Homduang Boutique Resort Kanch Kanchanaburi

... down, seeing how high up you are, and hoping that the bench on his back doesn't slide to one side, forcing all of us to the ground face first. But clearly I survived! Our guide got off halfway through and even let us ride her bareback, which is even more scary! Sitting on top of it's shoulder blades and with every step this gigantic animal takes I sway from side to side, and there's absolutely nothing stopping me from sliding right off this animal. Face ...

I went on a 2-day safari tour in Kanchanaburi! Of pure coincidence I booked the tour in an Israelian travel agency so it was me and 17 jews! Nice people though, we had a good time.<br><br>The tour:<br>Trip to and from Kanchanaburi in minivan.<br>Accomodation in Camelia resort with food and beverage.<br>All the entrance fees and transport paid and so forth.<br><br>In other words; everything ...

... A short walk took me to the Kwai Bridge and a museum where there were vehicles for the was and photos of some of the prisioners. The resent Bridge was built replaced the original on built in 1943. Two years later it was destroyed in the bombing. <br><br>A short minibus ride took us to the station for the ' Death Railway" so called because of the numbers that died building it. The original ...

... tuk'd to our guesthouse. This is the best place for backpackers to stay in k'buri. It is a large complex on the River Kwai with cheap aircon'd rooms. Bout 150Baht (3euro) a night each. As I was sick I wasnt up for much so our first night i mostly slept. I did make a trip to the pharmacy and found that i had a stomach infection and was on antibiotics (no alceehol for me then) The other 3 arrived with tales from Phuket and Phi Phi and some went for ...

... the chief surgeon who commanded our troups here.<br><br>Yes a very moving experience.........one Cherie and i will never forget. We paused at the cutting for some moments of silence...before climbing the stairs back to freedom.<br><br>There is a plaque at the site which in part says............when you go home........tell them....THEY GAVE THERE TOMORROW FOR YOUR TODAY.<br><br>Some refreshments........replenishment of ...

... working on the railway.<br><br>Now for a little bit of background on the Thai-Burma railway from the booklet that we picked up there:<br><br>In June, 1942, 61,000 British, Australian, American, New Zealand, Danish and Dutch POWs as well as an estimated 200,000 laborers from India, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Burma and Thailand were put to work by the Japanese Imperial Army to construct a railway line ...

... we were going to get pounded with rain at any moment, but thankfully that didn't happen. There were a few moments, though, where we didn't think we'd make it. We had a quick stop at the "Food Drinking Center" and had a quick lunch, feeding the mangy starving dogs with our scraps. I sometimes feel so bad for the strays in Thailand. They are so flea-bitten and ...

... another kind local alerts me along the way how much longer it will be and again when we're coming up to the Kanchanaburi train station. Kanchanaburi is much more traveler oriented, and there are lots of westerners here. After checking out a couple of guesthouses that wanted to sell me air-con rooms (more expensive) rather than the cheap fan-cooled room I wanted, I found a hostel where I get a single room for about $2 a night. The bed ...

... crawling around too. However, because it was next to a river, there were mozzies everywhere! They didn't seem to bother us tat much because we were all dowsed in insect repellent, but they were nearing ever closer as the evening went on, and Toom found out the following day that he had been bitten several times. It was a very nice chilled evening. Day Two: On the second day we headed right down to the far side of the town ...

... and souvenirs. As they floated by each other, the local boats did their best to promote their wares. Transactions happened, goods changed hands, and both floated on their merry way again. Other boats were parked along the side of the market and sold as people passed by on the sidewalk. Some sold food - pad thai made to order, fried bananas, dried fish - you name it! We bought some fried bananas and marveled at the clever handoff system they had devised. Bag ...