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Historical and Moving
... We walked over the famous bridge from the film "Bridge over the River Kwai" which wasn't actually filmed here and was shot in Sri Lanka instead, random fact. We cycled for a few kilometers and then we hit a hill, I managed to get to the top, Karen however got of half way up and was laughed at by a lot of Thai people and was even offered a lift to the top...not a lift in a car, the driver of a scooter thought it would be ...
'Speedo' Trip to the River Kwai
... side on top of steel, banana boat-shaped tubes rocking gently to the undulating flow of the river. On the recommendation from the hospitable staff we spent our first night watching a traditional Mon dance accompanied by an authentic and varied Burmese band. At the lead of an enigmatic, central drummer nestled in an ornate, wooden surround the band struck up to tune of booms, bangs and clashes fluctuating in pace, rhythm and volume. Above, on the ...
Visiting The River Kwai AKA The Death Railway
Whilst in Bangkok we were advised by a local tourist guide to visit the River Kwai Bridge AKA The Death Railway. I had never heard of the attraction before, yet vaguely recollected reading about "the Bridge on The River Kwai" when reading a list on the best war movies of all time.
Kanchanaburi is a small town located a couple of hours from Bangkok. If you are staying on Khao San road, a taxi to the bus station takes around twenty ...
TPP2
... partner who has a Thai lawyer. The most important thing to remember here is that you are always gonna be just a Farrang (“foreigner” with a bit of a racist twist) if the **** ever hits the fan which it seems to do for a lot of ex pats. So I figured I would just wait until I got to Oz and earn some good money there.
My last day in Thong Pha Phum and I was rudely awakened fairly early in the morning by Ying. She had a habit of doing that. She started to wander ...
Nelly the Elephant
... more moments about these two weeks that stick out and I could ramble on for ages, but I will just finish off by talking about The Elephant Show. The show was at the local study centre and it was really an amazing show. I got to see elephants hula hooping, playing football, basketball, painting, dancing, massaging and generally being amazing. I never thought elephants could do these things. During my time here I was able to go around the centre and see more elephants and this is where ...