Bridge over the River Kwae

Tigers, elephants, waterfalls and.....a train :-)

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March 10th 2006
So here we are, back in Bangkok, waiting for our overnight bus down to Chumphon and then the ferry to Ko Tao (all for 850 baht/13 quid - pretty cheap!). For the last 4 days we have been based in Kanchanburi, exploring the province and having an incredible time. We found a really nice guesthouse - Pong Phen, having looked at a few places but not really found what we wanted. Everything was really ... 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