One of the most interesting places I've visited. Cycling through Bangkok back roads along canals, taking a local train, then continuing into the countryside, where you can visit farmers, villagers, schoolchildren, temples, markets.

People are very friendly. We had lunch in the simple Thai house of a village head. Participating in a local classroom was also fun and lively, with people trying to speak to us, even though they couldn’t speak English. While cycling, you are surrounded by rice fields everywhere you look. I was blown away.

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Only three hours by bus from Bangkok and a world away if you need to breathe clean air while waiting for visas etc. Lots of birds, gibbons, and elephants if you're lucky.

Three hours by air con public bus heading in the Korat direction.

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