Blogs from Singburi, Central Thailand, Thailand, Asia - page 2

...so arrived at our accomodation, the Lemon house, about 3 hours north of Bangkok. I'm pretty surprised actually, it's pretty nice and Thailand is far more developed than I expected it would be in this more rural area. We have got proper beds, electricity, running water, TV, western toilets and have all of our meals cooked for us. Although all the food is veggie, which is pretty annoying, I try and have a much meat as I can when we go out! The programme is really well organised aswell. Oh and not forgeting the bar next door to us! Tho they only seem to open when they can be bothered! When we arrived on the Sunday we got a welcome party put on by the local school children, they did dances for us and played drums. ... read more

Sawadee Ka (Hello)!! Hope you all well. After updating on Monday morning we went to eat lunch at a restaurant before going to make ourselves some bracelets. And yes, you guessed it, More rice for lunch! For dinner we went back to the lemon house and theres no points for guessing what we ate!! Tuesday was the busiest day so far. We went from the House to an art museam in Ayuttahya, The former captital of Thailand (excuse spelling). we then had lunch before heading off to ride an elephant. felt sorry for the poor thing really. then we visited a temple. we have both never felt heat like it. we had to cover up to show respect and i think we were close to fainting. after the temple- and worshipping the giant buddah- we went ... read more

Home For the first two weeks of this trip base camp is The Lemon House. The accommodation is lovely, two bed, large, clean rooms with bathrooms, set amongst a beautiful garden of wild orchids, butterfly's and bird song waking you at daybreak. It is definitely the nicest accommodation yet and the actual camp is set along side the river. It is so tranquil and a total contrast to Bangkok's noise and smog. We are to spend our time here doing various cultural activities and exploring the area. One day this week we spent on a bike ride. This was a lovely way to peacefully glide through the surrounding villages, stopping to look at the local vegetation, all the herbs the Thai people use in their cooking growing naturally on the riverside and the beautiful wild ... read more

Hii This week has been cultural week! Wasn't as busy as last week so had plenty of time to read, play badminton and have a few nights at the bar with the puppies... they have new collars so cute :). We also went to our temple stay, where we found more puppies… sorry chilli. The stray dogs all live in the temples and its really sad to see most of them ill but they’re well cared for there. I was really looking forward to the temple stay but it seemed to get hotter there.. if that is even possible! We got there after lunch and changed into our white robes that looked a bit like we were all in a 'home'. then wandered off down the village and around the market. (bought another couple of cute ... read more

First of all, I just want to let yoy know that I have added a bit more to the school blog and also added a few more pictures. Today is our last day in the eco house, which is really sad as I have had such a fantastic time here. I have become really good friends with Dan who owns the bar ( not because I drink there alot, I just really like talking to him, plus I have become his English teacher lol) and his son Kiim who is the cutest, yet cheekiest kid, I have ever met!!! Whenever dan is not looking he will be really cheeky and then Dan will show up and Kiim will sit all innocently lol. He painted my leg yellow today even though i said no about 10 times, ... read more