Re: Thailand: whats to see and do?

["John McCandless" <johnmc@topend.com.au>]

Derick Wuen <cullend@webone.com.au> wrote in message
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> I have a 2 week consultancy coming up in Bankok Sept 25-Oct 8.
>
> Whats the rail action? Anything special?
>
> Thoughts on a there and back weekend rail jaunt?
>

Not quite in the weekend jaunt category, but how
accessible is the route of the Thai-Burma railway?
Is any of it still used?
I've always had an interest in it, because my father
was one of the POW's used to build it, and the
special on the ABC last Tuesday rekindled that
interest

Johnmc
Cloncurry Qld Au