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Date: 4th February 2012
Excellent blog
Thanks for the read Shane. Kanchanaburi is one of the places I've always wanted to visit, and your blog makes me all the more determined. In the meantime I very much enjoyed your writing.
From Blog: A Life For Every Sleeper
Excellent blog
Thanks for the read Shane. Kanchanaburi is one of the places I've always wanted to visit, and your blog makes me all the more determined. In the meantime I very much enjoyed your writing.
From Blog: A Life For Every Sleeper
Date: 4th February 2012
This is a wonderful but emotional blog you surely have touched the hardest of hearts on this one! thankyou for sharing Shane.
From Blog: A Life For Every Sleeper
This is a wonderful but emotional blog you surely have touched the hardest of hearts on this one! thankyou for sharing Shane.
From Blog: A Life For Every Sleeper
Date: 4th February 2012
a place where hope confronted horror
"a place where hope confronted horror, and where deeds of sacrifice and valour will be told and retold for generations to come." Poignant blog...glad you were able to share this. My Denise went there...moved by the massive amount of rock our Diggers cut through...Hellfire Pass...we will remember them.
From Blog: A Life For Every Sleeper
a place where hope confronted horror
"a place where hope confronted horror, and where deeds of sacrifice and valour will be told and retold for generations to come." Poignant blog...glad you were able to share this. My Denise went there...moved by the massive amount of rock our Diggers cut through...Hellfire Pass...we will remember them.
From Blog: A Life For Every Sleeper
Date: 3rd February 2012
Haha, that sounds like a very cool experience.
From Blog: Falling Off An Elephant
Haha, that sounds like a very cool experience.
From Blog: Falling Off An Elephant
Date: 3rd February 2012
I first visited Kanchanaburi in the mid \'60\'s before it was overrun with tourists, and have returned a few times since then. I walked through Hellfire Pass and took the train along a length of the rail line. I thought about that aweful statistic so vividly symbolized by one death for each railroad tie/sleeper; each step I took. The \"Bridge Over the River Kwai\" is also one of my favorites. Thanks for bringing back that somber memory.
From Blog: A Life For Every Sleeper
I first visited Kanchanaburi in the mid \'60\'s before it was overrun with tourists, and have returned a few times since then. I walked through Hellfire Pass and took the train along a length of the rail line. I thought about that aweful statistic so vividly symbolized by one death for each railroad tie/sleeper; each step I took. The \"Bridge Over the River Kwai\" is also one of my favorites. Thanks for bringing back that somber memory.
From Blog: A Life For Every Sleeper
Date: 7th February 2012
Such a sacrifice
Thanks for the comment. It's almost impossible to comprehend more than 100,000 lives being sacrificed in exchange for 415km of railway. Kancanaburi (and Thailand) must have been very different in the 1960s, but at least the Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum remains a quiet, peaceful place of contemplation.
From Blog: A Life For Every Sleeper
Such a sacrifice
Thanks for the comment. It's almost impossible to comprehend more than 100,000 lives being sacrificed in exchange for 415km of railway. Kancanaburi (and Thailand) must have been very different in the 1960s, but at least the Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum remains a quiet, peaceful place of contemplation.
From Blog: A Life For Every Sleeper
Date: 3rd February 2012
A wonderfully written blog Shane :)
Having been brought up on a diet of war films by my father who inspired the passion I have for WW2 history, I clearly remember being deeply touched by the movie \'Bridge over the River Kwai\'. While this movie is a semi fictional account and somewhat dumbed down, I still feel that it gives you a good idea of how it must have been to have lived and worked under those brutal conditions. Visiting Auschwitz, I was worried, like you, that it might turn out to be a kitsch, overdone \'theme park\' of sorts, but it was the simplicity of the displays that touched me deeply and reduced me to tears on more than one occasion. Hellfire Place and the memorial museum is a place that I would really like to visit when I have the opportunity. Thank you for sharing your story with us :)
From Blog: A Life For Every Sleeper
A wonderfully written blog Shane :)
Having been brought up on a diet of war films by my father who inspired the passion I have for WW2 history, I clearly remember being deeply touched by the movie \'Bridge over the River Kwai\'. While this movie is a semi fictional account and somewhat dumbed down, I still feel that it gives you a good idea of how it must have been to have lived and worked under those brutal conditions. Visiting Auschwitz, I was worried, like you, that it might turn out to be a kitsch, overdone \'theme park\' of sorts, but it was the simplicity of the displays that touched me deeply and reduced me to tears on more than one occasion. Hellfire Place and the memorial museum is a place that I would really like to visit when I have the opportunity. Thank you for sharing your story with us :)
From Blog: A Life For Every Sleeper
Date: 7th February 2012
Simplicity in Memorials
Like you, my interest in military history has seen me travel to a number of war sites. As with all the most impressive memorials I've visited (Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre, Yad Vashem and Auschwitz) Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum is very understated, perhaps the most understated of them all. Most of its impact comes from exploring, sitting and reflecting. The River Kwai Bridge area is heaving with shops and souvenirs, so it didn't hold the same effect on me.
From Blog: A Life For Every Sleeper
Simplicity in Memorials
Like you, my interest in military history has seen me travel to a number of war sites. As with all the most impressive memorials I've visited (Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre, Yad Vashem and Auschwitz) Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum is very understated, perhaps the most understated of them all. Most of its impact comes from exploring, sitting and reflecting. The River Kwai Bridge area is heaving with shops and souvenirs, so it didn't hold the same effect on me.
From Blog: A Life For Every Sleeper
Date: 3rd February 2012
Interesting blog...
Great writing and information, Shane. You got some fantastic photos as well. We have always felt it's important to honour the soldiers who were so brave and sacrificed so much for our freedom, so we hope to visit Kanchanaburi this year to see Hellfire Pass and the surrounding area.
From Blog: A Life For Every Sleeper
Interesting blog...
Great writing and information, Shane. You got some fantastic photos as well. We have always felt it's important to honour the soldiers who were so brave and sacrificed so much for our freedom, so we hope to visit Kanchanaburi this year to see Hellfire Pass and the surrounding area.
From Blog: A Life For Every Sleeper
Date: 7th February 2012
Visiting Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum
Thanks for the comment. If you can, go with you own transport and be prepared to spend a full day to explore it all, as it would take that much time to walk from the Museum to the end of the walking trail and back again. I only did the first third of the trail and that took me a couple of hours, mainly due to time spent photographing, exploring and reflecting. Take plenty of water too, it can get warm even in winter.
From Blog: A Life For Every Sleeper
Visiting Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum
Thanks for the comment. If you can, go with you own transport and be prepared to spend a full day to explore it all, as it would take that much time to walk from the Museum to the end of the walking trail and back again. I only did the first third of the trail and that took me a couple of hours, mainly due to time spent photographing, exploring and reflecting. Take plenty of water too, it can get warm even in winter.
From Blog: A Life For Every Sleeper
If John had packed his trunk you could have brought him home!! he looks so lovable.
From Blog: Falling Off An Elephant
My Born Town.
I am very proud with my Town, First is my place where i was born, and the second i wish to proud of Mto wa mbu town because of the attraction which are available especial Manyara NP, Lake Manyara, and so forth. Thank you for the one who present, My Lovely Town Mto wa mbu
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Thank you Dr. Samart Prasitthiphon for being a wonderfully caring man, Shane where is your EW tea shirt!
From Blog: Falling Off An Elephant
The look on your face an absolute joy, love this photo.
From Blog: Falling Off An Elephant
It increases or deepens the faith
Let me see
From Blog: Walking in the Shadow of Jesus
Date: 19th December 2011
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Date: 17th December 2011
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From Blog: The Coming of the Flood of 2011
Date: 5th December 2011
WOw
This looks amazing. Looking forward to checking it out when I'm there!
From Blog: Falling Off An Elephant
WOw
This looks amazing. Looking forward to checking it out when I'm there!
From Blog: Falling Off An Elephant
Date: 5th December 2011
Love it!
Kanchanaburi is one of our favorite places in Thailand. Looks like you had a great time. We didn't go to elephant world but it is great to hear of the good work being done there. I'm glad the world has people like Dr. Prasitthiphon making a difference.
From Blog: Falling Off An Elephant
Love it!
Kanchanaburi is one of our favorite places in Thailand. Looks like you had a great time. We didn't go to elephant world but it is great to hear of the good work being done there. I'm glad the world has people like Dr. Prasitthiphon making a difference.
From Blog: Falling Off An Elephant
Date: 5th December 2011
Hello Dear PH What wonderful pictures! It bring back memories of when I went riding on an elephant in Thailand (mind you, there were a few terrifying minutes when the elephant was hitting the trainer with his stick!) Issy loves your photos - I think you have a new admirer!!! Luv GG
From Blog: Falling Off An Elephant
Hello Dear PH What wonderful pictures! It bring back memories of when I went riding on an elephant in Thailand (mind you, there were a few terrifying minutes when the elephant was hitting the trainer with his stick!) Issy loves your photos - I think you have a new admirer!!! Luv GG
From Blog: Falling Off An Elephant
I'm now here! 
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Chris & Nikki
Love how tranquil this picture is.
From Blog: A Life For Every Sleeper