We both slept on the overnight flight, and arrived back in cold/cloudy Melbourne at lunchtime. Sarah met us at the airport and drove us home - via Diamond Creek Maccas.
The suitcases were emptied intoRead more
We both slept on the overnight flight, and arrived back in cold/cloudy Melbourne at lunchtime. Sarah met us at the airport and drove us home - via Diamond Creek Maccas.
The suitcases were emptied intoRead more
A relaxed start to the day, checked out of the Raft Hotel and caught a boat back to the pier to meet our minibus driver again. Stopped off at a cultural site, followed by temple of the day on the wayRead more
Buffet breakfast with a visiting elephant, followed by relaxing with our feet in the river. Then we went to visit the local Mon tribe village, temple, school and viewpoint. Later on we put lifeRead more
A big buffet breakfast, then off to the train station to ride the train over the River Kwai bridge on the way to Nam Tok for lunch.
Then on to the Hellfire Pass memorial centre - a very movingRead more
A small breakfast, then checked out of our cabins and back into the mini-bus.
Drove to Kanchanaburi and went to the War Cemetery and Thailand-Burma Railway Museum, then lunch at a riverside restaurantRead more
Up early for breakfast donuts and coffee, then off into a long tail boat to cruise around the morning floating market.
Back into the van and off to Cha-Am for lunch near the beach,, and finally to theRead more
Neither of us got much sleep during the 14 hour flight to Thailand, landed around 6am local time, and got changed into summer clothes. Put our cases into storage and headed out to meet Gary and KungRead more
Up early, showered and off to the airport via the M25 freeway. Dropped off the car and checked-in early for our flight. Had a late breakfast at the airport and roamed around for a while. FinallyRead more
Sleep in and another yummy breakfast, then off to Essex, for Kate to meet her cousin Mary - the first relative on her fathers side that she has ever met. She was a bit nervous, but so was Mary. Mary'sRead more