Bangkok and Kanchanaburi, Thailand

Since we were inspired by Asian culture, we booked a flight to Bangkok, Thailand. When we arrived in Bangkok after a long flight from Aruba, we took a taxi from the airport to our hotel (Marriott Courtyard Bangkok). The hotel was very nice and clean. The rooms were very modern and we were surprised by the hospitality and the level of service.

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If you go to Bangkok make sure to visit the golden buddha at Wat Pho ("Wat" means temple) and to the famous Wat Phra Kaew which are both located in the old city of Bangkok. If you want to have some nice cocktails, go for a drink at "The Long Table" or dine like a celebrity on the rooftop of a skyscraper at the Banyan Tree Hotel.

Bangkok has a lot of shopping centers and malls which are definitely worth visiting if you feel like shopping. The shopping experience may be extremely high end at stores like Gucci, Prada and Luis Vuitton but Bangkok also offers shopping for electronics, furniture, or local handcrafts.

We also visited Chinatown but this area of Bangkok was so extremely crowded that we wanted to leave this place as soon as possible. Unfortunately it may be difficult sometimes to find a taxi. When we asked the taxi to bring us to our hotel he simply refused to take us there since traffic was busy at this hour. Many other attempts to take a taxi resulted in the same. This forced us to opt for another less attractive option: the "tuk-tuk". These 3 wheelers take you everywhere, as soon as possible which leads to sometimes dangerous traffic scenarios. The "tuk-tuk" and taxi's in Bangkok are cheap and usually the cab fare within the center of Bangkok should not be more than 70-100 baht which is approximately $3.

After a couple of days Bangkok we decided to take a tour inlands to Kanchanaburi. The province of Kanchanaburi is absolutely worth visiting. Kanchanaburi has great surroundings: waterfalls, rivers, jungle and more. Also there are a lot of WWII memorials of which "The bridge over the river Kwai" is the most famous one, with the movie named after this bridge. One can also do various activities in the area like rafting, elephant riding or even better: bathing an elephant.

Make sure to go at least 2 nights to this area because there is a lot to see and do at Kanchanaburi.

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