Hi I'm heading to Thailand in Janurary and as i haven't travelling in years i want to start of doing some voluntery work to meet some people and give something back at the same time. I'm thinking of heading North to start with, volunteer for a few weeks and then head into Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. From there i will return to Thailand and head to the Islands for some R&R. Does anyone have any recommendations for volunteer programs? I'm not sure whether to Teach (I have a TEFL qualification, although never used it) work with Elephants or do some sort of conservation project. I've been given a 3 month sabattical from work, although realistically i think i will need to extend this once i'm travelling as from everything i've read 3 months is not enough
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