIN STATIONS AND THE REX HOTEL IS NEXT ON THE LEFT.
HAS SWIMMING POOL AND AMERICAN OR THAI BREAKFAST INCLUDED FOR 1180BHT. THE RECEPTION DESK STAFF REMIND ME OF AUSCHWITZ CAMP GUARDS, THE WOMEN TOO. THE ROOMS ARE OK. FRIDGE, TV WITH TRUE 1, AND BATH WITH HOTTISH WATER. GOOD MATTRESS, CLEAN AND NO SMELL. A/C BLASTS COLD AIR
BOOK IN ADVANCE IF YOU CAN THOUGH THEY USUALLY HAVE SOME ROOM.
RETURN JOURNEY ? ONLY STOPPED ONCE BY POLICE WITH NO ID. I POLITELY DECLINED WHEN HE PUT TWO FINGERS UP AT ME. I THINK HE MEANT 200 BAHT. I NEVER PAY. BUT I DO THREATEN THEM TO PROVE I WAS SPEEDING AND TAKE OUT MY MOBILE AND TELL THEM MY LAWYER WANTS TO SPEAK TO THEM ABOUT CORRUPTION,IF ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. ONE OR THE OTHER WORKS. I JUST DRIVE ON.
PLEASE OBEY THE FARANG HIGHWAY CODE- NEVER PAY TEA MONEY. ITS CONDONING CORRUPTION
HOPE THAT WAS HELPFUL!
