To Buri Ram: By train

December 22, 2016

Morning coffee. Which button would you press?

I'm taking the train to Buriram. I'll head south from there, aiming for the Cambodia border at Poipet. Taking the train saves a a couple of days of riding through the Issan flatlands in the heat.

I'll also confess that the communication issues are frustrating me right now. Last night, the only information I could get out of the hotel clerk about where to eat was "market". The market is quite large, and I couldn't find the area with cooked food. I tried to ask in the market, and just got stares. I ended up going to a western restaurant called Living in the Past, and eating schnitzel. It was good, and the conversation with the owner, a German, and an American expat provided some stress relief. So getting closer to the touristy sights faster seems like a good idea.

Waiting for the train. My luggage is off the bike.

The Sisaket train station is pretty quiet, but it's right in the city center and surrounded by chaos out on the street.

The Isaan countryside is absolutely flat.

We pass lots of farm land and some homes, in between the stops.

I'm at the Jintana Resort in Buriram. It's a bit away from things, but has a restaurant. It's a lot noisier than I expected, with cars zooming through the resort too frequently and noisy guests. I'm hoping it will be quiet overnight. I reserved it through Agoda, at 650 baht, including breakfast. Quite frankly, it isn't nicer than the rooms I've been getting lately for 400 baht. I had to ask for toilet paper and soap, which should be standard at this price point. For some reason, when I checked in they thought I asked to stay for a week, and told me they would beat the Agoda price. It's not someplace I would want to stay longer.

Today's ride: 3 km (2 miles)
Total: 1,925 km (1,195 miles)

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