Travel in Singapore and Thailand

The Beach Boy's song summarizes quite well our transportation while on tour. We didn't use all of these modes of transport, but you might enjoy seeing how people in Singapore and Thailand travel.

A floating restaurant on the river in Bangkok.

Riding around Bangkok with Shaun and Rebecca, two Aussies also from Melbourne.
What a day we had with these Tuk-Tuks.

Traffic in a huge traffic circle by our hotel and the Rapid Transit station.

Elevated highways.

Our bamboo float ride to finish off our day long tour from Chiang Mai.

These boats are used to go between the islands around Phuket.

I thought this one was a little low in the water.

One of the contractors at our hotel in Phuket drove this vehicle.

A drag race in the making.

Note the writing on the door.

How often do we get to see a Soviet-made car?

A flock of Volkswagens being hauled down the highway.

This was not a very relaxing ride for us. That young girl kept jumping up and down in the back of the pickup while we were following them down the highway at 80 km/hr. We finally had to pass them because we were worried she might fall off and we would run right over her. Her mom in the back with her didn't seem to be too worried.

This was a popular mode of transportation.

Nicki and Jannose with Nicki's Tuk Tuk driver in the morning as she headed off to work.

That's a lot of crap. It is used to make paper and the picture frames that we got of us on the elephant ride and the bamboo river ride.

Off to market with their vegetables and fruit in these four-wheeled wheelbarrows.

A delivery truck and opposite, motorcycles.

This is his place of business. The stand is attached to the motorcycle.

We could have taken this little barge for a cruise down the river.

The brown water was not too inviting.

Our transportation to the cooking school. We cooked some great dishes but, as yet, haven't duplicated them at home. May just have to go back when the political situation is a bit calmer.

They had an F1 night race in Singapore. This was a bus stop ad for the race.

These are the cars for the Singapore Flyer. Glass all around for a great view.
And I'm not that fond of heights, but it was a fantastic experience.
Took twenty minutes to do the complete rotation.

Vehicles on a road in Singapore.

Sang-taus on the streets of Chiang mai. Very cheap,
just like little buses except you sit in the back area of the pickup.

Bangkok Airport. We came through here four times on our holiday. All fights to Thailand go through here so now you know why it was such a big deal when the protesters occupied the airport last month.