Akhajulyah Guesthouse Chiang Rai
Ban Sancharoen Kaw Chiang Rai, 57180, Thailand
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Adios Mave....sob sob..... In Chiang Rai alone
... well travelled. And best of all, he got on with my husband, which is not easy especially if you don't 'get' him. There was a lot of camera talk, lens, pictures and all that stuff where it got to points where Mel & I would look at each other in a 'there they go again' sort of exchange of glances where we obviously had no idea what they were talking about! David was also fab at tips on travel, we are now the owners of numerous lonely planets PDF's on our kindle and some pretty ...
I have arrived!
... California...only 30 minutes south from where I live, very small world! There are 11 new volunteers here, and about 25 previous volunteers. So lots of people to meet and hangout with. And everyone is from all around the world, so lots of culture shock :)
When we arrived at the Mirror Foundation location, we were given a tour of the grounds, served lunch and settled into our dorms. Girls and boys are staying in separate dorms. ...
A Bamboo Nest and a Border Town....
... a few nice places to eat in town, including the fantastic Bamboo Café, where they bake their own amazing multigrain bread and have delicious homemade tomato soup - sometimes it’s the simple things in life!
The markets were pretty good, and I managed to get a new pair of flipflops for 45bt (under a pound) - the last ones cost £40, but they did last me 8 months, so we’ll see how long these ones do! There are also some surprisingly nice temples to see. There was ...
Up, Up and Away….Not
... 2USD. I being the ex-DQ employee should have insisted on a comparison of their blizzard making skills but took a pass this go around.
The flight was a quick 1 hour back over to Thailand, kind of like going from Appleton to Chicago and just like last time found customs here to be a complete joke taking about 15 min in line with essentially no one checking bags once again.
Since we were ...
More Trekking with Elephants and Hill Tribes
... elephants about the camp. Many of which still had their tusks.
Found myself once again riding in a chair on the elephants back (no nexk ride this time). Actually had an hour long ride this time (last time only 30min) and while we started out walking on the road we did eventually head out into the nearby village fields and stream beds.
Had my driver asks me a number of times about buying the elephant a bunch of bannanas but saide no. Found that the ...

