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 […]
FLESH-EATING FISH OF ERAWAN FALLS Bangkok is a great city – modern, exciting, and distinctly Asian. It’s also busy, chaotic, and sometimes a little overwhelming, which is why we didn’t hang round for long! We only got in late yesterday afternoon, after our overland trip from Cambodia, and […]
CAPTIVATED BY CAMBODIA We made it – we’re back in Bangkok! Our transit through the Cambodian/Thai border crossing at Poipet/Aranyprathet went off with nary a hitch, taking all of half an hour! We got to Poipet, on the Cambodian side, at around 10:00am after leaving Battambang at around […]
Wandering Soles 