Orchids Guest House Chiang Rai

... resourcefulness. They made a cooking pot from a big stem of bamboo added in some bamboo shoots, herbs, leaves and water from the river and let it boil. Delicious and nutritious. Then our guide 'Abay' made us some chopsticks out of bamboo and a spoon from leaves to scoop up the soup. We also have some bamboo cups he fashioned for a cup of tea. After seeing him make a couple of them for us we were so impressed we asked him to make a set for us. They're lovely! Some ...

... it’s not so much teaching as conducting discussion groups. And it’s been going great. They’ve just signed me up for another eight-week course teaching another class which starts next weekend. In addition to that they’ve just, only yesterday, roped me into a new ‘English Course’ teaching a group of judicial workers and court officials in the ...

... have western style toilets (although, we flush them manually by pouring water down) while the rest of the people here use squatty potties. We have been completely blown away by their hospitality and generosity.

We are staying at the HRDC (Hilltribes Resources and Development Center) which is actually like an orphanage. It wasn't what any of us were expecting when they said we were going to a hill tribe in ...

... July and October would know the problems I had with my old one, it was an American Terry (womens) saddle but I'm afraid it just didn't suit my butt. So now I have the queen of saddles, the B67a Brooks, larger than life, looks like a tractor seat and we call her The Bummer. Now don't get me wrong, I don't think I'm ever going to be comfortable on a saddle (anatomically I don't think I'm meant to cycle) but this one is manageable with a ...

... were asked if we could inject a rather sickly looking cat! For some reason Dr Jo said she would inject the cat for the tourists who had taken pitty on it and bought the injection from a local chemist. I didn't really want to watch the poor creature being injected to l went down to our rooms leaving very loud meowing noises coming from above. By this stage Jo and l were tired and hungry so we headed out to book ourself on a tour for the next day and to get some ...

... i have been so brave since ive been here! I am watching, indeed even enjoying the small birds and chickens that play at your feet everywhere and even the butterflies here are not the huge scary ones we get at home but instead are like the little white ones that never scared me that much anyway. How brave am i? Mind you im still sh*t scared crossing the road! I have never seen anything like the driving here. I reckon that these are the ...

... I had much pent-up energy and internal kayos to work out. Now I am feeling much more relaxed and a bit more centered in my travel. Our host family would prepare supper for the group mostly from fresh foods from their garden, also went out and caught tow chickens from their field and cooked them on the spot. I think I now know how to kill and butcher a chicken (maybe a skill that will come in handy one day) or at least impress ...

... go to South East Asia it kinda impossible to avoid Thailand/Bangkok (Not a problem) Comments on Asia Conclusion Asia 9.5 Pro's So many different cultures So much various natural beauty (Himalayas - Waterfalls - Coral ) Cheapest Continent by far ...

... the hell, let's do the right thing. I jumped on the bus, that seemed to made for people without legs. If you like curves I highly recommend this trip, because the road between Chiang mai and Chiang rai must be very old because it was built before they invented straight roads. The town in itself is not too impressive. Sit and roll your thumbs is probably the most entertaining thing you can do if you spend more then four days there. They have a ...