Aruntara Chiang Mai

... look at the pictures). On the way back we met a Thai, who advise us to go to another waterfall with her and her children. We spent the afternoon over there and grilled squid with a fire. So cool to be with local people (thanks to Phoranee who speeks fluently thai). On the way back from the waterfall I slip on a steep declivity and harm my shulder, foot and elbow. I wash all my wounds by the Thai and she put me some plants to make it dry. It hurts but ...

... dort bleiben wollten.<br><br>Auf der Fahrt hatten wir die Ehre... 3 total verrueckte Franzosen kennenlernen zu duerfen....<br>So tranken wir mit ihnen ein bisschen whisky, etwas beer und ich muss doch sagen, dass ich leicht angetrunken und mit babypuder im Gesicht unser wagon verliess ;)<br><br>Ansonsten ging in Shiang Mai nicht so viel! Gestern Abend waren wir noch auf dem Nachtmarkt... und heute waren wir auf der Tigerfarm (siehe Bilder!)<br><br>Die ...

... It was a lot of hard work, but so worth it in the end! We started with an elephant trek, before a 3 hour hike up to a hill tribe village...all with the help of our awesome guide ton- or tony as we called him! We spent the night at the village, where we had a great moment where we met one of the village elders who sung some traditional songs for us, asking for our group to sing a song for the village, we responded in the only way we knew how... giving them ...

... quickly for lunch before beginning our trek. We walked a total of 4km on the first day, not too far but it was alot of ups and down and coupled with rainy season it wasn't the easiest walk. I was the first to fall but Clare fell 3 times and Jackie once - even once the guide had made us walking sticks from trees!! We arrived at a small Hill Tribe village which was very cool, they literally grow everything they eat ...

... exit followed and we went to the nearest travel agent to find out about flights etc, intial quotes were very very expensive so we all got a bit panicked and decided to run back to our hostel to see if they could help. <br><br>We love our hostel. They sent us to a brilliant, fluent english speaking travel agent who sorted all of the above for incredibly cheap prices, even showing us them to be cheaper then booking flights online, offered free internet and ...

... to Khaing Dhu Wan. He became a true friend and comrade to me. I went there to teach and learned far more than I taught, and far more then the students realized.<br><br>I look forward to returning to NEED and seeing my friend again, and look forward to seeing the students again in Free Burma when that inevitable day comes.

... hippos can be, this was a bit scary to me. But the scariest was yet to come! We went to were the large cats were kept and figured out that you could feed a leopard for 20 baht with a slab of meat on the end of about a 2 foot long metal skewer stick thing. The only separation between you and the huge leopard was a chain link fence!! The video of me feeding the cat is on Kelley's blog, her member name is kbreeze. After that we walked into the aviary ...

... the National Museum, the National Art Gallery, and several Wats. In one Wat we entered we sat and respectfully listened to the methodic chant of Monks. This was a very beautiful experience. Another morning, Clint and I took a trip to see the famous floating market while Jim and Patty stayed back to ride the local water taxi on the river and visit the flower market in Bangkok. They said they enjoyed this very much. The floating market was interesting for ...

... pour moins de deux euros de plus on a une chambre dans un hôtel qui paraît luxueux avec une super salle de bain avec eau chaude et deux lits séparés ! Il y a même une terrasse rien que pour nous et ça sent super bon ! Du coup hop on se dépêche on retourne chercher les sacs puis on paie le mec du premier hôtel, on court jusque l'autre et on y prend un douche avant le petit déjeuner café (enfin expresso même) et jus d'orange frais ! le bonheur ! Puis rendez vous à l'école ...

... area had given way to more wooded surroundings as we approached Wang Chao. In some really crabbed script - likely due to the combination of half-consciousness and bus motion - I'd jotted down the note "Tak, nice town (immediate impression.)" I dimly remember passing the Tak Provincial Hall, then the bus plunged back into the dark countryside and both of us back into sleep. At this point I can't recall what it was that seemed so appealing about Tak, just that it was. <br ...