View from Hellfire Pass

August 3rd 2012
After the waterfall our tour took us to Hellfire Pass and we also rode on the Death Railway. During WWII the Japanese put POWs to work building a railway through western Thailand. They worked day and night and thousands died. It's called Hellfire Pass because all the torches at night lit up the rock in such a way that it resembled hell. The site of the railway is now a walking trail and ... 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

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After years of aimlessly plugging away 9 to 5, and having people continuously ask me what I really want to do with my life (while offering some good and not so good suggestions), I've taken a bold step in this adventure called life, and I'm teaching English in Asia. I started out in Shenzhen, China, moved on to Guangzhou, then Bangkok, Thailand, rural Malaysia, and now Kuala Lumpur. I also travel around Asia and enjoy sharing those stories as well. This is not an undertaking for just anyone, as my friends assure me. I documented the ups and downs of my preparati... full info

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