Kanchanaburi is a small town to the west of Bangkok, and better known as the home of the Bridge over the River Kwai. The building of the bridge to transport the Burma - Thailand railway line across the river was an important part of Japan's attempt to improve their supply links during their attempts to conquer South East Asia when they entered into World War 2 in 1941. Prisoners of War from Britain, the Netherlands, Australia, and India were used to construct b...

It's certainly steamy here in the city. That's a reference to the climatic conditions, not the Patpong red light district. Although temperatures are similar to those we experienced in India the air is decidedly more humid. Despite using the air conditioning through the night and walking no further than we did there we are both waking up feeling tired and stiff. Fortunately, once we get going we can usually shake it off- but we certainly don't feel as refreshed as...