Tag Archives: train

France

Posted on 29/12/2011 by

It was a long way from Melbourne. Melbourne – Sydney – Tokyo – Paris. The taxi came to my door at 4am Christmas Eve, and I landed in CDG at 4am on Christmas Day, 10 hours behind Melbourne. So that … Continue reading →

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Bangkok to Ayutthaya

Posted on 15/04/2009 by

When I was looking at the timetable, it said that my train from Butterworth was arriving in Bangkok at 2.30pm. But in fact, I was already there at 10.30am. Now this changes things somewhat. My original plan was to buy … Continue reading →

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Trains: leg 1 Singapore – Kuala Lumpur

Posted on 12/04/2009 by

Malaysia’s national rail (KTM) has its southern-most station in Singapore. To get to Thailand from Singapore, you need to buy 3 tickets: 1) Singapore – Kuala Lumpur 2) Kuala Lumpur – Butterworth 3) Butterworth – Bangkok Each sector costs under … Continue reading →

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Trains

Posted on 11/04/2009 by

On this journey, I travelled by train, wherever I can. As a child, I used to love trains (we don’t have the word ‘train spotter’ in Japanese, but maybe that’s what I was). I had train enthusiast magazines in my … Continue reading →

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