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Kanchanaburi Slideshow
Kanchanaburi
Travel Blogs from Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Floating Markets and Bridges over the River Kwai
From Bangkok we headed to Kanchanaburi Province to visit the World War II site at the Bridge over the River Kwai. On the way we stopped at the Damnoensaduak Floating Market, one of the largest of Thailand. The ...
The beautiful island of Ko Phi Phi
Cattle class again, leaving us very hot and bothered! The train was also over 2 hours late in leaving which meant we missed our ferry slot. Still, that's 3 lie-in's in a row now! Heaven!! Off the train we head for breakfast to ...
Paradise Lost & Found
... we managed to have a bit more time with them, which was nice, despite the setting. Since then, we've made it here, to Kanchanaburi, where we plan to spend the next few days. Today, we went to Tiger Temple, where monks raise baby tigers, often orphaned, ...
Days 10 and 11: Sukhothai Bike and Kanchanaburi
... to Kanchanaburi, home to the Bridge over the River Kwai and the Hellfire pass. Stayed in a fairly average hotel in Kanchanaburi. The following day we went out to Hellfire pass, where many British, Dutch, Australian and American POWs as well ...
Ponte sobre o Rio Kwai, Tigres e Quedas de Agua..
... fazer umas compras e a mulher deu-nos algumas rodelas de ananas...... quando estavamos no autocarro de Bangkok para aqui Kanchanaburi, uma freira budista ofereceu-nos um saquinho cheio do que parecia ser amendoins, mas eram tipo uns feijoes pequeninos e ...
Caves and temples
Hello again. Lucy Goodwin! I did NOT pinch that boys bottom! What lunacy!! - but that would be a fantastic cover up. It is monsoon season at the moment which means although it is still boiling hot for most of the day, it may suddenly pour it down ...
Living among Giants
... infection on his back. Although it was painful for him to carry trekkers (the chair used to give tourists rides here in Thailand isn't particularly good for elephants), his owner simply covered the lump with a cloth so the tourists would never know. After ...
Tiger Temple
... (minus the door). Surprisingly it is pretty comfortable. We arrived in Bangkok around 8 am and jumped on a bus to a town called Kanchanaburi (about 2 hours away). The first thing we went to see was the Bridge of the River Kwai. Its not as big as I ...
Kanchanaburi - Elephants, Waterfalls, Rafts etc
Well, my bus journey to Kanchanaburi was relatively uneventful. I got a first class, air-conditioned bus for little more than 1 pound for a 2 hour journey. We were even given free bottles of water for the journey - beats National Express ...
Motobike Tour
We got motobikes. We drove them. They go pretty fast. We saw sights. We went to the Sai Yok Noi waterfall and cave. We went to the Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum. It rained a little so we learned all about the POW labor that built the death railroad in ...
Kanchanaburi
... out at 7.05 but i'd left my pillow which i took from the plane :( guna miss that on journeys.. were we went was to kanchanaburi province, which is mostly rain forest and mountains. was so beautiful. on the way we stopped at a war cemetery which was full ...
The slender pig is sweet...?
After a good few days in Bangkok we hopped on a cheap as chips bus (1.40 - bargain) to Kanchanaburi. Everything went pretty smoothly and we found a guesthouse (on Steve Redding's recommendation) pretty quickly. Got a cool little ...
Day trip to the Bridge over the river Kwai.
Day trip to the Bridge over the river Kwai where over 100,000 died at the hands of the Japanese constructing a rail road from Thailand to Burma in World War II. We walked the bridge, we learnt of the suffering in the museum and while in the cemetery ...
Kanchaniaburi -Bridge over the river Kwai
We caught a train back to Bangkok, and as before we made full use of the disco carriage. The journey again took, about 11 hours. All of us decided we wanted to go to Kanchaniburi, which was home to infamous, bridge over the river Kwai. We had a local ...
Chillin' like a rasta!
Koh Phangan is a strange little Island. We spent four nights on Had Rin Beach (the famous home of the full moon parties-which we have missed this time round) with Sam and Lisa. Although the town is very relaxed with some very cool bars (we can ...
Full of thought...................
... protest seems peaceful enough. I decided to get up early, my body is programmed for early now (it wont last) and head out to Kanchanaburi to pay my respects to Grandad and Frank, took a Tuk Tuk to the bus station you see so much more that way and my ...
The Kanachaburi Days
... to my departure..I started noticing that I was experiencing some discomfort with my stomach..I have 2 fears on this trip to Thailand..1) Hooking up with a ladyboy..and finding out too late!! and 2) getting...sick. I'm almost postive #1 will not ...
More Thailand!
hEY ALL, Sorry it has taken me a while for my next update, but it has been a crazy couple of weeks. Okay, so I last left you just before I got to Phi Phi. Well I absolutely loved Phi Phi. It was really buzzy and busy and I had an awesome ...
Elephants
... kmph (km, not miles) and I wouldn't have taken the bike had I felt I couldn't handle it while learning. The roads in Kanchanaburi are remarkably quiet and the Thais drive on the left, so it was incredibly simple. And again, a lot of fun! We returned ...
Kwai as in [s]quare, not as in why!
... . Soooooooooo not used to it. We caught the night bus from Chiang Mai to bangkok, then promptly caught another bus to Kanchanaburi. It's amazing how much of a difference it makes, being 10 hours south of chiang mai... the sun is burning, the heat is ...
Wetter is better
... Nathan about England and another nice man found and rescued a stowaway frog! The scenery was pretty enjoyable and we were soon in Kanchanaburi. We found our way to Phong Phen guesthouse and were treated to a river view and hot shower! We had western food ...
chin-chin chang-chang
... that is the dream-catcher (disconut 10 or mor). I've stopped bothering to point out that applying a "Handmade in Thailand" sticker doesn't constitute as craft. I guess it's the same the world over, Chinese manufactured goods are exported and ...
Waterfalls and railways.
Did a tour today - Waterfalls, more railway stuff, and the famous bridge itself. Waterfalls was beautiful, swam in the pool with the little catfish nibbling at my feet - had it all to myself with a beautiful national park around me. The bridge, well, ...
15 Hours Later we arrive in Phuket
... the whole fun in it. Eventually we will make our way up to the north pasrt of Thailand. This is where the jungle rides on elephants and adventures will happen. We have heard so much from Northern Thailand. After this we will make our way to ...
Prisioner Working Camps WW II
... 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 centro oeste muy turística para los tailandeses donde se encuentran varios parque nacionales y ...
Chilling out in Kanchanaburi
... our backpacking adventures haven't been as 'rough' as we were expecting! We discovered this lovely little mini-resort in Kanchanaburi. There are several 3-story hotel units, each floor with 2 rooms; each room with a deck overlooking the ...
Review: Phuket Aquarium
So due to the fact it was Children's Day in the province of Phuket, all children under a certain age could get in free to the Phuket Aquarium. Imagine being dead stop in traffic (not hard for the los angelinos reading this) for an hour, in single lane ...
Relaxing in Kanchanaburi
... , we decided right then to move the very next morning due to it's excellent atmosphere, nicer rooms and cheaper price! Kanchanaburi has a place in history books of both Alliess and Axis powers for the events that transpired here during World War II. ...
River Kwai
... and take turns training their pet little birds to fly to our balcony - tweet. We had our first taste of floods in Thailand. Down pour 30 - 40 minutes, I was told 300 mls. It flooded for an hour, then the water was gone. By flood, half way up ...