Today’s drive would be a 530km leg from Hatyai to Kuala Lumpur. This was the first time we spent the night in Hatyai on the way back to Malaysia, and hence, this was the first […]
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2019 Drive to Thailand – Expectation Vs. Reality
So today was the most complicated leg of our entire journey this trip, involving a 557km drive from Taiping to Krabi with a Malayisa-Thailand border crossing that has never been the same way twice in […]

2019 Drive to Thailand – Crossing the Sadao Border
Bukit Kayu Hitam / Sadao Border Here are the latest updates on the Bukit Kayu Hitam / Sadao Border Crossing. Crucial Documents Needed for Thai Border: Passports Driving License Car log card printed out from onemotoring (This […]

2018 Singapore-Thailand Drive – Scenic Drive Through Phang Nga
Day 16 – Phuket to Jitra Progress is in progress! This leg is always the most conflicted leg of the journey for me. The sad thing is that our long drive is fast headed towards its […]

2018 Singapore-Thailand Drive – First Time in Hatyai
Day 3 – Taiping to Hatyai For our previous trips, the standard plan to get from Alor Setar to Phuket in one day. This time however, our destination was much further north, and so we […]

2018 Singapore-Thailand Drive – A Completely New Border Crossing
There is an updated post on the Bukit Kayu Hitam / Sadao border crossing. Do click HERE to read the latest! Bukit Kayu Hitam / Sadao Border It has been two years since I wrote […]

2017 Drive from Singapore to Thailand – Concluding Thoughts
Today we completed the final leg of our 2017 road trip to Thailand. The whole trip- 3133km covered over 18 days, burning 191 litres of diesel at an economy of 16.4km/l with an average speed […]
2017 Drive from Singapore to Thailand – Day 11 – Crossing back into Malaysia
Alas, how time flies. It is time to pack our bags and make our return trip back into Malaysia. Time for one final group photo for memories sake, and we set off on our 400km […]
2017 Drive from Singapore to Thailand – Day 3 – Jitra to Phuket
For all of our long road trips to Thailand, the entry into Thailand via the Sadao border crossing has always been the most harrowing part of the journey. This year proved to be the most […]
2016 Drive from Singapore to Thailand – Day 2 – Driving Conditions from Sadao to Phuket
This is the third part of my blog series that details our road trip from Singapore to Phuket, Thailand and offers some advice to would-be travellers who might like to attempt a similar journey. The […]