Perhaps I should have made clearer it's in the OP , my partners going Japan I don't want to .
Not Middle East I used to go UAE when heavily bribed , I cannot think any amount of loot would convince me to set foot there again even without the violence .Inland Iran, Oman ok the rest they can keep it.
I have read the trains to Butterworth back but cannot book a air con bunk all the way having to mess about at Padang Besar. I think I might just drive around Esan looking for fun.
I have medical appts now til Nov 27 so that is earliest departure now.