It has been raining solidly for 36hours. The rivers are bursting. We live and work not far from a river so need to keep an eye on this. It is also very windy. Makes for riding a bike unpleasant!

I'll start this entry with letting you know I got my first Mosquito bite today :-( sad face - Silly me thought they would only be out later in the day. Nope! There are several types of Mosquitos here, I dont know their names of anything but I lnow that one leaves a giant (well small boil) bite, the second leaves a teeny tiny bright red bite (kind of like an ant) and the third is somewhere in the middle. As well as the Mosquitos there are little ants that like ...

Today has been slow. I my working hours are 8am to 5pm. It was a long day as i was feeling pretty tired and finished what I needed to do quite early on then the next task was to plan and talk through the plan. TLC work 8am to 5pm the holidays are 14.5days a year and putting the air con only happens when it is really really hot. There are however 36 public holidays a year. The level of education within the charity is varied but one thing that shines through i...

Tuesday 17th September. This is it. First day at the new office. I have come to realise that this humidity is intense (According to the internet it is 92%) This feels about right as it is constantly hot and sticky. The air is thick and some times you can taste it. The Air conditioning in the room works a treat and was on all night at 23degrees, nice and cool! Outside it is 30 and it is 20:18 right now. Because of this heat it i impossible to move without...

The aim - get to Cambodia in one piece! To get to Cambodia one must take a train from Bangkok to Aranyaprathet, a Tuk Tuk (A motor bike with a carriage for people) to Poipet. From Poipet one must walk through the Border. From the Border get a Bus to the Central Bus station, then a Minivan to Siem Reap. At Siem Reap you can then take another Tuk Tuk to the hotel/hostel/B&B.There are two trains a day one leaving Bangkok. One at 05:55 and one at 13:0...