Lunchtime

Bridge on the River Kwai (and wrestling an old lady).

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April 7th 2010
Early Sunday morning start - jump on a train from Bangkok Noi station and head north west. Another cheap-as-chips 3rd class ticket. Clatter through the countryside for 4 hours. Paula catches forty winks. We arrive in Kanchanaburi at about 1pm. It's as hot as an oven. Find a place with a pool and air con, then head out to explore... Kanchanaburi is the site of the infamous Bridge on the River ... 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