We decided to fit in a week or so of the best Temples (in central/eastern Thailand - close to the Cambodian border) We took a 10am bus to the Laos/Thai border at an all in price of £5 each to take us down to Nakhon Ratchasima (Thai) bus station (some 300+km) The border was slick out of Laos bim-bam-boom then a cheeky hop over the 'pay gates' to our bus then Thai immigration and bim-bam-boom, all done! We then had a relaxed 5 hr ride to NR and a tuk-tuk to our Siri Hotel, very nice. Usual rest, shower, dinner (street food) of satay, noodles, soup and cokes for a couple of £s. Next day, revitlaised we took a local bus (160B/£1.60 each) the hour or so to Phimae Historical Park (150B to enter). A truly beautiful (and tastefully restored) Khmer temple complex dating from the 11th century. We spent a couple of hours basking in the sun, sitting in the shade of the trees and grabbing 499 awesome photos... The temples were stunning, identical to many in Angkor, but better landscaped and restored. Next day we moved East, closer to Cambodia, to Nang Rong, some 100km away. Another slick bus and a walk got us to 'The Park' a quiet, friendly Euro-esque hotel with relaxing gardens. It was cooler here and next day we took a motorbike to explore the dual ruins of Phanom Rung NP and Prasat Muang Tam (just 20km from Cambodia). 9am and it was raining, hard! We battled down the busy freeway stopping several times to decant the rain from our clothes. After 90mins we hit Phanom Rung - another Khmer temple complex (10th century) built on the rim of an extinct volcano some 402m up..sweet! It was on/off rain but we explored the temples and grounds and it didn't stop me clicking way.. The weather brightened up and the sun peeped out, it was on the turn. We explored more and sampled the views across the plains, very nice. We then took another 15km ride out to Prasat Muang Tam, by now it was steaming hot. We ambled along country roads and eventually found it. It looked rather plain at first, but on entering the main gateway it had stunning architecure and a set of garden-ponds which added to the beauty. This, too was a 10th century temple complex and the detailing was excellent. Many a quality photo was taken here. It was a leisurely ride back in the evening sun after a proper explore. As our Myanmar flight was just days away (from Bangkok) we decided to hit Ayuttayah and their historic temples which are world famous. A train ride from NR (via bus from Nang Rong) was just 598B (£6 each) for the 250km ride (luxury class) and what a great ride, relaxed Thai style.. Tuktuk to our guesthouse for the next 2 nights (San Sook Place) and we met our friendly hostess who ran the GH mainly for local Euro/American English teachers - a house full of them! We settled in quickly, with a fine breakfast and welcome drinks on arrival. She offered free bicycles and we took them and explored all of the main Ayutthayah sights; Buddha in the tree was a favourite, we saw elephants dressed up and ferrying local and foreign passengers around the temples (see the map I produced of all the places our 705 photos were taken - in the Photos section!) It was uneventful here, until our loose-fitting sink fell off and smashed on the bathroom floor. Thankfully no injuries and our hostess surveyed the damage to get it replaced. It had been an amazing whirlwind 6 days and 1000km of travel seeing the very best Temples that Thailand has to offer. With just under 2000 great photos, too, it was a great keepsake of our mad 6-day Temple-fest!