Buritara Resort And Spa Kanchanaburi

We just went along to watch the marking of the 60th anniversary of the death railway being blown up and it was one of the most impressive things I've ever seen.

There were explosions, mock gun fire, fireworks, boats and people on fire. It was incredible. The explosions in the water meant the audience got soaked, was all very vivid and life like. So glad we came here at this time of year which was by pure chance! Fantastic!

... cruddy veg to go on) to get the rock cut, often with just a hammer and chisel. The pass was a sight to behold, and I did get a funny feeling that I cannot describe when I first stood down there and looked. Like death's memory in the air. A silence around the site, almost like a respectful abstinence of the jungle creatures themselves. Or maybe I just smelt really bad.
I walked for 2KM along the old site of the death railway, and downed 2 more bottles of mineral ...

... them up ha!

Day 2

We left the hotel at 9am and went to Erawan National Park to go in the waterfalls. They were so beautiful with clear blue water, but they had sucker fish which put me right off! We then left the National Park and headed for a river raft boathouse. This was def one of the highlights of the holiday! We got 2 raft houses joined together and we had a boat pulling us out into the River Kwae where we stayed overnight. After dinner ...

... checked in to the Royal River Kwai Resort...........stunning......beautifu l......tranquil.......right on the banks of the famous river........room just delightful.........lovely balcony with sweeping views........me thinks we are going to enjoy this place...a lot!!!!!!

Just chilled out for the rest of the day...... but arranged a driver and car for the next two days ...

... in Thailand so far. Lovely village where locals and elephants live. The scenery was like in the movies. Not many places in the world where you can go elephant trekking in the forest or bath this monster mamal in the river. I would recommend such an amazing experience to everyone.
Deat Railway (see pictures) - another great adventure, stunning nature and panorama. This time by a train along the River Kwai. Railway was built during the second world ...

... And then doing it with 3 younger and fitter friends reminded me that I probably need to get back on the treadmill...soon! I was huffing and sweating...I felt like Bill Clinton on New Intern Orientation Day (that one never gets old to me!). Or, for the "other side," I was sweating like George Bush during a Spelling Bee. Okay, nobody hate me, okay? Beware ...

... Kanchanaburi for 2 weeks and then making my way back toward Bangkok. It would be nice to be settled somewhere for a while instead of constantly moving. I'm also going to join some local tours to meet other travelers and see the sights around town in an anxiety-free way. All the travel anxiety has me feeling a little homesick, but I'm hoping to meet some fellow travelers tonight at the hostel bar/restaurant to alleviate that. Take care, everyone!

... boiling throughout our entire time in Kanchanaburi, but thankfully less humid, and we ended up walking around 2 miles back to our hosel in at least 34degrees C heat, without having eating anything at all that day (we normally only eat once a day because we're poor). On the way back several Thai's laughed at us as they drove by on their mopeds; it seems no one walks in Thailand, everyone either owns their own moped, or they ...

My first venture outside of Bangkok took me to Kanchanaburi.. I had met a British traveler at the hostel in Bangkok and we traveled together for a few days.. We took the train from Bangkok which was a beautiful trip through watery villages along canals to rice paddys to lush mountains. When we got to ...

... løs fra land. Vi nøyde oss da med å kapre vanndråp** som falt ned fra båttaket. men ett** en stor innsats fra Charlie fikk vi muligheten til i dusje med en bøtte fra en av bambusflåtene. Og mens dette senarioet utspilte seg, gikk lysene på båten, og kvelden ble mørkelagt, med unntak av lynene som lyste opp på himmelen.
Det ble en veldig artig natt, for und** stormen ble båten skyldt halvveis opp på land, noe som gjorde at vi som sov på de steinharde madrassene fyll med ...