Friday 27th Feb. Weekend consisted of pool and sunbathing, then a bit more pool and some more sunbathing, very relaxing and glorious and great for my tan! Monday kicked off temple week with a video about buddhism, followed by a lesson about buddhism and a visit to a temple. All very interesting, there seem to be a lot of logical ideas and good ways to live your life. Particularly liked the stuff about mindfullness and the idea that suffering in life is caused b...

Saturday 21st Feb. So hard to believe I have only been here for a week, feels like ages and feels like no time atall at the same time. Thursday, I spent the morning at a local school, meeting the kids and looking around. *Gasp*, yes, I know, I don't really even like children, but I ummed and ahhed for ages and finally decided to give it a go. I was petrified on the way there, terrified of being shoved infront of a class and told to entertain them! As it was, t...

Wednesday 18th February Posting this entry from an internet cafe in the town of Singburi in Singburi province, the nearest decent size town to where we are staying. Bangkok was awesome, spent a lot of time shopping and going out in Khaosan Road, the famous area for backpackers... Drinks about 140baht, not that cheap, but it is a city so to be expected! Everyone in the group is getting on well at the moment, everyone is nice to each other! Left Bangkok on Sunda...