Subject: Re: border crossings and rules of road
Date: Jan 04, 2005 @ 23:50
Author: aletheiak ("aletheiak" <aletheiak@...>)
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> Beautiful account, Brendan.bridge, and the 2 lanes separate at the Laos end of the bridge, then
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> Hope you will share photos as well.
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> Jesper
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> From: bwhyte@u...
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 3:19 AM
> Subject: [BoundaryPoint] border crossings and rules of road
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> I have just returned to Thailand after 10 days in Laos.
> Crossed into Vientiane by Friendship Bridge.
> Traffic drives on the left (ie Thai rules) acoss the entire
> Signs in English (and Thai/Lao) warn of the change in rules ofthe road at the approach to the X intersection.
> Traffic is not heavy, so the lights were not in use.One lan of traffic in each direction. In addition, a Railway line
> Pedestraiasn are not allowed on the bridge. There is no footpath.
> There are therefore still no railays at all in Laos.Ratchathani (Thailand) in the south of Laos. Laos and Thai traffic
>
> I also crossed at Chongmek, between Pakse (Laos) and Ubon
> Likewise for Thais entering Laos, you drive up to the line on theleft, across the line on the right and stay on the right.
>this crossing, while Lao wine (which I prefer) was hard to find!
> French wine (and Chinese wine) is dirt cheap on the Lao side of
>border pillars. At least the pillars the guards pointed out to us
> As with my crossing here last year, there seems to be no official
>as anything.
> The Lao/Cam/Thai tripoint is still off limits due to UXO as much
>don't offend Laos/Cambodia ith their preferred location of the
> Thai maps of this area are off limits (supposedly so the hais
>brass pin or line to show the exact boundary, but the road seal
> I walked the Singpaore-Malaysia causeway, and there is no nice
> I will post photos later when back home.the train, pass thrugh Malay customs at one end o the station, then
>
> ON the Malay-Thai crossing at Padang Besa by train, you get of
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> Brendan
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