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Ko Chang is a much quiter island than the more famous ones you here about. This makes it a blissful and friendly place compared to the 'party islands'. The best places to stay are along the beachside and are generally huts with a net over the bed and an outside toilet/shower. Its located to the south west of Bangkok and almost in ...  Read the complete review

At the end of May/ beginning of June 2004 we headed off to Thailand for a 2-centre holiday. It was a special treat - my 30th birthday to be precise! I've always wanted to travel to Asia - the mysticism, and oriental delights have always intrigued me. I settled on Thailand - why - l love the food! Plus there is the choice of both city lights and ...  Read the complete review

Kanchanaburi is the third largest province in Thailand, it borders Myanmar (Burma), and is situated to the West of Bangkok. The primary reason that most foreign visitors head for this province is the Bridge Over The River Kwai; made famous by David Lean's 1957 POW film of the same name. Along with the painful history this province also ...  Read the complete review

Kanchanaburi is the nearest major centre to the Bridge Over the River Kwai and that's the main attraction. I don't usually opt for organised trips, preferring to do my own thing on public transport, but this is one occasion when I think the day trip is best. There is plenty to see and do, but it is spread over a fairly wide geographic ...  Read the complete review

As we entered Sriracha Tiger Zoo I was struck by a small group of Buddhist monks who were posing for a picture in front of some plastic tigers as they left the park. If I had known then that my sole source of visual entertainment was departing I would have heeded the warning bells that rang at the sight of the garish, plastic animals. ...  Read the complete review

When in Bangkok my girlfriend and I had to visit the Bridge on the River Kwai (BRK) as I am a great fan of the movie and the Britishness it encapsulates and through it I have become interested in the history of that area in particular during the war. The railroad of death encapsulates in a small area much of the global conflict, the pain and ...  Read the complete review

Situated off the Thai coast, near to the Cambodian border, Koh Chang offers a glimpse of the kind of Thailand that so many disappointed travellers fail to find. While the likes of Koh Samui and Ko Pha Ngan give way to increasing commercialisation (and let's be honest - Westernisation), Koh Chang has largely resisted these changes, ...  Read the complete review