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Date: 3rd March 2008
Volunteering in Laos
Hi Dawn, It's good to hear from you. Ban Hatkhai is a very special place, and not one that is easy to leave. Maybe you might consider spending some time there as there is a chance to work with the kids as well as the guides, and I think that if you want a truly unique experience, this is it! Good luck in which ever project you decide to take on, and maybe I will meet you at Openmind. Shaun
From Blog: Departure From Open mind training centre
Volunteering in Laos
Hi Dawn, It's good to hear from you. Ban Hatkhai is a very special place, and not one that is easy to leave. Maybe you might consider spending some time there as there is a chance to work with the kids as well as the guides, and I think that if you want a truly unique experience, this is it! Good luck in which ever project you decide to take on, and maybe I will meet you at Openmind. Shaun
From Blog: Departure From Open mind training centre
Date: 2nd March 2008
open mind & Nongkai
Goodluck in Laos! I will be doing the same thing shortly. I've always wanted to volunteer for kids. It's good to know the experience in Nongkai went well. Take care.
From Blog: Departure From Open mind training centre
open mind & Nongkai
Goodluck in Laos! I will be doing the same thing shortly. I've always wanted to volunteer for kids. It's good to know the experience in Nongkai went well. Take care.
From Blog: Departure From Open mind training centre
Date: 1st March 2008
Take care Shaun
Thanks for your message, glad you are well, don't fall off the cliff ; we are thinking of you.
From Blog: A weekend break in Vang Vieng
Take care Shaun
Thanks for your message, glad you are well, don't fall off the cliff ; we are thinking of you.
From Blog: A weekend break in Vang Vieng
Date: 1st March 2008
Aqua domestic
I am glad to say that the facillities far surpassed anything that Aqua domestic could ever build. At least the manual flushing mechanism was reliable! Love you always XXX
From Blog: An Amazing week at Ban Hatkhai
Aqua domestic
I am glad to say that the facillities far surpassed anything that Aqua domestic could ever build. At least the manual flushing mechanism was reliable! Love you always XXX
From Blog: An Amazing week at Ban Hatkhai
Date: 29th February 2008
Back home!
Hi Shaun, I was hoping to come to Vientiane and maybe catch up with you and Ida before I left NongKhai but it all got too rushed with school sports carnivals and the like! I'm back home in Aus now, and still a little dazed with the travel, but have to say that the school experience in Ho Kham village was amazing and I loved it. I saw Sven's photos of the weekend he and Tim spent with you guys in Ban Na and you seemed to be having a great time. Hope the teaching is going well. Is it as you expected? For me, it was both more than I expected and less. The Temple School novices were English language experts in comparison with what I found in the village, and 2 weeks wasn't near enough to touch the tip of the iceberg, but it comforts me to know that there is now a school of 120 village children in Thailand who canall now draw and spell "kangaroo" and were well on the way to learing all the words to "Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree" when I left! A pocket of Australia! Be in touch later.
From Blog: Orientation training with Open Mind Projects in Nong Khai
Back home!
Hi Shaun, I was hoping to come to Vientiane and maybe catch up with you and Ida before I left NongKhai but it all got too rushed with school sports carnivals and the like! I'm back home in Aus now, and still a little dazed with the travel, but have to say that the school experience in Ho Kham village was amazing and I loved it. I saw Sven's photos of the weekend he and Tim spent with you guys in Ban Na and you seemed to be having a great time. Hope the teaching is going well. Is it as you expected? For me, it was both more than I expected and less. The Temple School novices were English language experts in comparison with what I found in the village, and 2 weeks wasn't near enough to touch the tip of the iceberg, but it comforts me to know that there is now a school of 120 village children in Thailand who canall now draw and spell "kangaroo" and were well on the way to learing all the words to "Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree" when I left! A pocket of Australia! Be in touch later.
From Blog: Orientation training with Open Mind Projects in Nong Khai
Date: 21st February 2008
Ban Hatkhai
Looks Amazing ....what an adventure!! The wash room looks like it was the work of Aqua Domestic!! Have Fun and Take Care X
From Blog: An Amazing week at Ban Hatkhai
Ban Hatkhai
Looks Amazing ....what an adventure!! The wash room looks like it was the work of Aqua Domestic!! Have Fun and Take Care X
From Blog: An Amazing week at Ban Hatkhai
Date: 14th February 2008
Tigers
Hi there, Your pictures of the tigers are amazing. Ive been reading up on this place a lot and really want to go but have read a lot of bad reviews about the place ie the tigers are badly treated, they are locked in cages most of the day etc. Just wondering did you see any evidence of this at all as would hate to go for it to be a horrible experience!!Thnks!!
From Blog: Tiger Temple - Wat Pa Bua Yannasampanno Forest Monastry
Tigers
Hi there, Your pictures of the tigers are amazing. Ive been reading up on this place a lot and really want to go but have read a lot of bad reviews about the place ie the tigers are badly treated, they are locked in cages most of the day etc. Just wondering did you see any evidence of this at all as would hate to go for it to be a horrible experience!!Thnks!!
From Blog: Tiger Temple - Wat Pa Bua Yannasampanno Forest Monastry
Date: 14th February 2008
Take care Shaun
Good luck Shaun, do not get mauled, attacked, eaten, engaged etc ( please delete to taste!) We look forward to your next message.
From Blog: Departure From Open mind training centre
Take care Shaun
Good luck Shaun, do not get mauled, attacked, eaten, engaged etc ( please delete to taste!) We look forward to your next message.
From Blog: Departure From Open mind training centre
Date: 12th February 2008
Harley Logo
Not sure where it came from, but they do get volunteers from America, so maybe from one of them.
From Blog: Orientation training with Open Mind Projects in Nong Khai
Harley Logo
Not sure where it came from, but they do get volunteers from America, so maybe from one of them.
From Blog: Orientation training with Open Mind Projects in Nong Khai
Date: 11th February 2008
Criminal!
Perhaps criminal is more fitting!!!! only joking. Looks like a wonderful expereince loving seeing it all.. take care Haulwen
From Blog: Teaching Novice Monks in a Buddhist Monastery
Criminal!
Perhaps criminal is more fitting!!!! only joking. Looks like a wonderful expereince loving seeing it all.. take care Haulwen
From Blog: Teaching Novice Monks in a Buddhist Monastery
Date: 11th February 2008
Motorbike language
I suspect that the buddhist monks will learn all the essential words like names of different parts of the motorbike!
From Blog: Teaching Novice Monks in a Buddhist Monastery
Motorbike language
I suspect that the buddhist monks will learn all the essential words like names of different parts of the motorbike!
From Blog: Teaching Novice Monks in a Buddhist Monastery
Date: 11th February 2008
Happy TigerToms!
You look much happier now that you are part of the team! What about the loggo of Harley davidson in the background - where is that from?
From Blog: Orientation training with Open Mind Projects in Nong Khai
Happy TigerToms!
You look much happier now that you are part of the team! What about the loggo of Harley davidson in the background - where is that from?
From Blog: Orientation training with Open Mind Projects in Nong Khai
Date: 9th February 2008
Tiger (Shere Khan) does Rambo
Hi Tiger...steady with that knife (does the handle come apart with needle and thread in it?)....or is it for opening cans of beans (croc dundee!) :) Monday your last day before starting your overseas work - make sure you can get a message out of the 'camp' if you need a hack saw or file! Mowgli
From Blog: First Day in Nong Khai
Tiger (Shere Khan) does Rambo
Hi Tiger...steady with that knife (does the handle come apart with needle and thread in it?)....or is it for opening cans of beans (croc dundee!) :) Monday your last day before starting your overseas work - make sure you can get a message out of the 'camp' if you need a hack saw or file! Mowgli
From Blog: First Day in Nong Khai
Date: 7th February 2008
what do I see
Ive seen less room in a ski apartment
From Blog: Arrival in Nong Khai
what do I see
Ive seen less room in a ski apartment
From Blog: Arrival in Nong Khai
Date: 7th February 2008
From Sissy
This is where the adventure really begins. Enjoy!!! xxx
From Blog: First Day in Nong Khai
From Sissy
This is where the adventure really begins. Enjoy!!! xxx
From Blog: First Day in Nong Khai
Date: 6th February 2008
Travelodge
Don't envy you the room!Still after all these posh hotels all over the world it will be a refreshing change! Good luck and Happy New Year!
From Blog: Arrival in Nong Khai
Travelodge
Don't envy you the room!Still after all these posh hotels all over the world it will be a refreshing change! Good luck and Happy New Year!
From Blog: Arrival in Nong Khai
Date: 6th February 2008
The jig's up!
Shaun, we're all excited how it'll be. Do us proud! Maria
From Blog: Arrival in Nong Khai
The jig's up!
Shaun, we're all excited how it'll be. Do us proud! Maria
From Blog: Arrival in Nong Khai
Date: 6th February 2008
hotel inspector
Holy Tiger Toms - are you a hotel inspector???
From Blog: Arrival in Nong Khai
hotel inspector
Holy Tiger Toms - are you a hotel inspector???
From Blog: Arrival in Nong Khai
Date: 6th February 2008
Thanks Kate, I'm really looking forward to getting stuck into something usefull now. As far as the UK weather goes, at least you don't have to contend with the mosqueto's. I took my first maleria tablets this morning. No ill effects I'm glad to say. Cheers Shaun
From Blog: Last night in Chaing Mai
Thanks Kate, I'm really looking forward to getting stuck into something usefull now. As far as the UK weather goes, at least you don't have to contend with the mosqueto's. I took my first maleria tablets this morning. No ill effects I'm glad to say. Cheers Shaun
From Blog: Last night in Chaing Mai
Date: 6th February 2008
Good luck
Good luck with the next phase. It's been great reading about your adventures so far. I have the photo of the big domed golden temple, as my computer desktop background. I look at it wistfully and think of all the other lives going on out there, under vast blue skies, while it hails and rains and snows here!
From Blog: Last night in Chaing Mai
Good luck
Good luck with the next phase. It's been great reading about your adventures so far. I have the photo of the big domed golden temple, as my computer desktop background. I look at it wistfully and think of all the other lives going on out there, under vast blue skies, while it hails and rains and snows here!
From Blog: Last night in Chaing Mai
Date: 4th February 2008
Holy Tiger Toms
Thanks for the doggie pics - do they live inside or outside? What sort of names do they give to dogs round there? How are the Chinese New year preparations ? Your travel blog is also the main topic of my conversations with Maria and June !
From Blog: A weekend in Lampang
Holy Tiger Toms
Thanks for the doggie pics - do they live inside or outside? What sort of names do they give to dogs round there? How are the Chinese New year preparations ? Your travel blog is also the main topic of my conversations with Maria and June !
From Blog: A weekend in Lampang
Date: 4th February 2008
No 1 topic
Well Ewa........... now that you put it like that, it's a big responsibility. But at least someone is reading it so it is worth the effort on my part. Keep well ShaunX
From Blog: A weekend in Lampang
No 1 topic
Well Ewa........... now that you put it like that, it's a big responsibility. But at least someone is reading it so it is worth the effort on my part. Keep well ShaunX
From Blog: A weekend in Lampang
Kate
non-member comment
Sounds like you're having a whale of a time! Keep blogging when you can... Btw, you're missing nothing at home except biting winds and occasional snow flurries.
From Blog: A weekend break in Vang Vieng