Cambodia

Elephant Sanctuary

I had been travelling around South East Asia, teaching English, for a few months and only had a few weeks of my trip left.

I had bussed it through Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam and had returned to Thailand for the last leg of my trip. I had already volunteered in Kaho Lak, in a secondary school, where the kids were so eager to learn English, that every day was extremely rewarding. On arrival in Siem Reap, Cambodia I had ended up teaching English in Bo Wat,a huge temple which dominated the town. This came about purely as the result of a conversation I had had at the airport. Often, the big organisations make volunteering inaccessible for many, as their fees are so high, so I was grateful to find a project, with little effort and no expense.

I had wanted to visit Chiang Mai, in Thailand, as I had heard so much about it and I wasn’t disappointed. The main reason however, that I had decided to spend more time in Thailand, was to experience volunteering in an elephant sanctuary, which was located about an hour way from Chiang Mai. (more…)