 Khun Tan Station, south of Chiang Mai |
Across the length and breadth of Thailand then all the way down the Malay Peninsula to Singapore, a network of railways stitches together the Thai Kingdom and connects it with its near neighbours. Sometimes charmingly old-fashioned, the State Railway of Thailand nonetheless has reached across the Mekong with a new international line terminating on the outskirts of the Lao capital, Vientiane. The SRT now also offers a falang-friendly online booking facility.
Here's how to make the best of this eminently civilised and companionable mode of transport in the twenty-first century. More images
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