Kong Lor

We had another travelday as we made our way further north to the small village of Kong Lor whose surrounding nature we'll go explore tomorrow.

But today we didn't use a coach but travelled like the locals do - or at least almost. We took a songthaew from Tha Khek, for which we probably overpaid a little. That means of transport is basically an open pick-up taxi in form of a large tuktuk where you can hop on or off along the way. We were lucky cause our ride was unscheduled and probably unlicensed so we had the vehicle to ourselves for most of the way. Usually they are filled to the last spot.

The best part of the trip were the landscapes through which we passed. Absolutely breathtaking and not only because we rode behind an ammonia truck for 10 minutes. Karst-shaped rock formations through which the beams of the setting Sun were falling, interesting vegetation and a mesa (=Tafelberg).

We probably won't have too much time to explore much of it but it was already worth it just taking the ride here.Read more