Thailand
Some 1985 Photos
The Thai 747 jet at Tullamarine.
I had a 2-night stop over in Bangkok at the start of my 13-week Melbourne - Bangkok - Hong Kong - Taipei - Japan -
Trans Siberian Railway - UK - Athens - Israel - Egypt - Western Europe - Singapore - Melbourne trip.
Bangkok
The Floating Markets
Some 1999 Bangkok photos
We had a 2-night stopover in Bangkok on our first around-the-world trip in 1999.
99-days - Melbourne - Bangkok - Frankfurt - Russia - Stockholm - Helsinki - Copenhagen - Malaga - London -
Western Europe - UK - Egypt - Jordan - Israel - Greece - New York - Las Vegas - Melbourne.
Bangkok
The Reclining Budda.
Some 2007 Photos
My 4-week Indochina trip in May-June 2007 began and finished in Bangkok.
(Melbourne – Bangkok – Thailand – Laos - Vietnam - Cambodia -Thailand – Bangkok - Melbourne)
Bangkok
I left Bangkok on the overnight train to Chiang Mai in northern Thailand.
It is a 306 step climb from the car park to the Wat Phrathat Doi SuthepTemple at Chiang Mai in northern Thailand.
The White Temple near Chiang Rai on the drive from Chiang Mai to Chiang Khong is a stunning sight.
Looking at Laos across the Mekong River from our Guest House in Chiang Khong.
Some 2008 Photos
My 5-week Bangkok to Bali trip in April-May 2008 began in Bangkok.
(Melbourne – Bangkok – Southern Thailand - Malaysia – Jakarta – Java – Bali - Melbourne)
Bangkok - The Independence Monument
It was commissioned in 1939 to commemorate the 1932 Siamese coup d'état which led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy
in what was then the Kingdom of Siam, by its military ruler, Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram.
The centrepiece of the Monument is a carved representation of the Thai Constitution of 1932,
on top of two golden offering bowls above a round turret.
The Constitution is symbolically guarded by four wing-like structures, representing the four branches
of the Thai armed forces - army, navy, air force and police - which carried out the 1932 coup.
With my friendly guide at Jim Thompson's house in Bangkok.
In my berth on the overnight train south from Bangkok to Surat Thani.
Ao Nong Beach near Krabi.
Phi Phi islands cruise.
Tiger Cave Temple near Krabi
The temple is on the top of a limestone karst.
And so across the border into Malaysia. Through Malaysia to Singapore. Then a flight to Jakarta.
Through Java and finally a ferry to Bali.
| Trips to Thailand Now
when Australians fly to Europe, they prefer to fly in the
long-range jets (A380, 777ER, 787 etc) to Dubai or other Middle-Eastern
countries on their way. Previously they flew (and still can)
by
the Asian capitals - Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur etc.
1. 1985 - I had a 2-night stop over in Bangkok on my way to Japan, the Trans-Siberian-Railway and Europe. 2. 1999 - we stopped over in Bangkok for 2 nights at the start of our first around-the-world trip. 3. 2006 - I transited Bangkok airport on the way to and from China. 4. 2007 - my 4-week Indochina (Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia) trip began and finished in Bangkok. 5. 2008 - my 5-week Bangkok to Bali trip began in Bangkok. |
Some 1985 Photos
The Thai 747 jet at Tullamarine.
I had a 2-night stop over in Bangkok at the start of my 13-week Melbourne - Bangkok - Hong Kong - Taipei - Japan -
Trans Siberian Railway - UK - Athens - Israel - Egypt - Western Europe - Singapore - Melbourne trip.
Bangkok
The Floating Markets
Some 1999 Bangkok photos
We had a 2-night stopover in Bangkok on our first around-the-world trip in 1999.
99-days - Melbourne - Bangkok - Frankfurt - Russia - Stockholm - Helsinki - Copenhagen - Malaga - London -
Western Europe - UK - Egypt - Jordan - Israel - Greece - New York - Las Vegas - Melbourne.
Bangkok
The Reclining Budda.
Some 2007 Photos
My 4-week Indochina trip in May-June 2007 began and finished in Bangkok.
(Melbourne – Bangkok – Thailand – Laos - Vietnam - Cambodia -Thailand – Bangkok - Melbourne)
Bangkok
I left Bangkok on the overnight train to Chiang Mai in northern Thailand.
It is a 306 step climb from the car park to the Wat Phrathat Doi SuthepTemple at Chiang Mai in northern Thailand.
The White Temple near Chiang Rai on the drive from Chiang Mai to Chiang Khong is a stunning sight.
Looking at Laos across the Mekong River from our Guest House in Chiang Khong.
Some 2008 Photos
My 5-week Bangkok to Bali trip in April-May 2008 began in Bangkok.
(Melbourne – Bangkok – Southern Thailand - Malaysia – Jakarta – Java – Bali - Melbourne)
Bangkok - The Independence Monument
It was commissioned in 1939 to commemorate the 1932 Siamese coup d'état which led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy
in what was then the Kingdom of Siam, by its military ruler, Field Marshal Plaek Pibulsonggram.
The centrepiece of the Monument is a carved representation of the Thai Constitution of 1932,
on top of two golden offering bowls above a round turret.
The Constitution is symbolically guarded by four wing-like structures, representing the four branches
of the Thai armed forces - army, navy, air force and police - which carried out the 1932 coup.
With my friendly guide at Jim Thompson's house in Bangkok.
In my berth on the overnight train south from Bangkok to Surat Thani.
Ao Nong Beach near Krabi.
Phi Phi islands cruise.
Tiger Cave Temple near Krabi
The temple is on the top of a limestone karst.
And so across the border into Malaysia. Through Malaysia to Singapore. Then a flight to Jakarta.
Through Java and finally a ferry to Bali.
