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In Thailand, a ceremony is held each Anzac Day to honour the more than 2,800 Australian prisoners of war, who died while being forced by the Japanese army to work on the Thai Burma Railway. For one serving ADF sergeant, making the journey to Hellfire Pass near Kanchanaburi is an opportunity to honour her great uncle, who was held captive there for two and a half years.

Scores of people have come together for ceremonies marking this year's Anzac Day. Ceremonies have been held locally and across the world to honour the Australian and New Zealand soldiers who gave their lives during the Gallipoli campaign in World War I, as well as those who continue to serve until this day.

Research has long been a backbone of the genre. But beyond the textbooks, there's a whole world of family stories that have not yet become history. They deserve their place in fiction, too.

Research has long been a backbone of the genre. But beyond the textbooks, theres a whole world of family stories that have not yet become history. They deserve their place in fiction, too.

With an extraordinary landscape encompassing a dynamic capital city, cloud- haloed mountains, rippling rice fields, elephant-dotted rainforests, blonde-bombshell beaches, unearthly karst islands set in luminous green waters, and coral reefs resplendent with tropical fish, the Land of Smiles has lingered at the top of visitors’ lists for decades.

Escape to tranquillity and adventure on the banks of the River Kwai Noi, with a spectacular backdrop of mountain ranges, as we take you on the latest Destination MAXIM tour to the most luxurious riverside resort in Thailand… <a class="g1-link g1-link-more" href="https://www.maxim.com.au/archives/20428">More</a>

Hit the rail that'll let you wind through lush hills, forests, mountains, and farmlands. These train trips from Bangkok are truly epic.

For the inside track on the best railway journeys there is no greater authority than Mark Smith. He used to be a station manager but now runs his website full time. Read on for bucket-list trips of a lifetime...

'If you build it, they will come." That's often the thinking behind big projects like amusement parks, shopping malls, tourism venues and sports arenas. Sometimes a new facility attracts many visitors, investors make a profit, or a government agency delivers substantial benefits to the public. Sometimes not.

"Modern day problems go away as you see the sacrifices prisoners of war made"