Decided to hit the road and get away from Pattaya for a while... Took SBF for company and entertainment.
I hired this car from a big boobed friend and took off in the direction of Kanchanaburi, getting lost in Bangkok on the way...
We looked at a room on one of the floating house boats on the river but it was a bit grotty and SBF was scared that we might drown if it rained heavy... Drove around a bit and found Ploy Guesthouse which I remembered had some good reviews... The room was spot on - nice big bed, good furnishings and a good outside shower... And only 800 baht per night...
The bridge over the river Kwai..
Great Thai food at this floating restuarant next to the bridge...
Some pics from a day tour that crammed in sights and activities around Kanchanaburi...
Elephant ride:
Rafting on the river:
Erewan National Park waterfalls... SBF made the swim across to the waterfall but I was too scared of the fish that kept nibbling my bits..(and I'm a shit swimmer)..
Then we took a ride on a choo choo train...
After 2 nights in Kanchanaburi we headed to Ayuttuya. Found a decent room in a backpacker type place called Tonys Guesthouse for 1000 baht..
Took a horse and carriage ride around the old temples...
Ayuttuya tuk tuk:
Next day we drove to Paak Chong where we settled down in a log cabin in the vinyard area for a couple of nights... This hut was only 800 baht per night..
Table full of feral food:
Then it was time to head to SBF's village to stay with the in-laws... Stocked the car up with Leo and Lao Kao first so that I could impress the family with gifts of booze...
I enjoyed the couple of nights in the village where I got lessons in gathering up food for the evenings menu, herding cows and weaving silk...
SBF goes mushroom hunting:
Shaking out ants eggs from a nest:
Somebody else had been gathering up scorpions for the evenings meal:
We also hunted down some pregnant frogs from the market:
How to catch a chicken:
Most of the women in the village would spend their days weaving silk cloths which they could fetch a good price for...
Old dears showing off their finished cloths..
And here is a picture of the shower and shitting facilities at the in-laws...