Thursday, November 13, 2014

Road Trip: S'pore to Pattaya

Time to get on the road again. This time a shorter trip from Singapore to Pattaya, 2,000km away. I will take it slow and make 3 stops along the way. First stop Hat Yai, then Chumphon, Hua Hin and finally arriving in Pattaya on the 4th Day. Weather forecast is wet & stromy with probably flooding along the way. Good thing I'll be driving a 25yr old Toyota Land cruiser. I had the car jacked up an inch higher which should be good enough clearance for a little flood.

S'pore to Pattaya 2,000km of glorious roads
    Looking at the map, i just realized that the route is longer than the flight from Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. The normal journey to Pattaya is a flight to Bangkok followed by a 2hr bus ride to the beach resort of Pattaya, a popular weekend getaway for Bangkok residents. A week ago several parts of Southern Thailand was closed to cars due to flooding. The forecast is more of the same this week. Well, I intend to enjoy every bit of the journey and take it slow and easy to be safe.
More updates after Monday.

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