Leaving Moalboal was a little sad. No more snorkelling or swimming in the bath like sea! We caught a tricycle to the bus stop and then waited for the big yellow Ceres bus. The first bus that pulled in was packed with no spare seats, so we waited. The next bus was empty, great, as we had a 3 hour journey to Cebu City!
The journey went quickly and before we knew it, we pulled into the south bus station. Cebu City looked very uninviting after spending time in much smaller, friendlier places. It was big, dirty and looked a little scary! We spent our time there in a large shopping centre stocking up on snacks for the airport.
The transport to the airport was by taxi, the driver a little crazy. He sure could fit his taxi into some tight spots! Flight was on time and we're off to Bangkok...
Travelling from the airport was easy using the airport rail link. We found a cheap guest house, with a cute cat playing lookout at the window and ate some very peppery food. Next we bought our train tickets for the 12 hour journey north to Chiang Mai! We wanted 3rd class seats but the early train was 'tourist class' only. The sleepers for today and the following evening were fully booked by tour groups. We had a choice. Pay double for the tourist train that left and arrived at a reasonable hour or get the later local train, that arrived at 4am taking 15 hours! We could get the bus for a little less but the scenery from the train is supposed to be spectacular! We paid up and had 2 tickets for the 8.30am tourist train.
Latest Bangkok protest news. On 13th January the protesters will aim to shutdown the city. They intend to block major road junctions throughout the city to try and force the Government to stand down.
And... finally, exhausted ... we slept.
The journey went quickly and before we knew it, we pulled into the south bus station. Cebu City looked very uninviting after spending time in much smaller, friendlier places. It was big, dirty and looked a little scary! We spent our time there in a large shopping centre stocking up on snacks for the airport.
The transport to the airport was by taxi, the driver a little crazy. He sure could fit his taxi into some tight spots! Flight was on time and we're off to Bangkok...
Travelling from the airport was easy using the airport rail link. We found a cheap guest house, with a cute cat playing lookout at the window and ate some very peppery food. Next we bought our train tickets for the 12 hour journey north to Chiang Mai! We wanted 3rd class seats but the early train was 'tourist class' only. The sleepers for today and the following evening were fully booked by tour groups. We had a choice. Pay double for the tourist train that left and arrived at a reasonable hour or get the later local train, that arrived at 4am taking 15 hours! We could get the bus for a little less but the scenery from the train is supposed to be spectacular! We paid up and had 2 tickets for the 8.30am tourist train.
Latest Bangkok protest news. On 13th January the protesters will aim to shutdown the city. They intend to block major road junctions throughout the city to try and force the Government to stand down.
And... finally, exhausted ... we slept.
