Kanchanaburi, Thailand Travel Blogs

Bridge over the river Kwai
Mar 23, 2006 (7 photos)

The 2 hour bus trip across to Kanchanaburi was reasonably comfortable, and we arrived in a much more peaceful (but still hot) place. Kanchanaburi is the location of the famous bridge from the film 'The Bridge over the River Kwai' and was the location of ...

Kanchanaburi - River Kwai
Mar 3, 2008 (13 photos)

... bar.  The owner, a Thai guy named K who grew up in Switzerland and Germany, studied in England and now lives in Kanchanaburi, so he plays interpreter for us when needed.  K explains Buddhism to us and what life is like for the average person in ...

Erewan and the bridge over the River Kwai
Mar 4, 2008 (11 photos)

... into a gas station on the way back.  He drank all he could handle and we were back on our way to Kanchanaburi for a relaxing afternoon exploring the bridge over the River Kwai, the floating restaurants, the war cemetery and the cute rustic town.  ...

Bridge over the River Kwai
Jan 10, 2007 (22 photos)

... we just sat back and relaxed in the sun! All in all we had a really amazing day..... Next stop was Ayutthaya, Thailand's original capital city, we planned to hang around there for a few of days, however after arriving we soon realised the city ...

Escape from Bangkok
Jun 19, 2008 (15 photos)

... temple. The Tiger temple was disappointing and you feel like such a dumb tourist if you go there. We hitched back to Kanchanaburi that evening. One thing I noticed here in Kanchanaburi is that there are a lot of settled farang with thai wives. There is ...

Bangkok and Kanchanaburi
Aug 5, 2003 (1 photos)

... street food and some cool little bars including one with red walls and retro decorations which was great! Another attraction of Kanchanaburi (more for Asian tourists) is floating disco rafts, which seem to go all night long with really loud repetitive Thai ...

Tiger Temple
May 7, 2006 (15 photos)

... photographs speak volumes. Enjoy! Top tip: if hanging around big cats is your sort of thing, and you're heading to Kanchanaburi, it's possible to arrange volunteering posts at Wat Pa Luangta Bua. Just email the staff (via the website) well in advance ...

To the West
May 25, 2007 (3 photos)

My parents hooked up some pretty sweet places to stay while they were here.  They tended to be about 14 times nicer than what we were used to.  But it was their treat, so we didn't complain.  This particular room was a floating house on the ...

"Yes, Yes, Yes"
Nov 25, 2004 (26 photos)

... reply was...... "YES, YES, YES." Hopeless cases. Anyway, enough complaining, we did actually have a good time in Kanchanaburi. The province was beautiful, mountains in the background, the River Kwai was so peaceful, very lush area with beautiful ...

Not So Tiger-tastic
Feb 6, 2009 (10 photos)

... of the lovely Sugar, who let anyone sit outside her place, as long as they chatted and sang along...! Our time in Kanchanaburi was pretty short lived though, as soon it was time to move on (with two new friends in tow) to Bangkok.... ...

Death Railway Bridge Train Ride
May 30, 2007 (10 photos)

... the Bridge on the River Kwai entry for the story on the bridge.  We rode the local train 90 minutes into Kanchanaburi so we could pass over the Death Railway Bridge and check out some scenery.  It was a bumpy, hot, but beautiful ride.

Under The Bridge......Over The River Kwai
Jun 22, 2004 (3 photos)

... the river!!!! Anyway, I'll get off my soapbox now and tell you all about it! We started at the allied graveyards in Kanchanaburi centre - row upon row of British soldiers, dead aged around 32/33 - and I spend my time swanning off round the world at a ...

Bridge on the River Kwai
May 26, 2007 (18 photos)

... the background knowledge it provided me about the POW situation and the Death Railway Bridge.  After Japanese occupation of Thailand, it became incredibly important that they build a railway to Burma in order to carry supplies and soldiers to that ...

Elephant riding tour 1
Feb 8, 2006 (31 photos)

well, we are all settled now. Went to khao san road last night. It really is just a road but loving all the fake stuff! Everyone hassles you but you soon get used to it. As it was our first night, we had an absolute feast! it came to a total of 7 pounds ...

Bridge on the River Buffalo
Aug 24, 2006 (5 photos)

... for what would be a 2 hour bus journey...just to get to the other side of Bangkok. Hopping on another bus bound for Kanchanaburi (well at least some guy at the bus station said it was) it would be another few hours drive before arriving at the town ...

Big Cats with Big Teeth
Aug 25, 2006 (6 photos)

... Luangta Maha Bua Yannasampanno Forest Monastery (we'll stick with Tiger Temple) is about a 45 minute drive outside of Kanchanaburi where the temple here contains 17 resident tigers which were either born here or brought by local people after their mothers ...

Kanchanaburi - Very Moving
Sep 17, 2003 (3 photos)

... the emotions that were stirred. This place was well worth visiting, as it put many things into perspective. Before we left Kanchanaburi, we walked to the Allied cemetary, where nearly 7000 POW graves are kept. It sounds slightly morbid, as we had no ...

In Thailand: TESOL course and Alex visits
Jan 14, 2004 (8 photos)

... , Kanjana, her cousin and two other friends and I went for a weekend to the floating markets and then camping in Kanchanaburi. We visited waterfalls, a temple with tigers (thanks Katrina), the bridge on the river Kwai and played with an amazingly playful ...

Itinerary for after Wedding
May 20, 2006

... principal town in the Dvaravati Kingdom in 500 to 1000 AD. Eat breakfast at or near the floating markets. Continue on to Kanchanaburi town (another 2 hours or so). See the bridge over the River Kwai. In human terms it was the most expensive bridge ...

Bridge on the River Kwai
Mar 20, 2004 (5 photos)

... replaced it but was repetedly bombed and damaged by the US army air force. It was never in service very long. Kanchanaburi has two cemetaries and we headed to the biggest one which is the Kanchanaburi war cemetary which has 7000 graves for mainly ...

The Tiger Sanctuary
May 25, 2007 (5 photos)

... seeing these incredible creatures up close was quickly extinguished by the painful recognition of what they have been reduced to.  Thailand is notorious for corruption, but a Wat and wildlife sanctuary was not where I expected to find it.  I was ...

Time to figure things out
Mar 8, 2005 (5 photos)

My decision to get out of Bangkok for a few days to figure things out certainly paid off. I spent another two full days at Kanchanaburi, and now I have a vague plan, as opposed to feeling like a lost soul from an Alex Garland novel! I joined a day tour on ...

All Bused Up
Aug 27, 2006 (2 photos)

... I had just started to doze off at last after trying more positions to sleep in than there are tuk tuks in Thailand. This particular journey being worse than most with the bus seemingly stopping at every gas/petrol station between Tak and Chiang Mai with ...

The Kanchanaburi Province
Aug 23, 2008 (175 photos)

... in 1943 as a doctor on the Burma-Thailand Railway as a prisoner of war of the Japanese. The track from Kanchanaburi to Nam Tok winds gracefully through some stunning rugged terrain, the highlight being a slow sweeping arc along a treacherously ...

Saphan Mae Nam Khwae
May 5, 2006 (50 photos)

... came through the Embassy gates dripping, heaving and panting he strolled out of the doors smiling. Relief! Next destination - Kanchanaburi. Tonight!! Bugger stuffing around with bloody public transport. We'd already lost too much time and the bus ...

Erawan Falls
Dec 9, 2007 (7 photos)

... thing better than a waterfall is 7 waterfalls. Erawan is nothing compared to Jiuzhaigow in China, but it's the best thing in Kanchanaburi. I had heard that there's a bus that you can catch that will take you to Erawan, but when we couldn't even find the ...

Waterfalls, war and green curry
Feb 20, 2005 (5 photos)

... to Kanchanaburi for some rest and good thai food. Kanchanaburi There is a fair bit to do and see in Kanchanaburi, including 9 national parks and 6 wildlife sanctuaries in the world heritage listed surrounds. With tour companies charging a fair bit to ...

Life on the River Kwai
Aug 16, 2008 (15 photos)

It's SO good to get out of Bangkok. That's a fact I really can't stress enough, a fact I never fully appreciated until just a few hours ago as we lazed on the bank of the Kwai in deck chairs, beer in hand, with little else around us other than the breeze ...

The Bridge That Was in That Movie
May 7, 2006 (76 photos)

... trip !!! We grabbed another cab, and went to the Southern bus station, where we found our bus which would take us to Kanchanaburi After finding a hotel, we were told we would have to check out tomorrow as the hotel was full. In the morning we did ...

Kanchanaburi
Mar 8, 2006 (5 photos)

... over book the bus and the lady they took off had most likely not paid yet so this is why they would have removed her. In Kanchanaburi we stayed at a place called the Ploy Guest House. It was a very nice place right on the river Kwai. It had a casual bar ...