Hey All, On Monday we went to Erawen Falls in the morning. 7 tiers of beautiful waterfalls cascading into bright blue pools. We woke up to clear skys and fierce sunshine, not the best day for walking 2km up the very steep path! :-) It was 37°C and the sun was pounding down. It certainly is very hot here! The hike was definitely worth it though, we stopped and had a dip in one of the pools and surprise suprise, Holly fell head over heels on a big slippery rock i...

Sawadee Ka (again!), We arrived in Kanachanaburi (River Kwai region) on Friday afternoon. We had a few problems at the bus station - we were trying to get the bus to our hotel but the bus driver didn't want to stop locally as it added time to his journey (damn the inconvenience of passengers wanting to get off the bus!) so in the end, with a little help from the tourist police, we got a Songthaew to our hotel. Songthaew's are interesting vehicles, they're basica...