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Teaching English
I am a huge believer in education, in fact I would even go as far as saying that I believe it is the single most effective way to change a situation, or perhaps even the world. Having said that, I … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching English, Thailand
Tagged Culture, Hilltribes, Karen, south east asia, TEFL, TESL
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Scout Camp – Thai Style
Scout Camp in Thailand is different to that in the UK. For a start, whole schools are part of Scouts, and if so, one day a week they have Scout Day on which they dress in Scout uniform and take … Continue reading
Posted in People, Teaching English, Thailand, The Karen
Tagged Boy Scouts, Scouting, south east asia, Survival Skills
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Pretom
The Pretom school in Mae La Luang is part of the same school as the Matteyum I work in but is located elsewhere in the town. Every day I ride my bicycle through the temple grounds to get to it. Usually … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching English, Thailand
Tagged Culture, English, Hilltribes, Karen, Living in the mountains, Mountains, south east asia, teaching, TEFL, Thai, Thailand
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Celebrating in Style
Like a new house, it is Thai tradition to celebrate a new building of any kind. My Matteyum is opening to a further three year groups from May this year, the start of the new academic year, and as such … Continue reading
Posted in Southeast Asia, Teaching English, Thailand
Tagged celebration, Culture, English, Karen, Living in the mountains, new, photos, school, south east asia, teaching, TEFL, Thai, tradition, Travel
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Matteyum
Thai school is different to English schools in a thousand ways. This is the first of three blog posts I will write about each of the schools I am in. Matteyum is the equivalent of secondary school. The matteyum I … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching English, Thailand
Tagged Adventure, Culture, English, Hilltribes, Karen, school, south east asia, Southeast Asia, teaching, Thai, Thailand, Travel
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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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A Sleeper Bus to Laos
I crossed the border by sleeper bus from Hanoi. I had not been on a sleeper before so had no idea what to expect but booked it through the hostel for convenience. I was collected from the hostel by a … Continue reading
Posted in Overland Travel, Practical Information, Southeast Asia
Tagged bus, hanoi, interesting people, Laos, luang Prabang, overland, sleeper, south east asia, Southeast Asia, tourism, tourist, Travel, Vietnam
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Christmas In Vietnam
Arriving into Hanoi late at night has to be the best way to do it. The streets are bustling with activity. The traffic is crazy. Hundreds of motorbikes, scooters and taxis speeding in every direction. They do not stop for … Continue reading
Posted in Southeast Asia
Tagged abroad, Beach, Catba Island, celebration, Christmas, climbing, Culture, overland, Solo, south east asia, Southeast Asia, Travel, Vietnam
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Wanderlust for Wild Places 