Rim Tarn Inn Nakorn Ratchasima

... of located in the middle of the country side, but no.... The Phimai people can visit the site straight after school or work... The site is spotlessly groomed and the ruins appear at times rather clinical well-maintained. Hence it gives you rather an impression of how the Khmer architecture was during its haydays. So nothing of a "Indiana Jones"-feel.
We were guided around again by two young guides, but this time somewhat older. The idea is quite supportable to encourage young ...

... etc)- perhaps a sign of the times. Highway patrols, in towns and villages based at the corners of major intersections. Most of this trip was through rice paddies. Still no air filters at any of the Toyota dealerships we stopped at. One roadside stall we passed had fresh uncooked chickens hanging from the rafters and it was 37 degrees today! We stopped at a huge fruit market,stocked up on all our favourites and had a picnic in the ...

... not only speak Thai, but read it as well, so he wrote his name in his native tongue, which was no help to us. Tony thinks he said it was something like "Far Rung" rather than "farang" (which is Thai for "foreigner"). Once we had fed the fish, he led us back out on to the street and down the road, calling out to anyone that walked by with a big smile on his face, showing off his new foreign friends. We finally ended up at his temple ...

Thaimaassa! Bussi Kambozasta oli toyssyista kyytia ja kesti useamman tunnin. Rajamuodollisuudet menivat helposti, senkun jaksaa vain odottaa. Siita tuktukilla bussiasemalle ja bussi Khoratiin. Mitaan kulttuurishokkia Thaimaa ei enaa muiden maiden jalkeen voi tarjota, mutta nahtavaa riittaa. Pitaa lahtea juna-asemalle tasta.

... and stiffly unnatural in a place where everyone, yes everyone, shows subservience to you. And when you offer to meet them half way, they insist on doing everything for you. For example, our guide will not eat at the same table as we do, everywhere I go, someone pulls the chair out for me before I sit down. I know that this kind of service comes with money, and I'm sure the Thai government has shelled out way more than necessary, so we are getting prime service ...

... little space sometimes to push a stroller with all the vendors on the streets. I usually put Jonas in a carrier to navigate the streets of Bangkok. When we take Josey to school there are several rows of cars waiting for the "Sirs" or "Madam's" to come out to head off to work or some shopping. Joe leaves early, so we rarely see Vasit, but Josey occasionally asks if he is sitting with the other drivers. It was ...

... and brush off the leeches that were climbing them. If it wasn't for the socks, I would have been bitten all over my legs. The trek was hard work but fun and the jungle was really beautiful, you could hear all the gibbon in the trees. We didn't really see any wildlife, but I was secretly quite pleased not to come face to face with a tiger! After the trek, we stopped for a simple lunch of rice and vegtables lunch at a watchtower. I was ...

... he just seemed to be a really knowledgeable in everything and spoke English well. He invited us to see where he lived and to have a small snack. Now mind you, monks only eat by waking early in the morning and walking around town with a bowl that people donate food in, so if they get no food they eat nothing. He offered us some oranges and water once we arrived to his very spartan hut, I couldn't bring myself to eat the oranges but I gladly took the water. We ...

... From the start it clicked and we live in her house like sisters. It also warms my heart to see that she and my brother are very much in love. He deserves nothing less. After a few days of chilling and sorting things out, we have started our Dutch lessons now. Enjoy teaching her and she is a great student, eager to learn. Really hope she will be able to do the Basic Integration Exam when I'm still here. The exam is pretty difficult (more details next time). In ...

... and shared from the Bible. After 3 months of dryness it was sooo refreshing! We felt such an amazing, honest connection with the two of them. Their spirits were so humble and godly, and they shared many of the same ministry principles and the same heart as we have. We told them that we wanted to get more involved and if they needed any help we were willing. They looked at each other wondering where to start as the church is really only beginning in a lot ...