Our last full day in Kanchanaburi and the last few days went a little something like this:


One large American Vs British drinking games and Sangsom bucket induced hangover.
A couple of hammocks.
Seven waterfalls.
300 waving schoolgirls.
Countless 10 baht Sangsom and cokes.


Highlights have included our hours spent at the 10 baht whiskey bar, which is genuinely called 'Get Drunk for 10 baht' (roughly 20p). The woman who runs it is named Candy, somewhat of a legend and has a laugh akin to a maniac serial killer. Our first 'quiet' night was interrupted by three American guys we'd pointed in the direction of our guest house on our first day. Green tea and coke quickly turned into a large amount of Sangsom and whiskey, then rapidly deteriorated into Sangsom and red bull buckets. After three hours sleep I skipped off up the road in my pyjamas (entirely socially acceptable here, I love that) to tell the man we'd booked our day trip with that "friend = sick". Not sure he bought it but he kindly switched us to the following day.


And thank GOD, because said day trip involved a few hours trekking in Ewaran National Park, stopping off at each of the seven waterfalls that Erawan is famous for as we ascended. The park was beautiful and naturally we engaged in some organised fun for our photographs. I got perhaps a bit too carried away thinking I was Indiana Jones (albeit an obviously rubbish version) and on my quest to make it over to sit on the edge of a waterfall, slipped and half my body promptly fell in the pool below. I have no idea how I actually manged to stay on the edge but I'm sincerely glad I did as the pools are filled with the same fish that are used in those fish foot spas in which the fish nibble away at you. But these fish are about 6-8 inches long and they don't nibble, they bite.


One of the best parts of Erawan falls were the hundreds of Thai schoolgirls we encountered on our descent. So many of them would wave as we passed and practiced their English with 'hello's and a few other sentences. In England you're far more likely to get a bunch of urchins giving you the finger or hollering abuse at you; the friendliness and kindness of the Thai people is refreshing. Reckon those Thai schoolgirls could give a lesson or two to the commuters on the tube and take on the challenge to cheer up London.


In the afternoon we went to the Death Railway, the surrounding area of which was incredibly quiet and beautiful. It's kind of ironic how peaceful the area is considering its horrendous past during WWII for those building the Death Railway. We also stopped off at the Bridge over the River Kwai before getting home in time to witness an amazing sunset from the hammocks in the garden of our guest house. (Sorry guys, I hear snow is on the way again?)


I've loved our time in Kanchanaburi but it's time to move on and tomorrow we are leaving for Ayutthaya, the ancient capital of Bangkok. Before then however I've got a bottle of Sangsom waiting for me at the 10 baht bar, which is definitely my cue to leave you x