Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chiang mai, christianity, disabilities, pioneers, songkhla, thailand, wheelchairs on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m sorry in my post-marriage euphoria I haven’t been more regular in my posting. As you know Amy wins out every time now. But I promise to get better…
Over the last week I’ve also been busy with the biggest wheelchair distribution that I’ve ever been involved with in Thailand. Over a week and a half [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged burma, chiang mai, democracy, human rights, politics, rangoon on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You may have noticed I have stuck pretty rigidly to using the terms Burma and Rangoon when writing. My usage of them are in direct contrast to the terms the Burmese junta would have the world use: Myanmar and Yangon. No, I’m not some sort of neo-colonialist agitator nor am I singing Hale Britannia and waiting for the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chiang mai, dengue, luang prabang on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve left Chiang Mai Ram Hospital – yay! I haven’t fully recovered yet, but I’m well on the way. I’m a bit shaky still and can’t stand up for too long and Amy is helping me out heaps.
Dengue is pretty full-on. I can definitely advise you against catching it. Wear your mossie repellant in South East Asia! [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chiang mai, dengue on August 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I brought back more than just memories from Burma. Yesterday I was diagnosed with Dengue Fever. I’m writing this post directly from my hospital bed.
I started feeling pretty terrible at Bangkok Airport on Monday, a with the help of some panadeine had a giant sleep on the overnight train to Chiang Mai. Then on Tuesday [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chiang mai, church, laos, mekong, mien, thailand, wian kean, yeo on August 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Pioneers’ Edge Team spent the weekend at the ethnic tribal village of Wian Kean, nestled between the rice paddies of Northern Thailand and the Mighty Mekong which forms the border with Laos. The area is best known to the outside world as ‘the Golden Triangle’.
It was wonderful to get out of Chiang Mai and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chiang mai, elephants, mae rim on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chiang mai, thailand, tigers on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With Dad, Mark and Jen in town for four days I got do a few more of the touristy things around town that I never normally do – including getting in a pen with tigers.
While relatively tame these animals are still wild beasts deep down. While ‘playing’ one of the cubs drew blood from Robyn! [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cambodia, chiang mai, thailand on July 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I finally got around to posting a whole bunch of new pics from my travels around Chiang Mai and to see Amy in Cambodia. Here’s a taster. Click the link for more.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chiang mai, christianity on June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Most of you know my criticism of the church is usually couched, but I couldn’t get over this reverend here in Thailand who had decided to emboss his name in giant letters on his new church building project.
The entrance to this church looks more like a giant stone cover to a trashy novel than a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged al gore, chiang mai, politics, princess mary, thailand on June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A billboard I snapped in Chiang Mai of the Thai royal family that had a distinct resemblance to the former Vice President and the Princess.
