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Once the Kunming-Singapore link opens, you'll be able to ride to rails to the southernmost point in continental Asia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunming%E2%
by 9nGQluzmnq3M 6y ago
Once the Kunming-Singapore link opens, you'll be able to ride to rails to the southernmost point in continental Asia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunming%E2%80%93Singapore_railway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunming%E2%80%93Singapore_rail...
Despite the name it's actually a series of different routes, and while all of them still have gaps, the Boten-Vientiane link connecting China to Thailand (and hence Singapore) via Laos is scheduled to open in late 2021:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vientiane%E2%80%93Boten_railway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vientiane%E2%80%93Boten_railwa...
Although the corresponding line on the Chinese side also needs to open (ETA 2022):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuxi%E2%80%93Mohan_railway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuxi%E2%80%93Mohan_railway
- mrandish 6y agoThanks for posting this as I surprised that the route stopped in Saigon when I thought one would be able to find a way to Malaysia or maybe even Singapore (not sure if there are rails across the straight anymore). Hadn't thought of heading back around.
- 9nGQluzmnq3M 6y agoThe line to central Singapore has been closed, but there is still a pathetic shuttle service that crosses the causeway from Johor Bahru: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTM_Intercity#Operational_services https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KTM_Intercity#Operational_serv... There are plans to replace this with a metro service and eventually build high-speed rail between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, but both have been repeatedly bogged down by politics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johor_Bahru%E2%80%93Singapore_Rapid_Transit_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johor_Bahru%E2%80%93Singapore_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur%E2%80%93Singapore_high-speed_rail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur%E2%80%93Singapore...
- toomanybeersies 6y agoIt's been a dream of mine to travel overland from Singapore to London. This would make it a lot easier, but probably a lot less fun.
- jazzyjackson 6y agomaybe if you just stayed on the train the whole time but the great thing about trains is there's another one tomorrow!
- satori99 6y agoA cousin of mine has been doing this the other way around. She is riding a bicycle home to Australia from London. She made it across Europe and Russia, all the way to the Chinese border before Covid-19 hit and the Chinese wouldn't permit her to enter, so she has backed tracked to Tbilisi to wait it out before continuing.
- oska 6y agoIs her name Lauren O’Bryan? Because your story reminded me of a similar story in an ABC article [1] profiling ppl stuck overseas with the pandemic. [1] https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-23/coronavirus-pandemic-why-so-many-australians-still-to-come-home/12464258 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-23/coronavirus-pandemic-...
- satori99 6y agoIndeed
- prgmatic 6y agoTbilisi is a great little cozy place to stay put for a while. They did well to contain covid cases.
- nickt 6y agoYou’ll probably enjoy “First Overland” [1], it’s a great travel story. There was an expedition in 2019 sort of recreating it[2] with one of the original vehicles and characters. [1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/336877.First_Overland?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=XaBUit0MGX&rank=4 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/336877.First_Overland?fr... [2] https://www.lastoverland.com/ https://www.lastoverland.com/
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