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Thailand/Narathiwat Round the world trip 2007
7/27
Today we rode our last 40 km in Malaysia stopping to see Hindu and Buddhist temples (joyful places) on our exit ride. We had gotten our visa from the Thai Embassy yesterday so we could stay longer than 30 days.
Only hours within Thailand, we see differences from Malaysia: dogs, many and some that chase bikes; friendly people but less open; less English spoken; much more jungle greenery along the roads; wide shoulders on the roads; different food and drinks choices; and prices are less (tonight’s B & B accommodation on the river at Narathiwat with a/c and hot water, TV and sitting room is about $17US). We saw a military presence due to insurrection by militant Muslim groups against the Buddhists and Thai government. We’ve been told we are safe as long as we stick to the main roads until north of Sogkhia. We have two more days of 100+km until our anxieties can be put to rest.
July 28 Thailand/Pattani Weltreise 2007 >
Today we rode our last 40 km in Malaysia stopping to see Hindu and Buddhist temples (joyful places) on our exit ride. We had gotten our visa from the Thai Embassy yesterday so we could stay longer than 30 days.
Only hours within Thailand, we see differences from Malaysia: dogs, many and some that chase bikes; friendly people but less open; less English spoken; much more jungle greenery along the roads; wide shoulders on the roads; different food and drinks choices; and prices are less (tonight’s B & B accommodation on the river at Narathiwat with a/c and hot water, TV and sitting room is about $17US). We saw a military presence due to insurrection by militant Muslim groups against the Buddhists and Thai government. We’ve been told we are safe as long as we stick to the main roads until north of Sogkhia. We have two more days of 100+km until our anxieties can be put to rest.
