Author Archives: Ianmilburn

Kanchanaburi station to Wang Po return… across river Kwai and Death Valley viaduct. Thought I was in for a treat when I saw the train waiting on the platform…. Turned out to be the local version of the Orient Express heading for Singapore…mine was revealed behind it when it pulled away… a very special carContinue reading “Train across the bridge”

Began today at the Death Railway Museum I guess most people know of the various films about this dark episode during WW2, but like the holocaust museum near Jerusalem it only really hits home when you see at first hand. Never ceases to amaze me how brutal mankind can be and how resilient the oppressedContinue reading “Deep thoughts and fried insects..”

Cultural overload day 3 in Bangkok. Began with the Bangkok art and cultural centre, via BTS metro. Impressive building and good displays of assorted arty stuff. Suitably educated moved on to Jim Thompson’s house / museum This is an impressive array of wooden buildings transported from across Thailand to Bangkok and rebuilt as Jim Thompson’sContinue reading “Day 3”

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36 hours later and in a small Hotel in Bangkok. There are two types of getting from A to B, the enjoyable version or the downright arduous ….beam me up scotty please…version… This ‘beginning‘ was the latter version…. Sector 1 was early morning in mid winter up t’north on a remote unsheltered railway station awaitingContinue reading “Travelling…..”

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