Next, I went on a Bamboo Raft trip. We climbed down this way to get on the bamboo raft. I nearly fell there. In the picture on the right, our guide is paddling the bamboo raft on the river.

I am wearing a life jacket, but don't think I can't swim, I can do it (but not really good). And we went down this river for about half an hour.

Kanchanaburi is 130 kms west of Bangkok. You can go there by bus or train. It takes about 3 hours to get there. More information can be found at Lonely Planet.com and ThailandGuidebook.com