Gallery: Trekking in Khao Yai and the Bridge over River Kwai festival!

The expiditionary crew for the day, wearing trendy leech protectors.
The expiditionary crew for the day, wearing trendy leech protectors.

On 18th September 1962, Khao Yai became the first national park of Thailand, and at only four hours from Bangkok one of the most popular. We’d been in cities for a while again now, and with a thirst for wildlife decided for a brief stop here on the way back from Surin. No three day hikes, just a day and a half tour, we hopped off our bus at 14:45 immediately meeting a lady on her first few days of selling tours. After a quick bit of bargaining, we managed to arrange our tour with Bobby’s Accommodation and were on our half day starting trek by 15:00 with bags in rooms. Not bad going, but was the trip itself going to be any good? Would we see the fabled Gibbon monkey? What does bat pee smell like? Continue reading Gallery: Trekking in Khao Yai and the Bridge over River Kwai festival!…

A Random Travel Photo!

A volcanic splash of rock, famously eroded into something resembling a tree...A volcanic splash of rock, famously eroded into something resembling a tree...
A volcanic splash of rock, famously eroded into something resembling a tree...

Random Travelling Notes

In Peru & Ecuador, they are born entrepreneurs. Unfortunately they have only reached the first rule of business, replicate an existing model for your first attempt. Hence there are tens of panederias, internet cafes, fotocopias and tiendas all right next door to each other.