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Sunday 2 November 2008

Thailand

Across the border - Satun and Hat Yai
2nd November

We took a boat from Langkawi to Satun, Thailand and were across the border with no dramas. After much deliberation, we changed our plans and decided to head to the north of Thailand and skip over the islands of the south. Having caught the end of the monsoon the weather was pretty abysmal, but we plan to return to the south in February. The sleeper train up to Bangkok was full and we had to downgrade to the overnight bus instead – a wonderful 11 hours in chilly air conditioned hell! We travelled with Lucy and Rene who we had met at the border, who had also made the decision to skip over the islands for now.

We killed several hours in Hat Yai with our first taste of Thai street food, and for Ady at least, plenty of Fanta! Fed for 10 Baht each, a sticky rice and pork treat, in a mini thai size portion, we knew we were going to enjoy Thailand. After that, we put into practice the ancient art of making one drink last for hours when we have time to kill, and 2 drinks and 4 hours later, it was time to get the bus.

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