Sam'S Jungle Resort Guest House Kanchanaburi

... by saying "Hey! Imagine if the cave suddenly collapsed on your head! - NO WAIT - not on your head, but on your legs, so you die slowly!"<br>But like Christian bale in Batman Begins I decided to stand and take it in for a moment, face it. For added effect I switched off my head torch, stared at total oblivion, listened to bats (ok they werent flying all over my f*cking face like in Batman, I know) inhaled deeply, and went into my own head. That was a scary moment! <br>It ...

... for a small section and the more elaborate Chinese one with its flambouyant monuments. We continued to wonder and found a couple of temples which were housing some local Holy Day celebtrations and then joy of joys, a FAT BUDDHA. At last! We tried to make it to another temple but got chased off by a dog and preceded back to The Raft House for a few drinks and dinner.<br><br>The following day was trek day and we boarded our mini bus and headed off on the hour drive to the Erawan ...

... take the time at some point in there life to visit a place like this.....we were 'there' in so many places of conflict......because i know it makes me feel so proud to be an AUSTRALIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!<br><br>Then itwas on to the famous Bridge Over The River Kwai...............has lost perhaps some of the 'real' history and meaning now through it's commercialisation but nevertheless a very significant part of our history. We walked it.......touched it........photographed it ...

... 9 days and in Thai for 5 weeks doing "f**k all" as he eloquently put it. Then he dived into the Kwai... Me and Pete unsure about this - leeches, bugs, sewage. Three perfectly good reasons to avoid it.<br><br>Decided to go to the Tiger Temple and paid 180 baht for transport there and back (probabaly a rip off but wanted to see it - Lisa's recommendation). Such a hot day to go there and were in a sangatheuw with five others. Had to pay another 500 baht (tenner) to gain ...

... longtail boat for an hour a little after dawn and cruised through the area's canals before settling in to the market itself. In the early morning, monks make their daily Taakbat (see Stomaching Stomach) by canoe, paddling from donation to donation. It's a serene scene before the tourists arrive. The pictures tell most of the story.

... it. [We were to come face-to-face with the specter of government-by-coup in a matter of a few days...] Wat Sothon Wararam Worawihan is new and huge, crowned with a 250-foot spire. From a distance it's a grey, spiky mountain parked at the bend of the river, dominating the area with its sheer size. The interior is incredible in its opulence, with a floor of marble inlaid with zodiacal symbols and a ceiling painted with a ...

... to the time table, had a 50mins delay, but we just had to see it. We waited at the train station and suddenly it came. Train was approaching the market. People were calmly removing their shelters from the tracks and waited for the train to pass through. Straight after that they again unfolded their stuff and market was running as before. It all happened really quicky. To fold and unfold the shelters took about 1min. Train ...

... for them to master it, based on the big difference between thai and english. That evening my tutor also showed up to meet me for a while. He did not change much as well. The next day I returned to Chom Bung to look around more closely, to see the room I used to occupy, the canteen and most of all the monkeys that reside at the end of the village. After a lunch with an english teacher (my former neighbor) I took a van back to Bangkok.

... on long narrow islands between irrigation canals. We came across the shed where the farm family was sorting lemons for market. They were so kind and friendly..and surprised at how interested I was in what they were doing. I tried to explain that I worked on a farm but the communication was pretty limited! <br> <br ...

... y, rullet alle til den ene siden av rommet! Det ble ikke mye søvn siden vi brukte det meste av natten til å klamre oss til vår plass på madrassen så vi ikke skulle rulle avgårde :p<br><br> Elefantsafari<br>Det var frokost kl.8, og ett**på reiste vi til elefantene. Belinda, Rune og meg kom på samme elefant - og det var den største av alle! Den hadde støttenn**, noe ingen av de andre hadde. Vi satt ikke rett på ryggen dens, men trøkt i et sete. Mens vi satt på, reiv den ned et ...