The week starts with a Korean banquet and ends with cocktails and tequila! June 3rd 2007 Sorry lots of pictures with this one, as well as those from previous 2 blogs, as it wasn't uploading! I'm spending much more time "working" now at the camp, so I spend quite a lot of time in the office - which is brilliant actually as it has air con! The only problem I have is that the manager of the tourist section falls asleep at his desk and snores very loudly!! I haven't even ridden an eleph ... read more
Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Chonburi A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more
After years of dreaming about it, and months of talking about it, I finally made the decision to travel. In 2006 I gave up my job and set off on an adventure to South East Asia.........and I'm still here! Last year I traveled to Sri Lanka, India and Thailand and had an amazing time, completely falling in love with the places, the people and the lifestyle - not to mention the weather. This year I returned intending to get a job, probably teaching in Bangkok I thought. When I returned I decided to revisit friends that I had made at my last port of call in 2006 where I had volunteered at an eleph... full info