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Sun, 19 May 2013 | By rutha90 | Views [654]
Sorry it's been ages since I last wrote on here. My new life seems to not let me write either on here or in my travel journal. Been really busy with lesson plans, teaching the wee kiddies, who are absolutely gorgeous, and in my few hours of spare time ... Read more >
Tags: chang, heat tefl, royal, storm, thailand
Thu, 16 May 2013 | By capecodkiwi | Views [618]
Day 1 and 2- travel day/orientation
I have been looking forward to this day since I booked the trip back in february. today I am off to thailand to volunteer at an elephant conservation project. the flight to Bangkok from Auckland is 12 hours and ... Read more >
Wed, 15 May 2013 | By capecodkiwi | Views [486]
Before I write about my volunteer duties at the Elephant Nature Park, I'd like to explain the history behind the park and how these elephants came to be here. ENP is a safe haven for elephants who have been rescued from a lifetime of hard labor ... Read more >
Tue, 14 May 2013 | By paul_meet_world | Views [463]
Before getting on the plane to Thailand I begged every crew member not to let me on. Sniffling and coughing, trying to force my way through the language barrier, I'd explain just how bad an idea it was to trap 80 or so other people in an enclosed airspace ... Read more >
Tags: backpacking, healthcare, sick
Tue, 14 May 2013 | By capecodkiwi | Photo Gallery
Elephant Nature Park
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Sat, 11 May 2013 | By rutha90 | Views [706]
We had a tour of the school on Thursday. It's huge! The primary school I went to at broughton was about 90 pupils. This one is 3,500. Is the most famous school in Surin Province. They run an English Program (EP) where the children learn mainly in English.... Read more >
Tags: heat, hospital, surin, tefl
Fri, 10 May 2013 | By rutha90 | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 8 May 2013 | By katrina_curtis89 | Views [337]
Well I've moved from the hotel in Bangkok to my accommodation Chai Buri.
The journey was interesting, went on a sleeper train. Quite an experience although I didn't get a great deal of sleep. After a 12 hour journey by train and then a 5 hour bus ... Read more >
Tue, 7 May 2013 | By anealis314 | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 7 May 2013 | By rutha90 | Views [810] | Comments [1]
So that's my week in Bangkok over already! I'm now here in Surin where I will be teaching English to three year olds in a local school.
A few things from last week:
Went to a market and ate a grasshopper!!
Went in a racing tuktuk
visited ... Read more >
Tags: bangkok, elephant, grasshopper, surin, tefl, temples, tuktuk
Tue, 7 May 2013 | By anealis314 | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 7 May 2013 | By gsewake | Views [1081]
From Ban Krut to Chiang Mai the train takes all of 24hrs or so. Moving across most of Thailand north to south the landscape changes from lush flat rice paddy fields to mountainous jungle and small valleys.
Arrival, Chiang Mai, the former royal ... Read more >
Tags: bamboo nest, bus, chiang mai, chiang rai, golden triangle, houayxai, laos, luang prabang, thailand, wat
Mon, 6 May 2013 | By anealis314 | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 6 May 2013 | By anealis314 | Views [465]
HI friends and family! Sorry we haven't posted recently....we've been busy getting wet, making friends, and taking in the sites. Here's a recap of what we've been up to:
-Songkran: a 3 day water festival celebrating the Thai New Year. ... Read more >
Sun, 5 May 2013 | By katrina_curtis89 | Views [416]
We had Thai lessons yesterday, Oh my goodness, I don't think I'm ever going to be able to learn it. Thai language is so complex, they have 5 different tones and each tone of voice can make a word mean something different.
A quick example ... Read more >
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