I woke up at about 7.00am. Jack Daniels was still bobbing in my head, but I was sober enough to start off on a long bus journey to be broken at Kanchanaburi. Realising that I was late, I picked up my backpack without washing up and stepped out of the hotel room. As the only [...]

It rained again in the night. It was 7.00am when I woke up to a cool, misty morning. The lake was calm, but the sky threaten to drizzle again and it was time to leave. I packed my bags, checked out of the Burmese Inn and walked to the bus station. The bus to Tong [...]

I’m leaving for Bangkok tomorrow, 8th Aug 2009. On the morning of the 9th, I’ll be taking an early morning bus to Kanchanaburi.
Kanchanaburi was the first place I visited on my first visit to Thailand some 25 years ago. I don’t think I’ll remember anything. It’s been a long time and I’ve come a long [...]