Tourist Information River Kwai, Thailand.

Our trip to Thailand had been long awaited, originally planned for the winter of 94/95. My wife Karin had bought the maps and books and even packed; we were off. The balloon was ready at Thunder and Colt with a heavy duty basket tailor made for hard use overseas. And then they went bust. The delay meant that we missed the relatively short window available for flying in Thailand. So it was rainy old England for most of the winter and a rethink of the plan for us. I had been asked to go out there ...
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Ask Sweden fans what's their favourite spot in Sweden and most will say there are too many to mention. On one thing they will agree: besides the beautiful capital Stockholm, the country's main attraction is its landscape. But there's more. Sweden is one of Europe's best kept secrets. The country has so much to offer. Besides, it's very affordable nowadays and the climate is much better than most people think. Just to give you an idea what to see I made a top-10 of tourist attractions in Sweden....
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Born the eldest of four children of an Oxfordshire farmer, William Smith had little or no formal education. He developed a childhood passion for the collection of fossils, no doubt unearthed when the land was being ploughed.  His first proper employment was as an assistant surveyor, progressing to become a surveyor and civil engineer. By the age of 24 years he was commissioned to carry out a survey for the Somerset Coal Canal and throughout the next twenty years he worked extensively in ...
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Malaysia is a country that consists of thirteen states and three federal territories in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of 329,847 square kilometres (127,355 sq mi). The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. The population stands at over 25 million.  The country is separated into two regions'Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo'by the South China Sea. Malaysia borders Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei and the Philippines. Th...
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The Chatsworth Hotel location is the ideal location ... for couples... for business guests... for seniors... and for families. We are ideally situated, overlooking Scarborough's North Bay seafront, with views of the sea and Scarborough Castle, right next to Peasholm Park, and also within very easy reach of the town centre. Chatsworth Hotel is simply the ideal bed and breakfast place to stay whatever the reason and length of your visit to Scarborough. Our hotel is overlooking the sea, with th...
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Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of devolved government and legislative assembly in Northern Ireland. It is the largest urban area in the Irish province of Ulster, and the second largest city on the island of Ireland. The City of Belfast has a population of 270,000, and lies at the heart of Metropolitan Belfast, which has a population of nearly half a million people. Belfast was granted city status in 1888....
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Aberdeen Airport is an international airport, located at Dyce in the City of Aberdeen, approximately 5 miles northwest of Aberdeen city centre. 3.29 million passengers used Aberdeen Airport in 2008. The airport was the second busiest airport in Scotland, and sixth busiest in the UK by number of flight movements in 2008. The airport is owned and operated by BAA, which also owns and operates six other UK airports, and is itself owned by an international consortium led by the Spanish Ferrovial ...
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The rocky coastline and stormy seas make this part of the east coast around Flamborough Head a graveyard for sea-faring vessels. The many caves along its rocky shore were a haven for smugglers of contraband and in the 18th and also into the 19th Century tea, brandy, tobacco, silk and cotton were, by ingenious means, smuggled ashore under the noses of the excise men. Some of the older houses within the village are said still to contain 'smugglers' hole' cupboards. It is even said that 'wreck...
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Filey's name suggests an Anglican origin, this means that there has been a community there for about 12 Centuries.   Filey's name means Five Leys meaning a clearing of forest or meadow.   The oldest building in the town is the Filey Museum on Queen Street built in 1696.    For most of its history, Filey was a fishing and farming village with a few hundred inhabitants living in the street now called Queen Street.   Ecclesiastical records show...
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Durham is a city in North East England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Durham and unitary district of County Durham. Durham is well-known for its Norman Cathedral and Castle, and is home to Durham University. HM Prison Durham is also located close to the city centre. The name "Durham" comes from the Old English "dun", meaning hill, and the Old Norse "holme", which translates to island. The Lord Bishop of Durham takes a Latin variation of the city's name in his apostolic signature, w...
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