Travelling overseas, especially to a destination like Singapore, certainly isn’t budget friendly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But that didn’t stop a 16-year-old Thai teenager from taking his grandfather on his first trip to the little red dot.<\/p>\n
“As a 16-year-old boy, not from a wealthy family, I took my grandfather on a train journey covering 2,000km to Singapore for the first time,” he wrote in an Instagram post on Tuesday (Oct 6).<\/p>\n
In a series of accompanying posts, the teenager, who goes by kollawat_2626, or Queue, documented the journey from Thailand to Singapore, travelling by train, bus and on foot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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They started from Nakhon Pathom province to Su-ngai Kolok district in Narathiwat province, before crossing the border into Malaysia.<\/p>\n
According to Queue, they had taken a third-class train, described as the cheapest class.<\/p>\n
The pair then took a bus to Pasir Mas railway station in Kelantan.\u00a0<\/p>\n
From there, they spent around 390 baht ($14.80) per person for a train towards Johor Bahru and crossed the Causeway into Singapore by bus, which cost 50 baht each.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“I travelled by train from Kanchanaburi to Singapore without taking a plane. At 16, I actually managed to do it. All that exhaustion just disappeared,” said Queue.<\/p>\n
While it was his grandfather’s first time here, the teenager was no stranger to Singapore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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He had previously visited in 2022, during which he visited the Merlion Park.<\/p>\n
During their recent trip, he once again visited the iconic attraction, this time taking photographs with his grandfather.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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And despite Singapore being their main destination, the pair reportedly chose to stay overnight in Johor Bahru to save costs, where they spent 2,000 baht a night, according to Queue.<\/p>\n
He also shared that a man he regarded as an older brother had helped cover their accommodation expenses.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 16-year-old’s journey has since drawn an outpouring of support from netizens, with his most popular Instagram post garnering over 792,000 likes and 4,000 comments. \u00a0<\/p>\n
“You are so lucky to have had the opportunity to take your grandfather on a trip,” said a commenter.<\/p>\n
Another wrote: “You did an amazing job. Even when I travelled alone with everything prepared, I was still nervous. But you’re only 16 and you brought your grandfather along too. That’s something to be proud of.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
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