River Kwai Floatel In Kanchanaburi

My parents hooked up some pretty sweet places to stay while they were here. They tended to be about 14 times nicer than what we were used to. But it was their treat, so we didn't complain. This particular room was a floating house on the River Kwai. Lush jungle all around, water rushing by and beneath the cabin, and a pool and restaurant on site. We spent several days exploring the surrounding area, but we also enjoyed one day of relaxing vacation time along the river.

So we set off from bangkok at seven in the morning so we could fit everything in. First stop was and allied forces WW2 memorial which was quite spectacular, then we headed to the war museum and the bridge over the river kwai (which has a long and interesting story behind it which i think may bankrupt us if i tried to type it out now). we also managed to survive a trip on the death railway before lunch so was a very busy day. After lunch we went to the tiger temple got some photos with some ti...

Well, after the 13h bus journey from Siem Reap, on a minibus without suspension and on a non-existent road, we arrived back in Bangkok on the eve of the Queen's birthday, which meant that the whole city was lit up with a million lights! How nice to be back :) And coming back to Koh San Rd, I felt like I was on speed in heaven! So many people and so much noise woke us all up, so we had to hit the town- us and the 3 girls that we met on the bus. We ended up in a really cool club downtown call t...

From Ayuthaya we headed southwest to Kanchanaburi province, bordering Myanmar (Burma). Our main objective was to visit the bridge on the River Kwai and the Death Railway. But an added perk was that Kanchanaburi is considered by many to be the most beautiful province in Thailand. It is mountainous, with a slightly cooler climate, and is incredibly lush and green. Its main industry is agriculture and, for only being a few hours outside of Bangkok, it is surprisingly rugged and unscathed. It als...

The hostel we booked in Bangkok turned out to be on the outskirts of the city where mostly Thai people live. We went out to find something to eat but could not find anything that we recognised as a restaurant. After walking up and down for a bit we went to a place where lots of people were sitting outside eating. We sat down and realised we were the only westerners there. Steve asked for a menu and the waiter come back with two beers! We sussed out that it was some kind of buffet, the waiter ...