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Tag Archives: Adventure
A House-Warming
I am based across three schools, the Mae La Suksa Secondary and Primary Schools in Mae La Luang and Hoi Ku Pah Primary School, 5km further into the mountains. I first met the Headmaster of Hoi Ku Pah when I … Continue reading
Posted in Southeast Asia, The Karen
Tagged Adventure, Culture, Karen, Living in the mountains, Party, Thai, Thailand, Travel, Whisky
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Family Life
I live with Nuan and her husband Lipo. Nuan is 47 years old. A sprightly, energetic lady full of laughter. She smiles all the time, and though she speaks about as much English as I do Thai, so not very … Continue reading
Posted in Southeast Asia, The Karen
Tagged Adventure, Culture, family, Karen, Language, life, living, Living in the mountains, Mountains, No amenities, simple living, Thai, Thailand, Travel
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A New Adventure.
It is hard to believe I am here. Somehow with a mixture of buses, trains and a few lifts, I actually made it from the UK to Thailand without flying. It feels a little surreal, and I cannot quite work … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Southeast Asia, Teaching English, Thailand, The Karen
Tagged Adventure, bus journeys, challenge, Culture, English, Hilltribes, journey, Karen, Living in the mountains, Mountains, No amenities, simple living, Southeast Asia, subculture, teaching, Thailand, Travel
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Inspiration Along the Way
My journey from the UK to here would not have been the same if it was not for the people I have met along the way. Of course there are hundreds of people out there who are amazing and inspiring. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Best of the Blog, Inspiration, People
Tagged Adventure, bus journeys, Culture, inspiration, Inspiring people, journey, People, travellers
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A Whistlestop Tour
In ten days I travelled from Yangshuo in China to Chiang Mai, Thailand, arriving just in time for the New Year. In Hanoi, I stayed in Rendevous Hostel for one night for $5, £3.40. It was a nice hostel and … Continue reading
Posted in Costs, Overland Travel, Practical Information, Southeast Asia
Tagged Adventure, boat, bus journeys, cheap, cost, Culture, journey, Laos, overland, slow, south east asia, Southeast Asia, Thailand, tourism, tourist, Travel, Vietnam
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Visiting the Tsaatan
The Tsaatan, literally “Reindeer People”, are an indigenous community who live in the heart of the Darkhan Depression, a mountainous region in the north of Mongolia. It is a vast area covered in larch woodland and scattered with small … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Best of the Blog, Living with Locals, Mongolia, The Tsaatan
Tagged Adventure, Culture, herders, horseback, journey, Living in the mountains, Mongolia, Mountains, No amenities, Nomad life, reindeer, Self-sufficiency, Travel, Tsaatan, wild
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To the back of beyond by bus.
I have taken many buses in the past, but none compare to the most recent from Ulaanbaatar to Bayan Olgii. I am not sure exactly how far it is, (even Google fails to know! ) but somewhere between 1400km and … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Mongolia, Overland Travel, Practical Information
Tagged Adventure, Bayan Olgii, bus journeys, cheap, Culture, journey, Mongolia, Travel
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Into the unknown (again)…
Once more I find myself sitting on a ferry, with no firm plans and just a vague idea what the near future holds. I love wild places, I love adventures and whilst I know you do not need to leave … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Overland Travel
Tagged Adventure, Belarus, Berlin, bus journeys, Europe, Mongolia, overland, Russia, train, Travel, UK, Warsaw
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About Me
Hi! Thanks for choosing to read my blog! I am from the UK. I grew up in the stunning North York Moors National Park. I guess it was probably inevitable that I then fell in love with the wild places of the … Continue reading
