On the road again

I had taken the night train from Bangkok to Buri Ram.  It wasn't as restful as my first train ride.  From Buri Ram I had to take a bus to Ban Kruat where I met Bill.


I'd decided to start couch surfing because I felt I wasn't getting as much exposure to the local people.  I figured staying with people that live in Thailand I'd get a better understanding of the country and its culture.  Bill was my first couch surfing experience.  I really enjoyed staying with Bill.


Bill is an Australian who has lived in Thailand on and off since 1979.  More on than off.  We chatted for a while after I arrived.  He then offered to take me to the boarder between Thailand and Cambodia where a few months before there was some intense military action between the two countries.  Bill told me he was even evacuated from his home for a while.


In the evening I joined him and a few other expats at the local market for a beer or two (three, four, five).  That was the first time I'd had a drink since before James and I parted ways.