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Is it really the end?

Our last day in Thailand! And we definitely packed a lot in! We spent the morning touring the city, first by boat - we visited the royal barges, which for some reason, you had to pay to photograph - and then on foot. We spent a couple of hours at the Grand Palace, a huge area full of...

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lucy3119 on December 5, 2009 from Bangkok, Thailand

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Just when we felt like we'd been here forever...

Our penultimate day at Moo Baan Dek. We planned to redecorate one of the classrooms with new activities, displays and our own special ISV touch, so we took a trip to Tesco Lotus to buy everything from alphabet posters and floor mats, skipping ropes, writing boards and stencils. Below is a...

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lucy3119 on December 2, 2009 from Kanchanaburi, Thailand

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Sad goodbyes

Our last day at Moo Baan Dek! Just when we were really starting to feel like we belonged there, it was time to start saying our goodbyes. First, however, some of us set to work repainting some old ping pong tables while the others decorated a classroom. I don’t know quite what was in that...

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lucy3119 on December 2, 2009 from Kanchanaburi, Thailand

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christmas songs, smoking monks and scary haircuts!

climbing in Chaing MAi continued well, and i did a total of 40 routes there. we drove on to Bangkok in one long day. as it was the 1st December, we discovered that Rich had some christmas tunes on his ipod, so put them on in the truck and sang along to all the old classics! i cant say it felt...

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Clairesj on December 2, 2009 from Bangkok, Thailand

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The adventure tour begins!

But first...a whole day of travel. We had to take a van (cue bad karaoke) to Bangkok airport (where we said goodbye to project leader Claire and, randomly, met her mum) and an internal flight south to Phuket, followed by another van journey to Khao Sok National Park and our accommodation, Art’s...

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lucy3119 on December 2, 2009 from Khao Sok, Thailand

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Khao Sok National Park and reggae night

We set out by songthaew (after an amaaazing English breakfast buffet…baaacooon…) to the longtail boats that would take us to the rainforests of Khao Sok National Park. Each time we took the boat, I managed to be the one person to get soaking wet, despite consciously trying to pick a seat away...

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lucy3119 on December 2, 2009 from Khao Sok, Thailand

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Railey Beach, interesting shrine, M.I.N.E

Another travelling day – to Railay Beach. The Sand and Sea Resort, which we got to by longtail boat, was luxury compared to what we were used to, a real tourist resort with – yep – air-conditioning! We hit the pool in the afternoon followed by a walk around the island, stopping at one of the...

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lucy3119 on December 2, 2009 from Krabi, Thailand

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Choppy seas and friendly fish

We spent the day on a boat on a very choppy sea – cue much seasickness and scrabbling around to rescue belongings threatening to fall overboard. Today was our full-day snorkelling adventure: although we had to switch diving sites due to the rough sea we eventually got to dive with the seahorses...

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lucy3119 on December 2, 2009 from Krabi, Thailand

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Kayaks, mangroves, BBQs and boxers

We set off early for our two day sea-kayaking adventure. The morning kayak took us through mangrove swamps, which were incredibly still and calm, almost eerie, with monkeys and immense lizards watching our every move and bats hanging in huge groups from the trees. Well, it was calm until a...

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lucy3119 on December 2, 2009 from Krabi, Thailand

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Koh Yao Noi to Chiang Mai

No time for breakfast on the island: instead, we had it on the boat, and set out kayaking again. I somehow ended up in a single kayak this time, which was slightly scary to begin with but turned out to be surprisingly easy: it’s great when you only have to try and move your own body weight...

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lucy3119 on December 2, 2009 from Phuket, Thailand

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