Thamuang Kanchanaburi

... and shoving quickly turned into an almighty ruckus involving around 30 guys, bottles and chairs flying - fortunately I was far enough away not to be at all involved but still have a great view. One guy, shirtless and covered in blood, got pulled out by the cops and handcuffed to the back of an open back police truck where for some insane reason he decided to smash something over a cop's head. Neededless to say he got driven away whilst taking a further beating from police. Blimey.<br ...

... into someones house and was greeted by a group of old Thai ladies, who were incredibly happy to see him!!! He was a hit! Unforunately none of them spoke English, but they were very helpful and got some younger girls to show us the way! We also saw the infamous bridge over the river Kwai and (another) war cemetery - all in all, a fab day! And now to the night market for some more yum food....then back to Bangkok tomorrow!

Hello Hello! Thank you for reading our blog again. Lauren and I have been feeling like the Beverly Hillbillies lately in our condo and just in gallivanting around the city. But it was time to get back to my roots. Yep. Did some good ole camping this weekend. Well&#8230;sort of&#8230;.<br><br>Every fall at my school they hold a retreat during a weekend in September, for all of the freshmen to attend. They stay two nights at a place, explore stuff, play games, etc. And of course, where ...

... this blog. <br><br>So far I've enjoyed most of my trip, it is still very daunting being here on my own and not knowing anyone. You see so many couples around travelling I don't want to butt in on their good time so spend most of the time just wandering around by myself. It's early days yet though.<br><br>Where to next? I've not decided yet, but I'll keep you all posted anyway. Hopefully my photos will have made it on to Facebook by now!<br><br>UTV<br><br>Bazz x<br>

... above ground is to be avoided, for the Lady Takian of that tree is a fierce one. Whoever relieves himself near the base of her tree will suffer from ulcers. To add to the belief, both kinds of trees, Takian and Yang are usually found in a wat where all sorts of ghost stories emanate. <br><br>Below each fall of water sits a cool, welcoming pool, a perfect place to cool off during the hike. It was in one of these pools that I experienced the ...

... is a very moving atmosphere there, a fitting memorial to the men that died during the construction. Also visited the Erawan waterfalls in the area, 7 tiers of turquoise waterfalls, all very pretty but it was soooo humid that a swim was definitely in order (had to dodge the evil nibbling fish though!!!). All in all an interesting side trip and very different from the manic-ness of Bangkok. Off to see some ruins now :)

... to the beach after Kanchanaburi instead of heading up north for more historical sightseeing. I'm debating between 3 islands near each other, all of which have snorkeling and 2 of which have yoga. The yoga was a big draw in coming here although I've had trouble finding it, so the presence of reasonably priced yoga may have already made my decision for me. Of course, you'll know soon enough what it is.

We are know in kanchanaburi. Got there on friday. Had to get a taxi a very long way in the end to the bus station, no one seemed to no where it was which was odd. Got a ticket to kanchanaburi, once the bus was moving they checked the tickets and told us that we were on the wrong bus so we ended up paying twice. Now mayb the busses work like that but to me, if you have two number 81 buses leaving for kanchanaburi at the same time then its not very clear. It may have been a ...

So I made it back to Bangkok from Chiang Mai on the overnight train again and began my search for a guesthouse. My tour mates Izzy and Katie came with me as we went in and out of the guest houses around Koh San Road until I settled on one called the Green house guest house on the road parallel to Koh San (not quite as crazy or noisy!). The girls then helped me carry my bags from their hotel back to my new home before we went on a bangkok adventure out to Wat Pho to ...

... that was pacing back and forth in distress... it broke my heart, especially after everything we learned at the elephant sanctuary in Chiang Mai. Getting back on our bikes we decided to head to Tiger Temple... we had heard from some people we met at the elephant sanctuary that you could go here and stroke a tiger, that it was a bit of a personal experience and that the money was all going towards building "tiger ...