Friday, August 31, 2007
Chugging On A Train.
Well, I might have posted this before but yeah, the thought came into my mind again recently.
I'm thinking about taking a train up to Bangkok.
I used to have thoughts of taking a train around Europe.. though I have not completely given up hope on that one, I have to admit that it takes both time and money that I don't have at the present moment. I don't think it quite possible for me to take 4-5 weeks off work.
Anyway, so I was surfing up on train trips... and I figured I could so totally get a train trip from Singapore to Bangkok done. It's short and it's not that expensive. I could also stop off along the way and visit places. It could so totally be a primer to great train trips too!
The Plan:
Leave Singapore to Kuala Lumpur via the night sleeper train (2215 est). Will reach KL in the morning (0656 est) and thus get some time to walk around KL for a little bit.
Option: Stay a night in KL.
Option: Take the day train to KL. Reach KL in late afternoon (1540 est)
Leave KL (2100 est) to Butterworth (0550 est) on evening train . Pop over to Penang by ferry if time permits.
Option: Stay a night in Penang.
Leave Butterworth (1420 est) and proceed towards Bangkok. Stop at Nakhom Pathom (0850 est) station to connect to a train headed for Kanchanaburi (0853 est) There is only 3 mins transit time !!!! Next one is at 1436 hrs reaching Nam Tok at 1830 >.< Essentially stuck there for the night. This train will proceed along the Bridge over River Kwai. Stop at Nam Tok station and visit Hellfire Pass.
Trick is that there is only 3 hours to spend in Nam Tok (Last train departs Nam Tok at 1515). Or else need to find accomodati0n for the night.
Also not sure at the moment if Hellfire Pass is easily accessible from Nam Tok station or need to hire transport to get there.
Alternative: Leave Butterworth (1420 est) and arrive in Bangkok. Pick a saturday or sunday to leave Bangkok (0630 !!!! ) for Nam Tok on the weekend train which stops in Nam Tok at 1135hrs. On the trip back to Bangkok, take the regular train that departs Nam Tok station at 1515 instead of the weekend train that departs at 1440. Gain about 40mins at Nam Tok.
Depart Bangkok on flight. Train if I forget to bring my psychiatric meds. Or maybe take the train down the east coast of Malaysia this time! Extreme! So? Anyone wants to come?
By the way... currently Tiger Airways one way ticket from Bangkok to Singapore is about SGD32 excluding taxes. I checked rates for November weekday.
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Well, I might have posted this before but yeah, the thought came into my mind again recently.
I'm thinking about taking a train up to Bangkok.
I used to have thoughts of taking a train around Europe.. though I have not completely given up hope on that one, I have to admit that it takes both time and money that I don't have at the present moment. I don't think it quite possible for me to take 4-5 weeks off work.
Anyway, so I was surfing up on train trips... and I figured I could so totally get a train trip from Singapore to Bangkok done. It's short and it's not that expensive. I could also stop off along the way and visit places. It could so totally be a primer to great train trips too!
The Plan:
Leave Singapore to Kuala Lumpur via the night sleeper train (2215 est). Will reach KL in the morning (0656 est) and thus get some time to walk around KL for a little bit.
Option: Stay a night in KL.
Option: Take the day train to KL. Reach KL in late afternoon (1540 est)
Leave KL (2100 est) to Butterworth (0550 est) on evening train . Pop over to Penang by ferry if time permits.
Option: Stay a night in Penang.
Leave Butterworth (1420 est) and proceed towards Bangkok. Stop at Nakhom Pathom (0850 est) station to connect to a train headed for Kanchanaburi (0853 est) There is only 3 mins transit time !!!! Next one is at 1436 hrs reaching Nam Tok at 1830 >.< Essentially stuck there for the night. This train will proceed along the Bridge over River Kwai. Stop at Nam Tok station and visit Hellfire Pass.
Trick is that there is only 3 hours to spend in Nam Tok (Last train departs Nam Tok at 1515). Or else need to find accomodati0n for the night.
Also not sure at the moment if Hellfire Pass is easily accessible from Nam Tok station or need to hire transport to get there.
Alternative: Leave Butterworth (1420 est) and arrive in Bangkok. Pick a saturday or sunday to leave Bangkok (0630 !!!! ) for Nam Tok on the weekend train which stops in Nam Tok at 1135hrs. On the trip back to Bangkok, take the regular train that departs Nam Tok station at 1515 instead of the weekend train that departs at 1440. Gain about 40mins at Nam Tok.
Depart Bangkok on flight. Train if I forget to bring my psychiatric meds. Or maybe take the train down the east coast of Malaysia this time! Extreme! So? Anyone wants to come?
By the way... currently Tiger Airways one way ticket from Bangkok to Singapore is about SGD32 excluding taxes. I checked rates for November weekday.
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For other gals i dunno, but for this elf you dun need to worry... she can take care of herself one. Instead the guys then need to take care of themselves...
i agree wif eggyoke, tis elf CAN take care of herself... anyone who tries anything funny wif her, will end up on their knees or butts!
Wah... so many people see me so up ah.... I am so touched.
I can feel tear in the corner of my eye now.
I can feel tear in the corner of my eye now.
Hmm.. didn't know our elfy is so 'powderful' one!
Respect needs to be earned. I'm sure you must have earned it for people to give such comments. Pei fu! : )
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Respect needs to be earned. I'm sure you must have earned it for people to give such comments. Pei fu! : )
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