Go to Kanchanaburi

I'm always talking warmly about Kanchanaburi where I've been staying for almost eight years now, so I would say it's definately worth staying a couple of nights in Kanchanaburi!

You should, of course, visit the Bridge on the River Kwai, but also the War Cemetary with the 7000 headstones from POWs from Australia, England, Holland and other allied countries who died during the building of the bridge and the Death Railway during World War II. You might also want to visit the War Museum next to the cemetary and the Hellfire Pass museum 60 km north of the city, which in fact you could do on the way to the Tiger Temple 45 km north.

Take a trip on the 'Death Railway' and enjoy the beautiful landscape along the River Kwai. Go visit the beautiful Erawan Waterfalls and hike the seven steps of the falls and have an refreshing swim and feel the small fish nipling air at your legs in one of the ponds at the bottom of each step.

In the evening you should have a walk on the promenade by the riverside and enjoy a nice and cheap meal at one of the restaurants there while you are looking at the lights from the party rafts sailing up and down the river. Later you might want to visit the night market by the railway station where you can shop and make a good bargain.

Lots of other things to see and do in this minor and quiet provincial city only two hours away from Bangkok.