Travel Day: Kanchanaburi

Based on today’s ride out to Kanchanaburi, my guess is that the Thai inter-city bus system is trying its best to emulate the in-flight experience.

The bus is staffed with a Captain (the driver), a co-pilot (a guy who sits next to the driver and opens the door when necessary), and a flight attendant (a girl who comes along with a tray of drinks at the beginning of the “flight”). They all wear pretty authentic looking uniforms corresponding to their respective jobs. Near the end of the bus ride, the “flight attendant” comes round with a garbage bag to gather garbage generated during the trip (and to possibly to check that our seats and fold out tables are in the upright position for landing). I looked under my seat for a life jacket but sadly only found a half empty water bottle.