THAILAND

We had an awesome time in Thailand. In our time there we patted tigers and elephants, saw the bridge over the river Kwai, chilled on the beach in Koh Samui, visited some amazing old temples and palaces, bought a whole bunch crap that we didn't really need, ate some of the best food we'll ever eat in our lives, enjoyed the cheap and easily accessible drinks (you can buy a beer with your subway sandwich in Thailand) and basked in the altogether warm weather. Tragically, we are now back to work in the land of snow and kimchi, but here are some photographic highlights of our trip to what is known in Korea as Taeguk.

Wat Pho (The Temple of the Reclining Buddha)

Bangkok's Grand Place and the emerald buddha temple

Koh Sahn Rd (Bangkok's Bootleg Clothing, CD/DVD/Game, Fake ID Shopping Mecca)

I couldn't agree more

The Bridge Over The River Kwai (in the province of Kanchanaburi - about two hours from Bangkok)

The Tiger temple (also in Kanchanaburi)

N.B. While it was magical to pat these tigers and we got some great photos; we heard stories from our tour guide of the tigers being mistreated, sedated, and underfed by the temple - while being held for a hefty profit, none of which is going towards giving the tigers a better life. I must say the tigers did seem thin and they were most certainly sedated (I saw kids sitting on them and a drunk aussie pulling on ones tail). I don't know exactly how much truth there is to those claims but it most certainly took the magic of the experience. The tigers were truly beautiful animals.

Maenam Beach, Koh Samui

I'm sorry if I overloaded your senses with so many photos but there's so much we wanted to share. Needless to say, we had a great time in Thailand, my major regret it that we only had 1 week there. I will almost definately return and spend more time in Thailand and south-east Asia.