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Kanchanaburi - River Kwai
Mar 3, 2008
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"Ahhh... I'm in a good mood this morning! I wake up slowly after falling back asleep at least twice. Life is good! I pack up my stuff and head to the lobby to grab ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
madman96
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Bridge Over the river Kwai
Aug 11, 2007
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"Arrived in Kanchanaburi early enough to see the bridge over the river Kwai, which to be honest isn't very impressive. I mean the history of it and its story is really amazing and i ..."
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benabroad
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Death railway
Jan 23, 2008
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"After a couple of days relaxing in Bangkok, it was time to get back on the tourist trail....so decided to go on a 12 hour tour to Kanchanaburi where the infamous death railway is l ..."
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mills01480
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Kanchanaburi
Mar 8, 2006
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"Hello Everyone, After Bangkok we took a 2 hour bus ride to a city called Kanchanaburi. This is where the famous bridge on the river Kwai is. The bus ride was okay, it was an air co ..."
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audreyandjack
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Bridge on the River Buffalo
Aug 23, 2006
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"So finally back out on the road as it where after leaving around 10am for what would be a 2 hour bus journey...just to get to the other side of Bangkok. Hopping on another bus boun ..."
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alasdairm
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Bridge over the River Kwai
Jan 10, 2007
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"Hi There All! Well we left the crazy busy city of Bangkok and headed out to a place called Kanchanburi, about 2 hours out of Bangkok. Some of you might know that's it's home t ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
loudan1979
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Bathing Elephants & Tiger Zoos
May 15, 2005
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"We took a 2 day trip to Kanchanaburi which is North on Bankok. We saw a lot of hokey things on our first day, but stayed at an elephant camp where people can ride the elephants and ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
cookiechick6969
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Erawan Falls
Dec 9, 2007
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"On my first trip to Kanchanaburi, I missed out on going to the Erawan Water Falls so I figured that I'd have to make it this time. There are few hikes that I enjoy more than walkin ..."
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rcys
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The Tiger Sanctuary
May 25, 2007
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"I couldn't decide if I wanted to include this place in my travel pod. I have chosen to do so only to urge all visitors to Thailand to avoid it at all costs. As the popu ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
dane
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Death Railway
Feb 27, 2006
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"We have been in a smashing hotel in Bangkok - have you ever had your credit card returned to you with two hands and a little bow - I was caught on the hop and accepted it with two ..."
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easties
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Bridge over the River Kwai meets Born Free
Apr 5, 2006
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"Shula and I got the morning bus, which takes 2 hours, to Kanchanaburi, the town with the death railway, where the WWII prisoners built the bridge over the Kwai. (as in the Alex Gui ..."
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directgb
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Playing with tigers
Jan 3, 2006
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"Crawled out of bed at 7:30 and promptly checked out. Decided I needed food and couldn't be assed to look around so settled on the restaurant in my hotel. The service was disgracefu ..."
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rbisset
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Elephant riding tour 1
Feb 8, 2006
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"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 ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
jackandandrew
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Bridge over the river Kwai
Mar 23, 2006
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"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 brid ..."
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mills-mcshea
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Saphan Mae Nam Khwae
May 4, 2006
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"We'd decided that as the bus only took an hour and a half to get us to Auythaya, we didn't need to rush too much to get back. The Cambodian Embassy closed at 6pm. We went to the tr ..."
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lucinate
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Bridge over the River Kwai
Nov 29, 2004
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"Up bright and early, we had to catch the train from Thonburi station to Kanchanaburi (where the Bridge over the River Kwai is!) at 07:45! Hee Hee! We only just made it! It all star ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
dawn_smedley
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A nice quiet change of scenery
Mar 6, 2005
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"Originally I thought I'd need a week to see Bangkok (based on needing a week to see my last big city, Havana), however after just two full days, I was over it! Day two was spent cr ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
will
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A Chad over the River Kwai
Jan 22, 2005
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"Today was the big outting to the province of Kanchanaburi. This is the place where thousands of Allied P.O.W.'s died in World War II. They had been forced by the Japanese to build ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
chowie
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"Yes, Yes, Yes"
Nov 24, 2004
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"Oh dear, we were quite disappointed with the tour we booked to go to Kanchanaburi for 3 days, 2 nights. When we booked it with a registered TAT office, the answer to all questions ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
andy_jillian
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Life on the River Kwai
Aug 16, 2008
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"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 d ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
scottwoz
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The Bridge That Was in That Movie
May 7, 2006
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"As we had caught the bus up to Ayuthaya, and it only took just over an hour, we had to decide whether to do it that way, or take a train, as our mate Dave said. We went to the stat ..."
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uncle_davros
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Under The Bridge......Over The River Kwai
Jun 22, 2004
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"Tuesday 22nd June 2004 Went on my first organised trip today - though organised in the very loosest sense. Kanchanaburi is the site of the famous Bridge Over The River Kwai, where ..."
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shaunduvall
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That's Grrrrrreat!
Jul 16, 2003
"14th July - Found a nice guest house by the River Kwai for about 3 quid and booked a tour for the next day to take in the major sights. We've only got a short time so we wanted to ..."
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phil_and_lisa
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Kanchanaburi - Very Moving
Sep 17, 2003
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"Our journey from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi began amusingly, when we were accosted by a diminutive but animated Thai taxi driver. He walked us to his cab (which was illegally parked) ..."
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andanddan
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Bangkok and Kanchanaburi
Aug 5, 2003
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"We caught an overnight train and arrived in Bangkok very early in the morning, so the people out and about were either setting up shop for the day or were on their way home from a ..."
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lizandsteve
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Kanchanaburi as i said is the site if the ...
Apr 5, 2002
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"Kanchanaburi as i said is the site if the famous bridge on the river kwai, and I had booked a three day two night trip to see it as well as some other stuff in the area. It was als ..."
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andyb
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Saddle Sores and Waterfalls
Mar 30, 2003
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"29th March 2003: I was gobsmacked to find Steve arrive at mine on time, at quarter to 8 as planned. We both got checked out then got a metered taxi to the Southern bus terminal, wh ..."
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countrybumpkin
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Escape from Bangkok
Jun 19, 2008
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"Kanchanaburi is a good place to spend a few days after the hustle and bustle of Bangkok. We took a river boat to the other side of the river to catch the 11am train from Bangkok No ..."
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faff
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Jungle Trek
May 13, 2007
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"I just got back from a very eventful 2 days. Here's a little history so you may better understand my first day: In December 1941, the Pacific War began with the Japanese att ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
dwarner
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Bridge over River Kwai & Ayuttya
Apr 1, 2008
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"First stop today was the Jearth Museum which described conditions in the prisoner of war camp at Kanchanaburi. The suffering of the WWII POWs at this camp was beyond belief. There ..."
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ruairioc
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Kanchanaburi
May 19, 2008
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"Ok.... I got some really hot tips on how to improve the quality of the photo's I take so the first 10 photo's may not be all that great for printing unfortunately. &nbs ..."
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skydive4life
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Kanchanaburi and Erawan Falls!
Sep 16, 2008
"Hello Everyone! We are wrapping up our last night in Kanchanaburi, but it's been a while since our last entry.. so here's the update! We took the train from Thonburi Station (Bangk ..."
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andrewandlaura
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Leaving Thailand
Jul 27, 2006
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"Day two in Kanchanaburi: Incredible scenery on the slow train from Bangkok. We've kayaked the River Kwai and communed with the tigers at Wat Pa Luangta Bua Yannasampanno. Baby wild ..."
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mickerelli
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Thailand continued
Sep 23, 2005
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"It's quite amazing to be sitting here this friday evening, in our guest house in Kanchanaburi, right on the Kwai River. The sun is setting, turning everything around a purple green ..."
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libijoon
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Bridge over the River Kwai
Feb 14, 2007
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"We left Bangkok in the morning and after a few hours drive we arrived in Kanchanaburi, the site of the infamous Bridge over the river Kwai. Unfortunately neither of us were 100% su ..."
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batchelomez
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Bridge over the River Kwai
Jan 25, 2007
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"Amazingly we arrived here on time and were taken to our hostel by a man on a bicycle tuk tuk how he rode with both me and Sarah and our bags on I have no idea. We got a room ..."
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sarahandaimee
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Kanchanaburi
Oct 2, 2008
"En fait c est tt a fait par hasard que je me suis retrouve la avec mon pote israelien.On s est tt simplement trompe de bus et voila. Petite auberge de jeunesse au bord de la rivier ..."
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liviou
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Natural Showers
Feb 4, 2003
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"After Chang Mai it was back to Bangkok and then onto Kanchanaburi, the sight of the Bridge over the river Kawi. It was good to see the bridge but to be honest it was way to commerc ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
byrnedm
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Kanchanaburi
Jun 11, 2006
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"Kanchanaburi So, we were pleasantly surprised by this place! When we stopped here on our way to Sangklaburi, all we saw was the bus station and a few dusty shops along the road, an ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
stepher205
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Field Trip
Jul 2, 2006
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"Field Trip! Unlike the school field trip this time we had permission to drink as much as we liked, as long as we did the work...fair enough I say. Our field trip to Kanchanaburi pr ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
prilae
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Kanchanaburi
Jan 16, 2007
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"I checked into a cute little guesthouse today, about a block off the river kwai. I can tell already that I'll be spending some time in their restaurant... I looked at the men ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
akre
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onwards..
Jun 28, 2006
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"We are currently sitting in an internet cafe in Chiang Mai, Northern thailand, not far from the myanmar ( burmese) border. Flight was not as bad as i anticipated, although the chee ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
peterandfran
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Death Railway
Feb 8, 2006
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"Sawat dii khrap, Kanchanaburi is one of Thailand's biggest drawcards due to one fact alone, it is the site of the infamous 'Death Railway' and 'Bridge on the River Kwai' (Khwae is ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
linaanddame
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Rafthouse? Kwai i ask?
Feb 29, 2008
"So we left the smelly city of Bangkok, which was already starting to stress me out..all in your face with dodgy deals on tuktuks and random pieces of meat on sticks being waved in ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
lucyrose
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Kanchanaburi
Jul 13, 2006
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"We arrived in Kanchanaburi and our bus driver took us straight to his 'friends place', which actually turned out to be really nice. The guest house was on the banks of the river qu ..."
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roelandlucy
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Prisioner Working Camps WW II
Oct 2, 2007
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"(Spanish-English) Desde Bangkok hasta la provincia de Kanchanabauri en tren por unos paisajes de arrozales y palmeras que te dejan sin palabras. Kanchanaburi es una provincia del c ..."
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l-lightning
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Bridge Over the River Kwai
Mar 16, 2008
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"Doug and I took an all day tour to Kantubury. More commonly known as the Bridge Over the River Kwai or Death Railroad. Built during WWII by the Japanese, to connect Thailand and Bu ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
cokie
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Tiger Temple
Sep 1, 2007
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"Ok, so I left you guys in Chiang Mai...well the last day in Chiang Mai Dan and I took a day tour of some of the hill tribes. We drove about 1 1/2 hours from the city and saw a few ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
gajordandk51
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Monkeys and Tigers and Boats, Oh my!
Feb 9, 2007
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"After our Emu visit , the following day was spent on a converted Rice Barge, complete with sun deck and disco room. Our first chance in the 2 weeks to strip down to our bather ..."
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atollafield
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Up the River Kwai
Nov 9, 2006
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"Hi all On Tuesday I met up with my tour group in the Royal Hotel in Bangkok, 16 of us altogether along with our tour guide Simon. Almost immediately we set off for the Klongs (Bang ..."
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molehole
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Kanchanaburi
Apr 22, 2006
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"Got up at 7am to catch the bus from the southern terminal Bangkok to Kanchanaburi. The buses are so easy to figure here,after all the stories id read of bags getting slashed and ni ..."
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scrapiron
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Two nights and one big adventure
Dec 4, 2006
"We spent two nights in the town of Kanchanaburi, Thailand. The first we spent at the Bluestar guesthouse, where we had our own little bungalow that was on stilts almost in the Rive ..."
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kate.leuschke
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Famous Bridges and Cuddly Tigers
Jan 29, 2008
"Having a couple of days to occupy before my Vietnam visa is processed, the four Irish girls I'd met a couple of nights previous suggest an overnighter package tour to Kanchaniburi. ..."
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nzgreenie
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Home of the Bridge on The River Kwai
Nov 29, 2006
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"After the shock, and rather short lived experience of Pattaya, we thought that we'd try somewhere a little more cultured. Searching our Lonley Planet we came upon the town of Kanch ..."
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rowananddave
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Tiger Time!
Aug 19, 2007
"On my first flight from Toronto to Frankfurt, I pulled out a magazine article about a temple where a monk has taken in tigers and allows visitors to pet and hang with the tigers. H ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
nicolekraumanis
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
Sep 23, 2006
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"After being in Bangkok for far too long, I decided to go and visit the Bridge over the River Kwai (Billy Joel has a lot to answer for). After chatting to the guy in the tourist inf ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
dmp3380
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Chilling out by the River Kwai
Jan 20, 2008
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"PHOTO_ID_L=dsc00448.jpg Hi everyone, Welcome to out first proper blog entry! We are in 3 days into our year long trip and already having a fantastic time! The only hiccup so far ha ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
jon-daniella
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Lush and leafy green sanctuary
Apr 29, 2005
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"Sa-wat-dii from Kanchanaburi!! With three days of Bangkok craziness behind us, we hopped on a bus to Kanchanaburi yesterday. For the low low bargain price of 79 baht ($2.63 CAN) we ..."
A travel blog entry from Kanchanaburi by
sarah_hope-j
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Kanchanaburi
Oct 15, 2006
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"We took a day trip to this place to see the Bridge over the River Kwai and the Death Railway which is so named because of all the allied prisoners of war who lost their lives build ..."
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rvagabond
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Remembrance Day
Nov 11, 2006
"My first trip out of Bangkok was to Kanchanaburi - this is the location of the Bridge over the rive Kwai. During WWII POW labour was used to construct the bridge which linked Thail ..."
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amandaroberts79
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Chilling out in Kanchanaburi
May 16, 2008
"Well, I guess I have to confess that our backpacking adventures haven't been as 'rough' as we were expecting! We discovered this lovely little mini-resort in Kanchanaburi.&nb ..."
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lisa_nz
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Off the island
Aug 16, 2006
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"So, after like I said, many busses and more boats, we hit Bangkok, made a very quick exit from the smog and people and drove 2 hours west. This small town is called Kanchanaburi an ..."
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jaceanddave
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