Comments for Boat Trip to Nonthaburi at http://www.bangkok-daytrips.com , comment 0 to 3 out of 3 comments http://www.bangkok-daytrips.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:22:48 +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