The Kiwi Travellers

After breakfast at Pong Phen guesthouse we sadly left and headed to the bus station. Our journey to our next destination wasn't going to be straight forward. We caught the 9:30am rickety old bus out of Kanchanaburi, a 2 hour ride costing 50B each which took us half way to Suphanburi. We then had to get a connecting minivan at Suphanburi to take us the rest of the way, 80B each, which had air con and was more comfortable. We were pleased with the upgrade!! It was 2:30pm by the time we got to Ayutthaya. We found our accomodation "Tony's Place" easily, just a stones throw from where we got dropped off. It was late in the day once we booked in, so we knew we were pushed for time to go into the historical park. ... read more

Well the time had finally come to say farewell and begin our adventure of a life time in Thailand -"the land of smiles". I was excited, nervous and anxious about our trip abroad. I knew it was going to be a culture shock -and boy was I right. After what seemed an eternity we finally landed in Bangkok, it was a 14 hour flight from NZ with a short stopover in Sydney. Getting through immigration was a piece of cake, and I couldn't believe we were finally here. I imagined armed guards and sniffer dogs greeting us off the plane - but there were none in sight. It took 5 minutes to get our passport visa stamped, grabbed our luggage and headed through the exit. Couldn't believe there wasn't even a baggage check!! We met our ... read more