I have mentioned a couple of times about my experiences arriving at new cities. The challenge of not knowing what the going rate is for taxis, new money, not knowing the area, plus carrying a large rucksack … clearly I am a newbie and a lunch ticket for many touts and prone to scams. I…

Reminded how bumpy the main roads are … I arrived early at the Hat Yai main bus terminal. I took a tuk-tuk from the hotel to the station. First time for a long while, and no room to take any pictures of that. We arrived a longer way around .. and from an estimate at…