^ G'day Rex, as far as I know the Ravenswood track is still there. I hardly ever go past it as when I go to Melbourne I go the back way through Strathfieldsaye via Lake Eppalock and then to Kyneton.
Yes, I'll see you guys in Chiang Mai as that's the part of the country that appeals to me the most, although I haven't been over there yet, but just what I've seen on this and other forums. My brother lives in Khemmarat, Ubon Ratchathani which apparently is an altogether different world.
Peter.