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Kanchanaburi Slideshow
Kanchanaburi
Travel Blogs from Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Two nights and one big adventure
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 River Kwai. We walked out to our house along a long sidewalk from the patio ...
Erawan Waterfalls and my birthday
Well, after being kept up till about 2am by some little dreadlocked English twats next to me who insisted in shouting 'fuck' at each other every few minutes (was very tempted to go out and give them a nice lesson in how to use the word 'fuck' in a really ...
Paradise on the River Kwai
... . The 'Death Railway' was orchestrated by Japanese engineers during WWII, with the idea of building a railway to connect Thailand with Burma (Myanmar) to transport supplies. It was originally estimated to take 5 years to build the railway, but ...
Kanchanaburi
... he lost his memory. I'm not sure how reliable his stories were but he was entertaining to say the least! Anyway, got to Kanchanaburi and checked into Sam's River Raft hotel, a great spot literally floating on the Kwai river. My four days were spent ...
Kanchanaburi - Day 7
We were surprisingly spritely come 10am. Although I always write that so perhaps its not so much of a suprise. Charlotte had breakfast and brought me back some fruit which I ate on the porch. We booked a bus to take us to the Tiger Temple at 1:30pm ...
Taking a tiger for a walk
... but so much better than ours at home. They have air conditioning and TV and someone brings you a bottle of water with a straw. Kanchanaburi is one of those places that tourists would never ever go to if it hadn't been for some historic event. The River ...
The first of many Island
Yesterday started with more hassle as we couldn't get any independent information on the national park and the islands plus little English was spoken in the area and we spoke little Thai. We decided to just head for Ko Lipe since we were worried ...
Kwai all the terrible puns
... the 1940's. It also provided a history of the bridge over the river Kwai, which is one of the main attractions of Kanchanaburi. It was a railway line and bridge built by POWs in which thousands died during the construction process. But I won't bore ...
Bangkok and Kanchanaburi
... , i think its loud, overcrowed and crazy! But i still like it. The next day we travelled by bus for 2 hours to Kanchanaburi. We stayed at T&T guest house and only paid 350 bht for a double room with ensuite and TV! A definite bargain compared to ...
Welcome to Haad Rin - Home of the Full Moon Party!
... this island paradise- inspiration for the film starring Leonardo Decaprio called The Beach- for the town of Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand. Although we are sad to leave the white sandy beaches behind, we look forward to our experience in a new ...
Kanchanaburi
... took a local bus out of Bangkok and met this wicked British couple, Nick and Helen, who we hung out with in Kanchanaburi. We found accommodation pretty easily by taking a taxi to the bungalow hotspot. Sugar Cane bungalows is where we stayed ...
River Kwai and Death Railway
... and had a beer. The owner is a very helpful and friendly lady. This spot is so much better than the town of Kanchanaburi which is busy and only a coule minutes from the bridge. I took a walk to the Bridge and it was so different at ...
Erawan nacionalni park
Danasnji dan sva prezivela v Erawan nacionalnem parku. Tja sva se podala na lastno rezijo in sicer z zelo neudobnim lokalnim avtobusom, ki je za 60 km voznjo do vhoda parka porabil celi dve uri. Razlog zakaj smo porabili toliko casa je seveda, da smo ...
On the horizon of greatness (well i can dream....)
... of all, I cant block to save my life - and that's what blockings designed to do -literally! So Tonight, 10pm Thailand time, I step into the ring. Completely unprepared with only 7 weeks of training - to face an opponent who is not only ...
Colonel Bogey's March
Kanchanaburi is famous for being an important stop on the Death Railway. During World War II, the Japanese army used Allied POWs to build a railway through Western Thailand into Burma to transport supplies for their conquest of Burma. Thousands of POWs ...
Tigerland + River Kwai
... ; Kanchanaburi. Thaimaa. No olisihan se pitanyt arvata ettei tama homma nyt nain helpolla tule paattymaan..Bangkokin kadut rupesivat jo ...
full moon a party (in a sing song voice)
... So we met, and went to the beach for a drink..After not doing a whole lot of drinking in China, the buckets of Thailand were a familiar (and rather intoxicating friend), and the pre-full-moon -party night (I was planning on having a relatively quiet one) ...
Same Same, but different
Back in Chaing Mai. Back at Malak Guest House. In the room 301 next to 302 where I stayed before returning to the monastry. But what a journey it's been between the 2. Sitting here in the rooftop garden, i feel calm, gentle, ...
Day 17-18 (Dec 15th-16th) Ko Pha Ngan
We have been a bit stuck here the last few days as the weather has turned very windy. The sea is whipping up something chronic and none of the boats are leaving this beach. Trust this to happen when we want to leave. Yesterday we went for a walk into the ...
Koh Tao
I'm on the island of Koh Tao, been here 3 nights. Got my own ensuite beach front bungalow, great position for sunsets. Came here on VIP bus and boat combo for 800 baht, got nice upstairs front seat no.3. Yesterday I went on a snorkel around the ...
Welcome to the Jungle
We had called ahead and booked a room and a day-and-a-half tour with Greenleaf Guest House, so even though we had stayed out a bit late the night before, we still had to get up and make our way to Pak Chong in time for our 3pm tour. We arrived at ...
The Amazing Food Race
... well decorated and look like something you would see at a nice resort in the U.S.-- really beautiful. Unfortunately, tourism in Thailand is waaaay down this year, and she is having all the same problems as American small businesses are, compounded ...
The Ladyboys In The Band
... ladyboy cabaret show and for some reason decided to go in for a bit (people had told me you have to go see one if in thailand). it was different to say the least but also absolutely hilarious - the girls paid the ladyboys to pose for pics with me and ben ...
The River Kwai
Took the train up here from Bangkok - hard wooden seats and an average speed of about 10 mph, but fun. Covered in orange dust from sticking my head out of the window like a labrador. Found a nice place to stay in a floating raft house on the river. Spent ...
Interlude - thoughts on Ko Yao Noi
... influence are not far away so get here while Ko Yao Noi, is, in my limited experience, the best island on offer in Thailand. On a separate note it's quite amazing, being stress and worry free. I can honestly say until about a week ago, it's not ...
How many Kronards can an elephant dump?
... sleeping on the way there. We were however greeted with a ¼ tonne truck with two bench seats on either side. These are what Thailand uses for taxis, called a Sawngthaew and they can comfortably seat 8 adults. We were 11 people on this trip, and I was ...
Day 11-13
Time is flying by, we are now at the river kwai where he famous bridge is, since the last blogg we have been staying with a hilltribe and riding elephants. the internet connection is verey slow and i can't upload pictures. ang has a bit of a dodgy ...
Tigers, Temples, and Ducks? Oh my...
... that people love to flock to, us included. More on that in a minute but first let me describe this place. Kanchanaburi is a really nice and quaint little town with lots of guesthouses all along the Kwai river, we all made it a point to make ...