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Siem Reap, Cambodia

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Taxi - Train - Tuk Tuk - Mini Van - Taxi   Train tracks at Village Stop On the train So what a ride! We set our alarm clocks and where checked out and in our taxi at 4:30am.  We arrived at Hualamphang Railway station at 4:50, purchased our tickets (Thai Baht 48 per person - around US$1.60) and stood around for a long time with the locals and a few dodgy looking foreigners. Around 5:10am we heard a train arriving and moved out to our platform 6 - good thing because as soon as it stopped and the non-existent passengers disembarked - it was open for open seating boarding.  We lucked in! The train left station at 6:05 (only 10 minutes late). We commenced through the densely populated city of Bangkok and out into the outlaying countryside. A completley flat landscape from Bangkok to the Cambodian border. With Cambodia continuing the endless flat views. The Tuk Tuk from the train tried to drop us off first at a spot to get a Cambodian visa but we were already prepared to tel

Itinerary - till end 2012

Hi all, this update is to let you know the itinerary I have for the remainder of 2012. It's a packed full schedule. October 20: flight to Bangkok and meet up with David, Leslie and their 2 kids October 22: 5:55am train with the Rules to the Cambodian border and taxi to Seam Reap (Angkor Wat) October 22 - 27: in Seam Reap October 27: travel back to Bangkok October 28: flight to Hong Kong October 28 - November 6: in Hong Kong November 6: flight to Phuket November 15: flight to Kuala Lumpur and meet up with Tony and Mick for drive to Port Klang November 16 - 25: Raja Muda Sailing Regatta (Port Klang to Pangkor to Penang to Langkawi) November 26: approximate - sail / deliver the yacht Freewind from Langkawi to Phuket December 1 - 8: King's Cup Sailing Regatta in Phuket December 11: flight to Bangkok to meet up with Mom who arrives late that evening, overnight and return to Phuket the next day And that's it for 2012 with Christmas in Phuket with Mom and my friends