The Bang Pa-In palace is the summer palace of the Thai kings. It is located about 15 km south of the city of Ayutthaya and 50 km north of Bangkok at the Chao Phraya River. It was named after the island on which it was erected and which lies at a current loop of the […]
Visiting the Hellfire Pass and Prasat Muang Sing
The Hellfire Pass lies in the province Kanchanaburi and is a railway cutting on former Burma Railway. The so-called Death Railway became famous through the movies “The Bridge on the River Kwai” and „To End All Wars“. POWs and conscripted civilians had to build the railway from Bangkok to Burma under inhumane conditions. We come […]
The Bridge over the River Kwai
Before we go to the Bridge over the River Kwai (Khwae Yai), we visit the museum commemorating the prisoners of war who had to build the Death Railway. It shows the working conditions the people had been forced to live with. The majority of the prisoners came from the countries Japan, England, Australia / America, […]
The End of the Tiger Temple in Thailand
The Tiger Temple in Thailand was regarded as a tourist attraction for a long time. It is located northwest of Bangkok near the border to Myanmar in Kanchanaburi province. Allegedly, the Monks got the tigers as a present from the residents and they reared them the temple. Already for a long time, the animal and […]
Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
The Damnoen Saduak Floating Market is Thailand’s most famous floating market. It lies about 100 km southwest of Bangkok in the province Ratchaburi. The floating market has a long history. In the past, Thailand had a poorly developed road network and so King Rama IV commissioned the 35 km long Damnoen Saduak Canal. It connects […]
Jimmy Patrick Roche – A New York Music Man in Ao Nang
On the way back from dinner we walk along the beach when we suddenly hear awesome music. It comes from the Beach Bar in Ao Nang. Jimmy Patrick Roche After we listened to the musician for a while, we ask for the permission to film. After he says yes, I’ll quickly go to back to […]