http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Kendlelight/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Kendlelight en-us Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:44:37 +0000 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:44:37 +0000 Hello Everyone Here I am again. This time I am writing to you from Chang Mai. And I am very exhausted right now. I did something crazy. I went on a 3 day trek trough the jungle. However before I go and tell you about that i will first tell you about what happened before that.I took an overnight bus from Ayuthaya to Chang Mai and that was horrible it was way too long. So without any sleep I arr http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/North-West-Thailand/Chiang-Mai/blog-460344.html Well now how does one get from Bangkok to Ayuthaya. I thought by minivan but that might not be the best option after all. The journey to Ayuthaya is a story in itself. So here we go.I was told I would be picked up at the guesthouse and then taken by minivan to Ayuthaya. So at 12.15 someone ran into the guesthouse calling Ayuthaya Ayuthaya come come So I hurried after him with my backpack. To http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/blog-459472.html Well here I am it is way too hot for me to be running around Bangkok this afternoon. So I thought I spoil you all with a little Blog entry.Even though I planned everything about my arrival as detailed as possible things decided to go differently. First of all I spend 12 hours in a plane with people next to be who did not want to talk so i had to hold my tongue. And you all know that is difficul http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/blog-458728.html May 24th 2008. After an early start of the day I got myself in to the train only to be welcomed by an army of women going to the 'libelle beursrsquo. Too noisy to continue sleeping The flight to Birmingham was uneventful luckily as I do not like flying all that much.Caz and Roj were waiting for me at the airport. There is nothing like seeing old friends again after such a long time. Saturday http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/blog-282153.html Even though I had said that I had written my last blog I really did want to make an exception. I realized that the experience of travelling does not stop the minute you are back at the airport greeted by your family but it is followed by an emotional rollercoaster. Just as I had to find my way in Cambodia I needed to find my way around back home. Not everything is the same once you return frie http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/Groningen/blog-57999.html Hello All I am now in Kuala Lumpur and I thought this would be an excellent time to write my last update just before I arrive home. So what happened in the last week or so. Well not that much or not that many exciting things for sure. So where to start ah Kampong Cham the last few days there at my Cambodian home were all about trying to recover of some health problems which still hasn't wo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-55745.html Hello everyone I am not sure if this is going to be my last update from Cambodia or not. In 10 days I am going home and it saddens me to have to leave this beautiful country behind. But of course you are not interested in my heartache stories you want to know what I have been upto. Last time I did not tell you what my plans were even though they were in the making but I just only wanted to te http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kampong-Cham/blog-53352.html Dear friends and family It has been a week since my last update and a lot has happened again. After returning from Sihanouk with Simon I gave myself two days of rest catching my breath after a week of partying so to speak. During these two days I wrote a little report with preliminary results and I already realized I made one mistake but at least it can still be changed. I can hardly belief th http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kampong-Cham/blog-51861.html Dear everybody It has been over a weeks time since any of you has heard from me. At present time I am trying to catch up on some sleep in Kampong Cham. Simon was so kind as to take me home with him for two days. As I mentioned in my last update there were a lot of things on the agenda for last week. So where to start Well I guess at the beginning my trip to Koh Kong. Well after getting up very http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kampong-Cham/blog-50572.html Ok guys I just wrote an entire update and when I pressed save the website crashed so I have to try again but this time I will give you the short version instead. I feel annoyed right now with the cambodian internet. An hours of work down the drain so to speak. I usually do a quick ctrlc to copy the text but I forgot.Well here we go. I finished the interviews last friday and I have to conf http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Sihanoukville/blog-48831.html Hello allyes it has been a while and now that I write you I cannot even say life is all that exciting. Getting up early in the morning working on either the interviews transcripts or DHS analyses. Going to bed on time and getting up early again. Even though it is wonderful to do so. I love doing the fieldwork I love talking to everyone I love being surprised by the beauty in them the cultur http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Sihanoukville/blog-46828.html Dear all Another week has passed and this time a week with a lot of activities. The first interviews have been held there was a ceremony for the new utrasound in the clinic and there was a nice party on the beach.This week the work really started but it's much more difficult than I expected. There is a huge communication problem caused by cultural differences. Of course it is more a challange http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Sihanoukville/blog-44567.html Hello all This time I wish I had a lot to tell you but what can I say nothing very spectacular about relaxing on the beach all day Of course it is very enjoyable and my suntan is coming along very nicely. However as a week has passed I do want to give you a little update even with a few pictures. With only one purpose will they be put on the website to make you all very jealous of the s http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Sihanoukville/blog-42479.html Hello thereJust a short message from Preah Sihanouk. The trip to sinahouk was breath taking I enjoyed it a lot. Even though i had somebody sitting next to me who did not speak english. I still enjoyed it. The only downside is all the european american men who travel with young asian women. You see it alot everywhere white men with asian girls. I do not know if it should disturb me or not. But http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Sihanoukville/blog-40832.html Dear all the morning is well on the way and i am wasting my time in an internet cafe so that i can meet Dr. Crabb in about 45 mins. this means i have very little time to write to you what i have been upto the last week. Kampong ChamAfter a wonderful relaxing stay with simon and oie in which they spoiled me rotten especially on the weekend we went to visit some more or less remote places. Si http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-40079.html Dear all Thank you so much for all the messages that you have send me it really means a lot to me they make me smile big time. This is for me the first time in an Cambodian internet cafe and everything is just going fine. Because of the vaccines I had not been feeling so wonderful the last week but this morning I woke up feeling more energized than I had in weeks. It must be all that wonderfu http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kampong-Cham/blog-38718.html Dear friends and family Its late or rather is early its 8 am local time and 1 am dutch time and I am exhausted. I have not yet arrived at my final destiantion. But I am not at the airport of kuala lumpur waiting for the flight. I still have to wait 1.5 hours. How wonderful it is that they have wireless internet. Although they also offer free internet at service points as well. I must confess http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Wilayah-Persekutuan/Kuala-Lumpur/blog-38119.html Dear Friends and Family As promised the first entry would be published before leaving for Cambodia. And yes the day is almost here tomorrow I will leave for the biggest adventure of my life so far. And as you know I have decided to create an online journal. Of course you all know my lack of selfdiscipline so it probably will not be on a too regular basis. However I will try to send something http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Groningen/Groningen/blog-35785.html