Bangkok and Kanchanaburi - River Kwai


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October 17th 2007
Published: October 18th 2007
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After another gruelling (well, more boring really) overnight train journey from Chiang Mai to Bangkok - where I didnt get a wink of sleep incidentally, well maybe i had a doze for an hour or two at the very end but this was usually interrupted straight after i dropped off by Ting Tong wandering through the carriage braying loudly "yip naaah ding dong waaaah" loosely meaning "do you want anything f... Read Full Entry



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View from our balcony at Jolly FrogView from our balcony at Jolly Frog
View from our balcony at Jolly Frog

Bungalows on River Kwai, 15 min walk from Bridge
Pub on Kanchanaburi StripPub on Kanchanaburi Strip
Pub on Kanchanaburi Strip

an interesting crowd puller
Approaching Hellfire PassApproaching Hellfire Pass
Approaching Hellfire Pass

This was the original track carved out from solid jungle and rock by the POWs



18th October 2007

Millipede air taxis
This journey is false. The Estelle depicted in these photographs is obviously a composite entity created from old magazine cuttings. The shadows are all wrong, a familiar sign. The proportions of the Grand Palace are at least 30% mistaken and the greens of the landscape have been added with crayon. The real Estelle is living under a railway bridge near Didcot with a laptop and some cans
19th October 2007

LOL
get sh*tfaced on a shoestring hahahaha love it x
23rd October 2007

SangSom
Ahhh you finally found it, the sacred sangsom with thai red bull, pure rocket in a glass, got me into many a pickle! Glad you enjoyed Pai, nice isn't it? Where you staing on Phan Ngan? When it gets hotter try staying at Bottle beach on the north end, it's probabaly sgut for the next 5-6 weeks though, Have fun guys, not too many changs now and stay away from the full moon parties, they're not for responsible adults!

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