We decided to park the large bags for a few days and go off piste with just small back packs to Sangkhlaburi, passing through Nam Tok and Thong Pha Phum. S’buri is not far from the border with Burma (Myanmar as it’s now known).

First stop was Nam Tok which Neil decided means “nothing”. Why? Because there is nothing there!! That is apart from the grungiest room in the world for 100 Baht. They could have paid us 1m Baht and we still wouldn’t have slept there. We do it an injustice really as there are several stalls next to the bus stop selling more types of fried banana than you could imagine. Lot’s of flavours and, actually, really nice providing you like banana and Nam Tok!

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We then moved on to T P P where we had a really great time, well Neil did, Cheryl had “one of her heads”!! Found the only guy in town to speak any English and he cooked a “great meal for one” for 55 Baht including a can of beer! We also visited the hill top temple with it’s staggering views across the town and surrounding countryside. One drawback, 281 steps up and 281 steps down!

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Moving on to S’buri by the slowest driver in the world, average speed 22.5 MPH and also the smallest driver in the world (or the biggest steering wheel). Great picture of him as he grapples with the bus at breakneck speeds….ha, hardly.

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S’buri is lovely, a beautiful lake, peaceful and very laid back. Cabin had a great view of the lake and the longest wooden bridge in Thailand, just over 400 meters long. Bit dodgy though, one heavy fart  and we’re sure it would have collapsed.

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On the way back we moved from the slowest driver in the world to Lewis Hamilton on ACID!!