Comments for Boat Trip to Nonthaburi at http://www.bangkok-daytrips.com , comment 0 to 4 out of 4 comments http://www.bangkok-daytrips.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:56:30 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 It must be a fun life for those kids that live on the water like that, In Australia, back yard swimming pools are fenced, yet still there are a lot of drownings in them, I can imagine there must be a lot of kids drown, who live on the river like that. - paul_au Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:34:03 +0100 Most urban middle-class Thais from say...the city can not swim to save their lives. However, for Thai kids from less than well-off families who have been brought with water surrounding them, the first thing they learn, when they are young, is fortunately to swim. As for newly-borns who have just begun to crawl, then i just can not even fathom to imagine how many a year perish to drowning. I doubt there are any figures available! - Stephen Cleary Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:34:18 +0100 When I visited my friend in Bangkok, she brought us around on public transport throughout our whole visit. The most unforgettable means was the speed boat ride in the murky canals from the city back to my friend's home. It was a Saturday night and we had apparently missed the last big boat. The only boat left there was this tiny wooden speed boat. Only two people could sit on the floor of each row. It took about 10 people. It was quite an adrenaline rush, but I don't think I would ever want to go for a ride in that canal in that tiny boat again! Thank God it was so dark and we couldn't see what the canals really looked like. But, boy, could we smell it! Imagine long canals with squatters on each side, everyone using the river for transport, washing up, toilet... Nonetheless I loved it that I really got to move around like a local and see Bkk from a different angle. - tH Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:34:32 +0100 Really enjoy your excursions and this one reminds me of my first trip to Bangkok. I am a life long seafarer and when I learned you could get around BKK this way I was so happy, Like you say, a good way to stay cool in the heat of the day while traveling and the scenery is so different from the rivers and canals. In '01 I was on a two month trip to S.E. Asia and stayed in BKK arranging visa's so I had time to spare to explore and this trip up to Nonthaburi, was most pleasant, we were staying at the Riverview guest house which is near the Harbour dept. dock, we soon learned that not all boats going upriver stop at that dock but no worries, we just got on the right one and headed upriver. Being able to see this side of Bangkok is like being in everyones backyard, you see laundry being done, rice barges and tugs straining upriver to reload and full ones almost awash heading down to unload, machine shops, construction outfits and food companys line the river along with the people who work in them living close by. We got of in Nonthaburi for a couple of hours had a great lunch with a couple of beers and headed back downriver, a great day. Thanks Richard for sharing your travels with us. - JP Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:04:42 +0100