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Return to Sangkla, Laos and TBF!
... You to all of you who supported this, The Branch Foundation competed in the GlobalGiving Challenge. We managed to reach the goal of permanent membership as well as reach our goal to make the Shan Camp Solar powered, first in the world of its kind! Needless to say this was a rather hectic and sleepless time for both Tom and myself. The Branch Foundation in general is doing really well, and the GlobalGiving platform will ...
Elephant Owners for the Day
... I were pretty excited as this was really one of the signature tours of our trip. I will admit even though I read up on it, you still get rather nervous when think about dealing with a 10,000 lb wild animal that could stomp you like a grape if ****** off. In fact, a baby elephant rushed a guy standing next to us at the waterfall and pinned him against the rocks for a second. He said he was okay but man that had to hurt a ton.
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I Hate Roosters
... culture, their program helps combat that and educate the community and patients. One of my objectives I listed before coming to Thailand was to compare family and social dynamics here to America. Three things that stood out to me were: 1) people wai each other as a greeting and there are unwritten rules regarding who you wai and when to wai, 2) the younger generation has much more respect for elders and authority figures, and 3) there is a large emphasis on ...
Allein, Allein!
Das 1. Mal auf dieser Reise, dass ich etwas Privatsphäre habe. Caro fährt mit einem normalen Zug, weil sie keinen Sinn darin sieht, mehr Geld für einen Sleeping Train auszugeben, was ihre Sache ist und zugegebenermaßen ist es wirklich nicht billig, aber sie zahlt für 14std sitzend 25$ und ich für 14std liegend 30$, die es mir persönlich wert sind. Jaja, wie auch immer PRIVATSPHÄRE (ich würds doppelt ...
Time for a serious topic...FOOD!
... for fresh fruit, treats, etc. Chiang Mai Gate Market
is at the south end of the old town and is my favorite. It's
where the locals shop in the area and I see few tourists
there. It opens in the morning, and closes by early-mid
afternoon. It's also a great place to practice my money
exchange abilities because most prices are given in
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