Travelling around Southeast Asia, my wife absolutely wanted to see waterfalls. So, as we travelled through Thailand, we decided last-minute to head for Kanchanaburi and visit Erawan National Park.
We were travelling late so we had to find a place to sleep in Kanchanaburi. In itself not a problem were it not for the fact that our plan, to arrive before the thousands of tourists, was done for.
So quickly come up with a Plan-B!
We rented a light motorbike. This way we could leave an hour before the first bus.
Without making any stops (in our summer outfit at 16°C), we buzzed towards this beautiful location in a little over an hour.
We immediately set off to complete the 7 levels of the hike first, but this "Level 2" was TOO breathtaking not to dwell on it for a moment.
The magnificent light, the fish sunbathing and enjoying the tranquillity (as if they knew it would be over in an hour), the crashing of the waterfall, the colours.... Everything here was already worth the extra effort!
After this, we moved on to Level 7 and continued to enjoy ourselves there until we saw the bus platoon arrive.
When we passed "our" Level 2 again, we also knew immediately that we had made the best decision. Not only because about 100 swimmers had now taken the place of the fish, but the angle of the sun was lost, and so too was the dreamy atmosphere!
I am Sam, a travel-minded Belgian and dad of two very cute but mischievous boys.
Together with my Finnish wife, we live in the South of Spain. My photography is a compilation of moments from our personal lives, from distant travels and sights from the places we..
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