Amphawa, Thailand

... on the floor alongside the canal.  I have to say I never thought I would enjoy resting alongside a muddy-coloured canal in Thailand, but this place has a really nice atmosphere! After we cooled down a bit, we wandered along the canal - and about 50m ...

... ; (We just don't ponder where the food was sitting all day....) * There is a significant number of 'transvestites' throughout Thailand (ie guys living as girls, anyhow).  What is perhaps surprising is that the seem to be fairly well accepted ...

... than anticipated (due to us enjoying the places we stayed so much), we have now decided to forego the long drive down to Southern Thailand.  Instead we will be flying to Krabi for a night, then moving on to start the 'island-hopping' phase of our trip ...

... sounds, but it's so different. One of the returnees who was with us at the camp, P' Jaa was saying how most of Thailand besides Bangkok is pretty much a third-world country. It's true, you see it everywhere. The mangroves are awesome. I've never seen ...