Elephant riding

River Kwai

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May 3rd 2005
Well we got to kanchanaburi expecting the heat to waiver alittle bit now we are outside thi city but no its even hotter. Only spent two nights and a day, went on a trip and did my first elephant ride. lovely bamboo rafting then onto the erawan waterfalls. Climbed all the way to the top 7 tiers on all, took about an hour and half, rewarded with a swim in a turqoise pool with lots of fishys. Great. ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more