February 2010
From the moutains to the beach via the city
Sat 6th Feb 2010 — drewIt was another very pleasant train journey back to Bangkok. We were on the train a lot earlier this time than on our way up to Chiang Mai, but this meant that we got to watch the sun set over the hills. We decided to try out the dining car for our dinner which proved to be a pleasant way to spend some of the evening. The beer was flowing, the atmosphere convivial and the food spicy - we were happy.
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Life on the beach
Mon 15th Feb 2010 — drewIt took us over 6 weeks of living in Thailand before we made it to a beach; but now that we are finally here we are really enjoying it. We are still enjoying cycling and morning runs or swims and have found some favourite restaurants and spots to watch the sunset. We have settled in to a work routine - Drew is working on the charity's computers including helping with their website where the three working languages (English, Thai and Burmese) are providing some new and interesting challenges.
Koh Phra Thom - an island paradise
Mon 22nd Feb 2010 — drewThe week of work as normal was punctuated by a couple of leaving parties for a Burmese intern who has been here for a year and a fellow volunteer moving on. The first celebration was on Wednesday where there was much activity, cooking and excitement during the day. In the evening, we all gathered at someone's house for a feast of some favourite Burmese dishes including delicious noodles with pork, sweet egg salad and some other unidentified pink salad.