Boonbundan Guesthouse Chiang Rai

... ice cold waterfall. After being refreshed we set out on our long walk back. We got involved in a deep political conversation along the way as Tom describe his beliefs about the current tumultuous political situation and the King.<br><br>After arriving back he even offered to buy us broad bean snacks and a spicy cucumber salad. We accepted the food, of course, but we paid. He gently begged us to go on a tour with him again tomorrow since it is ...

... believe in Jesus yet who are attending the school. The night was really amazing. As soon as we got there, it began to pour down rain. We actually threw out the program and just worshiped and prayed with and for the students. We really felt like God wanted to pour down His Holy Spirit just like the rain and also that He was stirring healing among the group. So, we had them all get in the middle ...

... here have very pale skin, so much so that I do a double take in the non-tourist areas thinking they are westerners. Last night in Fang there was a huge market in the centre of town, one half of the dual carriageway was blocked off and they had a PA system playing pop music, but later on a local band struck up. They were selling anything and everything, From clothes to dolls to bins to any kind of food you could care to mention. Rather ...

hi to you all. i know i've been late as usual with the thailand adventures! nothing new there, plus internet in laos is a bit to be desired, so managed to find a place that won't make downloading a photo seem like travelling on local buses;slow,slow,slow!! oh and by the way, my caps lock does not work, so don't think badly of my lack of capital letters! i'm dim, but not that much so.. well it seems like forever since i crossed from malaysia by boat to ...

... onions on it, which of course made it even tastier for us. There was also an ample serving of fries, which made this meal a real bargain. The fish &amp; chips for 99 baht was also an exceptional deal. I tried to figure out from Pam what type of fish she was serving, but she didn't know the name in English. It is too bad because I normally do not like fish very much, but this stuff was great. Twice I ordered this huge filet and I didn't get a single bone. Chiang Rai has ...

... the business (note. not the buildings or the land - just the running of the business) and she seems to like us. The guest house is called Chian House. Hmmm, have been working a little on organising our study trip to Bali in Oct, but have now handed that to someone else (Aye). Have had various meetings with people which all went well. Was asked to write to Sue at FreeSchools and ask if we could get money for two more ...

... that I hadn't thought of, was the weight and length of the brass on these tiny women. I chose a scarf hanging from one woman's display, and unfortunately didn't have the right change for her. So she had to get up from her seated weaving position, when she bent forward to slide her legs to the ground, it looked like she was going to topple over. The rings are REALLY heavy and make the girls top ...

... we learned so much about the opium trade, the wars and countries involved, yet there were only a handful of us there. Where are the other tourists . ..out trekking . . .? It is such a global world now - cell phone towers and satellite dishes in what may have been the middle of nowhere - that it is probably rare for the average tourist to see what they imagine is authentic. The concept of eco-tourism; socially responsible tourism, etc, is something to ...

... Het is nu paasvakantie in België en er zitten nu heel wat jonge mensen in mijn groep (57 mensen, ik moet gelukkig alleen de bus met Nederlandstaligen doen), en dat geeft toch ook weer een andere sfeer, een beetje meer chiro hé ;-). Nadat ik de laatste maanden ook alleen maar dezelfde tour gedaan heb, gaat alles nu al bijna vanzelf, dat maakt het ook veel makkelijker. Vorige week had ik enkele dagen vrij en Monique had mij uitgenodigd om met ...

... 5.50uur om de monninken te zien 'uittreden'. Dit is een gewoonte wat elke dag gebeurd. De monnink gaat dan de straat op en gaat dan met z'n bedelpotje lans alle staten van de stad. Op staat zitten dan mensen die dan rijst of andere dingen geven (eten). <br>Alles wat de monninken mogen eten is wat ze die ochtend hebben gekregen. Helaas waren de eerste monninken pas om 6.30u te zien en toen we om 7.15 uur terug bij onze guesthous waren liepen hier een ...