Hiya I didn't get the chance to get to an internet acfe yesterday as was too busy lazing by the pool or having a massage! The taxi was late collecting us so missed out on a whole extra hour of being pampered. The resort was out of this world and for the first time in nearly a week, I had a soft seat to sit on! Abby and I were greeted and treated to a glass of something... (didn't like to ask what it was). We then got shown into changing rooms and then into the j...

Hi everyone How are you all coping with the cold? It's well over 35 degrees here and I'm slowly going browner. I didn't get the time to go to the internet cafe yesterday as a group of us decided to go to Cha-am to the night market. It was very busy and lots of smells from the food stalls but wasn't brave enough to eat al fresco! I bought a pair of Christian Dior sunglasses for about 3 pounds! We only had a couple of hours there and caught a taxi back, meeting u...

Hi guys I'm having problems accessing the site and am sending this through Simon! Today has been rather hectic. We thought we were going to be in for a quieter day after yesterday but no such luck. Everything was going fairly smoothly (several of the volunteers went into Hua Hin last night and got rather merry, so didn't turn up for work all day). At 2.15 we thought someone was having a bonfire, then realised it was a bush fire right by the sun bear enclosure and...

I arrived at the centre in time for lunch on Saturday. There were so many people here that trying to remember the names is a nightmare. There are now 10 of us working on the elephants but 2 at a time take it in turns to feed and walk the baby elephant and the rescued beach pony. The accomodation is very basic and although I didn't see it myself, my room mate saw a rat in our bathroom. We have a resident gheko in there too but he's lovely. The food is Thai and ver...

Hi My God, what an amazing place. There are two extremes, the wealthy hotels and shops along the river but most of it is really poor. I decided to go on a riverboat sightseeing trip yesterday aftrnoon. I met a really nice Dutch couple who were also staying in the hotel. The traffic is a nightmare and the drivers are maniacs! Most people seem to have mopeds and you see whole families riding on them! Dad in the front, toddler sat in between and mum holding the b...