Singing the King's new song at the railway station, Bangkok. We were at the station for 2 hours, and they sang for the whole time. Over and over again...
The final furlong..... December 6th 2007 Our last 2 nights in Thailand and we headed to our friends at the elephant camp in Pattaya.
We didn't actually do much! We just hung out with them and tried to make the most of the warm sun before the cold of England in December!
Happy Birthday To The King!
Our last day in Thailand was extra special as it was the king's 80th birthday! Everyone was celebrating. We celebrated by go ... read more
Asia » Thailand 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
It started in November 2006, when we quit our jobs, rented out our house, sold our belongings and set off in search of adventure in South East Asia.
Backpacking around SE Asia followed, along with working with elephants in Pattaya, a TEFL course in Thailand, teaching in Bangkok, Madrid, Bournemouth....
"Where next?" you might ask.
Well, the pull of the East was too great, so we hot-footed back to Thailand, and then onto Vietnam.
We spent a year teaching in a language centre in Haiphong in the North of Vietnam. Then we went searching for the bright lights of the big city and taught ... full info