Over the next few weeks I’m going to be travelling extensively through Laos and Cambodia reviewing lots of hotels, tours and other exciting things which I’ll be telling you about over the coming months. Most of the trip will be overland and I will be spending a lot of time on the road. This got me thinking about how most people always seem to want to fly everywhere when they travel and what a great opportunity they could be missing out on. Granted distance may prohibit travelling by road and to be honest I’m guilty of trying to save time by flying, but after many a delay and way too much time at airports, the Hubby and I are definitely starting to favour road travel; it’s a chance to sit still, watch real life unfold around you (not one put on for the tourist) and of course it makes for a great photo opportunity.
Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life. - Jack Kerouac
If we hadn’t been travelling by road we would never have spotted the rare Vicunas in the Atacama Desert
Travelling by road can also give you time to think………..even in the beating heart of Bangkok
Travelling by road may mean waving goodbye to the frenetic street life and that can sometimes raise a sigh of relief - Kathmandu, Nepal
There’s a proverb which says that some roads are not meant to be travelled alone and in India they seldom are - home time, Jodhpur
Until you reach the desert that is and then man and bike can be alone - Thar Desert, Rajasthan
Travelling by road means you can stop and join in with local life - village procession, Bali
Watch daily life as it unfolds on the streets - monks setting off for morning prayers, Burma
And people going about their jobs - farmers in Inwa, Burma
And at the end of the day, you may well be driving off into the sunset with the hope of another day on the horizon - the road to Mandalay,Burma
Even at home in England, a car journey can reveal some wonderful sights that made you glad you took the option of the freedom of the open road - a field of rapeseed, Yorkshire
Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road. - Jack Kerouac
(Images: The Hubby and me)