Wat Bupparam, Chiang Mai – Thailand

Wat Bupparam, Chiang Mai - Thailand
[Wat Bupparam, Chiang Mai - Thailand]

There are seemingly as many Wats as there are Songthaew (public pick-up taxi) in Chiang Mai.

Now if only there was a 7-Eleven somehow in the frame, and this would have been the quintessential Chiang Mai photograph.

Monorail and KL Tower, Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia

Monorail and KL Tower, Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia

Monorail and KL Tower, Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia.

In The Loop, Chicago – USA

Wabash Ave, Chicago - USA

The “L” (short for elevated) metro system of Chicago. The “L” is circles the downtown area, with the area within the train lines referred to as The Loop.

Travel Photo: Songthaew Row, Hat Yai – Thailand

Songthaew, Hat Yai - Thailand

A row of Songthaew outside the train station at Hat Yai, Thailand. Songthaew are pick-up trucks with two benches in the back. They are used as buses or taxis in towns across Thailand.

Good Idea: Free tram travel

Adelaide is the only other Australian city with a public transport system that uses trams (the other being Melbourne).

The tram runs from the city to the seaside suburb of Glenelg. If you want to use the tram in the city the tram is free.

Free tram travel

Free tram travel

Mini minibus, Pondicherry – India

Mini minibus, Pondicherry - India

Mini minibus, Pondicherry (Puducherry) – India

Peak hour bus, Chennai – India

Peak hour bus, Chennai - India
[Peak hour bus, Chennai - India]

Passengers hanging on to an overloaded bus in Chennai, India.

Transportation in Phuket – Thailand

The public buses in Thailand are known as Songthaew, which are pick up trucks or larger trucks with two bench seats fixed along either side the back tray.

Songthaew (public bus), Koh Phuket - Thailand.
[Songthaew - Phuket]

The local taxi’s are tuk-tuks. They are 4 wheel tuk-tuks in Phuket, compared to the 3 wheeled variety in Bangkok.

Phuket Tuk Tuk, Koh Phuket - Thailand.
[Tuk Tuk - Phuket]

Number 28 Tram, Lisbon – Portugal

Number 28 Tram, Lisbon - Portugal
[Number 28 Tram, Lisbon - Portugal]

The number 28 tram in Lisbon – probably the best tram in the world.