Bali Snorkeling

Post-sunset at Boutique Raft Resort up-county on the River Kwai Noi. Last visited February-March 2012 Kanchanaburi is the Bridge on the River Kwai town. Actually this page is about the Kanchanaburi district which contains some of the most interesting tourist attractions close to Bangkok. Okay, it aint exactly a beach or island - but a good proportion of travellers who land in Bangkok visit this area so a page is not wasted. Plus it's one of my favourite locations. Modified Google Earth image showing the lower half of the Kanchanaburi province within 80km of Kanchanaburi town contains the bulk of the tourist attractions. The province extends out of pic about an equal distance further north-north west to the Burmese border. This border turns abrubtly southwards and follows the Kwai Noi River to its west - that is the border line cutting the 40km scale line at about the 18km mark. The Kwai Noi and Kwai Yai rivers meet at Kanchanuburi town from where the combined waters flow ssw into ...

Last visited February 2012 Dad and junior look on as mum contemplates leap into refreshingly cool pool at Klong Yai Kee falls, northern Ko Kood. Ko Kut (Kud, Kood) is a fairly big, hilly island in the far eastern Gulf to the south of Ko Chang and Ko Mak. Trat is the nearest mainland regional city. Like Chang, it has a string of beaches along its west coast, most with one or a few tourist operations. In general these beaches are much better than Chang and the water way clearer. Unlike Chang, Kut is largely undeveloped away from these beaches - we are talking mostly deserted roads through hilly rainforests with the very occasional small village or gathering of a few huts - and very laid back, both on and off the beaches. In fact, from the western point of view it has been kind of a new frontier - western tourism has not been a big deal until the past few years, most of the resorts relying on Thai middle and upper class package groups. However things seem to have picked up with far...