 | Boatong Flower Valley
2008-11-24, Boatong, Thailand. By: mthompsett | | Well how do you describe a community where old women spit yet are charming, young children laugh like demons yet drop rubbish everywhere, and where everyone takes care of each other yet ask nothing in... |
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 | Tao, Samui and Pha-Ngan
2008-05-15, Ko Samui, Thailand. By: andrewjeff | | We flew from Siem Reap to Bangkok to the island of Koh Samui, and then took a ferry to Koh Tao. It’s a small tropical island, population 5,000. We checked into our nice air conditioned room at Ban’s... |
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 | One Night (Last Night) in Bangkok!
2008-11-20, Bangkok, Thailand. By: cbtjoe | | It is 8:45pm Thursday night and I just came back to the hotel after a final massage....this hotel is so nice...I can't believe I had to open the door myself to enter the lobby....I think I'll complain... |
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 | Kanchanaburi
2008-11-20, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. By: rossnkaren | | This place was the site of the Bridge over the River Kwai. We stayed in a little bungalow just off the main river, over one of its tributaries. It was a little rustic, with one of those toilets that... |
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 | Bangkok 1
2008-11-18, Bangkok, Thailand. By: rossnkaren | | We took a bus to Bangkok, or more accurately, 2 buses. One to the Cambodian border and one on the other side, leaving us to walk across no man's land (complete with a casino) between the borders. We... |
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 | Last minute Safari
2008-11-19, Phuket, Thailand. By: cbtjoe | | So, it's our last day in Phuket and I'm up early...wondering what to do... The guy at the front desk of the hotel suggests an elephant safari, any time I want to go...sounds like a great idea so he ma... |
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| Objective Complete!
2008-11-18, Phuket, Thailand. By: cbtjoe | | We flew to Phuket yesterday which was only a 1 hour flight from Bangkok. Our hotel is in an 'alley' and seems kind of gross from the outside...but heck, it's only $30/night so it's good enough for me.... |
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 | Jim Thompson House
2008-11-16, Bangkok, Thailand. By: cbtjoe | | Today was just a lazy day and quick ride to Jim Thompson's house. He was an american who lived here after WWII and revolutionized Thai silk to the USA. He also built a traditional thai home on a canal... |
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 | Bangkok
2008-10-25, Bangkok, Thailand. By: siqueira | | For the moment.....It is the capital of Thailand !!!! heheheh a big information.....wait good information gonna come.... |
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 | The Project Goes to Plan
2008-11-12, Ban Mae Ja, Thailand. By: mthompsett | | At last the villagers have started arriving to help. A delay in the rice harvest has kept the men in the fields reaping and threshing. It has been frustrating to work alone but now we are steaming a... |
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 | The King and I go to the Market
2008-11-15, Bangkok, Thailand. By: cbtjoe | | Today was the public creamation of the sister of the King of Thailand.
The country is in mourning over her passsing and the entire creamation
is being televised. The processsion of thousands of tr... |
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 | Tuk Tuk = Shop Shop!
2008-11-14, Bangkok, Thailand. By: cbtjoe | | Up and adam after just 5 hours sleep. It's 8am and the day is a wasting away!
Let's go to China Town! First we have to bargain for just the price for the driver of these gas powered, broken muffler... |
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 | Beautiful Koh Chang!
2008-01-05, Koh Chang, Thailand. By: smithy2006 | | Mum and I Set off big time early doors for trip to Koh Chang on the VIP bus... bit more expensive but a nice luxury to have once in a while... ticket price ain't bad with a return! Plus we got the bes... |
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| Tiger Temple
2008-01-04, kanchanaburi, Thailand. By: smithy2006 | | This is a place that everyone should visit if they are in Thailand... very touristy but a unique experience, it's not every day you get to play with a tiger cub!
It's not just the experience of tou... |
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 | The School Project Gets Underway
2008-11-06, Ban Mae Ja, Thailand. By: mthompsett | | So here I am in the thick of it, way beyond what I expected. I am in a village called Ban Mae Ja north of Khun Yuam, about 65 households, population 300 ish. These guys are tough; they grow rice, co... |
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 | Sharks, Turtles, and Sea Horses!
2008-11-02, Koh Lanta, Thailand. By: alexvale | | Sharks, Turtles and Sea Horses! I’ll come to that later! Since I last updated, we’ve been to Koh Phi Phi and are now on Koh Lanta. Koh Phi Phi was beautiful! Danny and Laura met us from the pier after... |
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 | Sunflower Festival
2008-11-01, Khun Yuam, Thailand. By: mthompsett | | Today was the first day of the Festival of Sunflowers, the wackiest, most colourful yet wonderful festival I have been to, bar none. Essentially, the town hosts and flood of people selling everything... |
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 | Introduction to the Children
2008-10-30, Khun Yuam, Thailand. By: mthompsett | | Being introduced to the school was such fun!!! Several of the volunteer teachers had been asked to introduce themselves to the children at the Friday morning assembly. I was happy to lurk at the bac... |
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 | Key-Turn Project at Ban Mae Ja
2008-10-29, Ban Mae Ja, Thailand. By: mthompsett | | Having had a very successful trip around the Burmese border yesterday, Salahae and set out for Ban Mae Ja, a small village 20 km North of Khun Yuam. Our purpose was to survey a project in the village... |
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 | Visit to Burmese Border Villages
2008-10-28, Khun Yuam, Thailand. By: mthompsett | | Today we visited the villages on the route to the Burmese border, Mae Khi, Piang Luang, Huai Khi, Ton Nun and Pratu Muang. Coming off the main road we entered an area where rogue elements of the Burm... |
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 | Getting On With It
2008-10-26, Khun Yuam, Thailand. By: mthompsett | | Well the first week is over in a rush, feels like I have been here months. Still staying at the Ban Ferang guest house so not immersed in the local culture fully yet. Have spent the last three days ... |
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 | Open Water and Advanced Open Water Diving
2008-10-25, Koh Tao, Thailand. By: alexvale | | Diving is awesome! Over the last 8 days Cat and I have both completed the Open Water and Advance Open Water courses. The Open Water course was good and taught you all the basics which allows you to di... |
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 | Arrival at Khun Yuam
2008-10-24, Khun Yuam, Thailand. By: mthompsett | | Left Chiang Mai this morning after a rapidly swallowed version of English fry up. After an interesting night with next door's karaoke rock club ending at 02:00 am then the torrential rain on the tin ... |
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| The Flight
2008-11-12, Bangkok, Thailand. By: cbtjoe | | Ugghhh! Another dreaded flight...not only is the flight going to be long (about 20 hours) and firstclass-less, but we also cross the international date line which means we lose another whole day. We... |
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 | From Nha Trang to Koh Toa
2008-10-21, Koh Tao, Thailand. By: alexvale | | So we had our final night and day in Nha Trang, which was quality! Said our goodbyes to Ryan, Craig, Toby, & Sarah the four Ozy’s we’d spent the last two weeks travelling Vietnam with. I stayed out un... |
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