River Guest House Kanchanaburi

... a lift to the ridiculously-far-from-the-centre South Bus Terminal. 150 baht (3 quid) was the deal for about 25 minutes of driving. I paid 77 baht for the next 2 hours 20 minutes of driving in a bus, to put it into perspective. In fact, for more perspective - when I arrived in Kanchanaburi, I saw a sign advertising a taxi ride for the whole way to Bangkok for 150 baht!! Sh*t.<br>On the bus to Kanchanaburi a nice old Thai lady sat next to me who could speak a surprising ...

After leaving Bangkok, on Thursday morning I travelled to the floating markets, and had dinner at a traditional Thai restaurant, which was good food. Later that afternoon was taken to Tiger Temple and was able to take the tiger for a walk. This was great, followed by a trip to a waterfall and a WWII museum and a walk across the bridge on the river Kwai. (Apparently its a famous bridge). <br>I also saw a snake show where the man was bitten two times ...

Thanks to whoever has been rating my entries as 5-star worthy-- maybe it will help me get a book deal when I get home! ;) Finally, my string of solitary days in Kanchanaburi has been broken. Yesterday, I took a day-long tour of several sites around Kanchanaburi, once again hoping that it would connect me with other travelers in the town. Only one other girl was on the tour, and it turns out that she is French and uncomfortable speaking English. So I ...

... a handful of tourists there. After the brief stop we continued to the Wat Pa Luangta Bua Yannasampanno Forest Monastery (Tiger Temple). Take a look at www.tigertemple.org for the history. The entrance is very similar to entering a national park. A few goats and pigs roamed about as we were led up pathway to a large open area. In the distance we could make out three Buddhist monks sitting under a tree next to a rock pool, only as we got closer did we ...

... eye line so that I don't startle them; Chris did the complete opposite! There was a yard gap between the dog and the wall next to him, Chris decied to walk inbetween this tiny gap, and behind the dogs head! He dog obviously got startled and immediatley jumped to ts feet, went barking crazy and started following Chris. Chris managed to calming walk away quickly, but he admitted afterwards that he was ******** himself inside, I ...

... we came all this way to see the tigers and it would be closed because of rain. Fortunately, the rains let up as we arrived and the monks are in a quest for the all mighty tourist dollar, so the temple was open and happily accepting tourists when we arrived! The tiger temple, Wat Pa Luangta Bua Yannasampanno, was created in 1994 by a famous meditation guru. Since it opened, it gained a reputation as a wildelife sanctuary - an effort that started when an injured ...