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Part of the Death Railway track within Hellfire Pass. by: jfernandes Views[673]

An elevated view of Hellfire Pass, constructed as part of the Death Railway during World War II. Over 100,000 prisoners of war and asian labourers died at the hands of the Japanese during the making of the Railway (which had been thought to be impossible to construct). The audiotour of this area really made evident the extent of suffering to which the labourers at went through. by: jfernandes Views[362]

Kanchanaburi to pet some tigers and chill out in a hot spring

THAILAND | Mon, 6 Dec 2010 | By p-j | Views [450]

Eye of the Tiger it’s the trill of the fight…: Today we went to see the Tiger Temple in Kanchanaburi. It’s really cool we got lots of nice pics in petting the tigers and amongst all the other animals roaming about like cow/buffalo type animals, ... Read more >

Tags: bamboo rafting, bridge over the river kwai festival, death railway, elephant trek, hellfire pass, tiger temple

Bangkok & Beyond

THAILAND | Wed, 1 Apr 2009 | By ryanandjo | Views [1855] | Comments [1]

We decided to attempt our second night journey on the trip, heading to Bangkok from Ko Tao via a 2 hour boat ride and an 11 hour bus trip. When we got off the boat in Chumporn there was a table where you checked in for the bus, so as I was waiting ... Read more >

Tags: ayuthaya, bangkok, death railway, hellfire pass, kanchanaburi, lopburi, monkeys