Comments on: Life is Never Easy. Real Life Family Travel.

By: Alyson

Alyson — Mon, 30 Sep 2013 07:32:13 +0000

In reply to B. Yep, you're right B, it's a memory now and a good one. You forget the hard parts really quickly. We love sleeper trains, too, particularly the kids.

By: B

Mon, 30 Sep 2013 05:29:21 +0000

And you all survived! That’s the part you’ll remember in the long run. (At least you’ve written the sordid details down to remind yourselves that t wasn’t all peachy and you got through it anyway.)

We love sleeper trains – sounds absolutely worth it.

By: alyson@worldtravelfamily

alyson@worldtravelfamily — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 04:33:24 +0000

In reply to alyson@worldtravelfamily.

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By: alyson@worldtravelfamily

alyson@worldtravelfamily — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 02:03:26 +0000

In reply to Jo Carroll. Jo, I now know exactly where you're coming from. For the first time ever I had a totally sleepless night on the sleeper train down to Ko Samui from Bangkok. Wibbly Wobbly torture!! Every other one we've ever taken has been lovely. I think the stabilisers on our carriage were broken, or something.

By: Jo Carroll

Jo Carroll — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 09:04:17 +0000

Oh that night train! Like you, I love night trains – mostly. The automatic doors that open and close all by themselves. The smell of feet in the carriage.

But the train I caught from Vientiane to Bangkok screeched – each time it slowed down, or speeded up, or went round a bend. And it developed a terrible judder, so just as you were dropping off to sleep it began again, shaking and shaking until you thought all your bones would come apart. Almost enough to put me off night trains (but not quite!)