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Kanchanaburi - Part deux
... stället. Billigt boende från 70 THB natten där vi klämde in oss i ett dubbelrum för 220 THB. Fick lägga till hela 20 THB för en madrass på golvet men det gick. Maten var stört billig och det var rätt så mycket också. Inte som på andra ställen man ätit på som också varit billigt. Det som kostade var typ frukost och efterrätt vilket vi åt två gånger. Äppelkaka med vaniljglass. Servicen där emot var ju under all kritik. Ville man betala så fick man ...
Lost on the River Kwai
... so we started to look for accommodation in Kanchanaburi centre and tried to sleep after a very long day.
The next day we then had to advise the owner we were leaving after one night and asked how to get back to the station, she said she could give us a lift on her moped. Please visualise this, little me with my massive back pack on my back, on the back of a moped. I laughed in fear all the way to station. At the station ...
Bridge over the River Kwai
... is home to a Red Cross Snake Farm. South East Asia is mostly rural. Agriculture is a predominant way of life outside of big cities. Meeting a snake is inevitable. The Red Cross sponsored snaked farm helps to ensure meeting a snake is not fatal. It studies the snakes, researches and develops effective treatment in the event of a bite and builds up stocks of anti-venom.
Of the 190+ snakes in Thailand, 61 are venomous (for venomous read deadly). The ...
The River, the Bidge, the Un-birthday!!!
... some plastic sheeting to prevent the torrential rain soaking us to the skin. Noi explained to the driver where he had to take us and for how much and off we 'sped'. I do believe if we hit 20km an hour that would have been the absolute max, it was impossible to tell as the speedometer didn't work. It was a precarious journey but we made it and hopped on the bus to Bangkok with five minutes to spare. I spent much of the journey perched nervously on the edge of my seat, ...
A holiday from a holiday
... was worse so you just had to keep moving.
To get to the waterfall itself you had to brave the swim and the fish which were waiting. Counting back from 20 we dived in and swam for our lives! Having been diving, you'd think we wouldn't mind but these fish were different- they were hungry. These falls were amazing!
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