One of the huts on the river at Kanchanaburi

The First few lazy days out of Bangkok!!

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August 2nd 2005
Hi All, After a quick flight into Bangkok we flew the coop rather quickly trying to avoid the filth of the town!!..sorry thats a bit harsh but when you are flying in and see the smog..you kinda get my drift!! We were pretty lucky, finding a place to get my Vietnam Visa first - 1550 Baht. We purchased a ticket to Kanchanaburi. Two and a half hours on a packed, sweaty badly air-con. van! Agai ... 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