EXPLORING LAKESIDE CAVES IN KHAO SOK Today we rode a long tail boat across Thailand’s largest man-made lake, trekked through the steamy jungles of Khao Sok National Park, explored the Coral Cave, and swam in the emerald green waters of Lake Cheow Lan. It was unbelievably hot, humid, […]
PADDLING DOWN THE SOK RIVER We left the lights (and civilisation) of Bangkok behind us last night, bound for the wilds of Khao Sok National Park. Covering an area of more than 4,000 square kilometres Khao Sok, in Southern Thailand, is a vast tract of lakes, rivers, and […]
ANNA & THE KING OF SIAM Of all the kings of Thailand, Chulalongkorn is the most respected – whilst in Thailand we’ve often seen his portrait alongside pictures of the current king and queen. Also known as King Rama V, this was the man whose diplomacy and willingness […]
THE SIAMESE CAPITAL OF AYUTTHAYA Leaving Kanchanaburi today we made our way eastwards to Ayutthaya, the former capital of the Siamese kingdom. Once the diplomatic, economic, and spiritual heart of Siam, Ayutthaya is now an archaeological ruin and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As in Angkor, Cambodia, most […]
TRAGEDY OF THE THAI-BURMA RAILWAY The Thai-Burma Railway was built between 1942 and 1945; its purpose was to carry supplies to Japanese forces in Burma, bypassing sea routes which had become vulnerable to Allied attacks. Aiming to finish the railway as quickly as possible the Japanese decided to […]
Wandering Soles 