My fellow boxers and I had been invited by our boxing family to go and watch one of the boxers fight, so we stayed at the boxing camp after our afternoon session. We had dinner and a very early night – 7.30 pm as I recall – and a very early start at 3.00 am…
Category: Thailand
Boxing – Thai Style, part 1
I found out prior to the start of my boxing programme that it consisted of a 5k run followed by boxing training for the first session, between 6am-8am, and the same again for the second session in the afternoon, between 2.30-4.30pm – Monday to Friday for 8 weeks. I couldn’t wait to get started and…
An Introduction to Volunteering in Thailand
The whole reason I went to Thailand in the first place was to partake in a volunteering programme through a gap-year company called Real-Gap. I chose to do Muay Thai boxing, so I can’t really say I was volunteering. Other people were teaching English, helping out in orphanages or building work, much more volunteering style….
Ayutthaya
When I first arrived in Thailand, I went to Ayutthaya – a UNESCO World Heritage site which was the second capital of Siam after Sukhothai. Most of the ruins here give an insight into life during this time. They are located on an island where the Chao Phraya, Lopburi and Pa Sak rivers merge –…
Koh Tao
Koh Tao means “Turtle Island” and is the smallest of the 3 islands that lie in the Chumphon Archipelago in the Gulf of Thailand. It may be small, but it’s just as beautiful as Koh Phangan and Koh Samui with its sandy beaches, blue water, and lush jungle, but it’s small enough to explore on…
Kanchanaburi
During my first few months in Thailand, I took a trip to Kanchanaburi, a town in the west of Thailand and home to the Bridge on the River Kwai. Erawan National Park I went to Erawan National Park, which is absolutely beautiful. I trekked through the dense jungle and climbed up to the 7th tier…
Koh Samui
Koh Samui is Thailand’s 2nd largest island and it’s located in the Gulf of Thailand. If you’re heading that way from Bangkok, all you need to do is pick up a Lomprayah bus which will take you to Chumphon. You can choose to leave Bangkok early in the morning or in the evening – at…