Our time in the Land of Smiles is nearly over, with an overnight stop in Bangkok before hopping on a flight for Turkey. Once again it was sad to leave the kids but we thoroughly enjoyed our short time with them. For us it was like returning to our second home, to the beautiful smiles of the kids and the big hugs we received from everyone. We joined the children at temple to celebrate Buddha's Day, a day which celebrates the birth and death of Buddha. People ...

Our time in Ban HomeHug is approaching a close with a party tonight to send us off, a tour to the elephant camp tomorrow and us leaving early Sunday morning for a flight to Phuket. It is fair to say our time here has been incredible, challenging and rewarding. We have witnessed incredible things happen here at HomeHug. The transformation of little Maleek, a girl given up on by her father, who was being slowly killed by malnutrition, neglect and disease, to the h...