our legacy
\n page<\/a> for details of how to apply. It is available to
\n anyone in the world, as long as they are a member of the
\n Globetrotter Club, have a great plan for independent travel
\n and are under the age of 30. Get those plans in!!<\/i><\/b>\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n Mike is using his travel award to visit Vietnam, Cambodia and
\n Laos. Here's Part 1 of his travels:\n <\/p>\n
\n We've been in Thailand now for about 10 days and thought
\n I should drop you all a line to let you know we're
\n actually alive and what we've been up to. We spent a few
\n days in Bangkok which was very different than I expected. It
\n was so much cleaner and more organised and the Sky train
\n makes it feasible to get across the city quickly. There is
\n lots of diversity across the city with huge modern
\n skyscrapers next to slums.\n <\/p>\n
\n The Grand Palace is incredible and so are many of the other
\n sites but the food is by far the best aspect. You can pick up
\n great noodles on the street for only a few pence. We've
\n also tried Scorpion, grasshopper and loads of other things
\n that so far our bodies are accepting. The nightlife in
\n Bangkok is also a completely new experience and we had a
\n couple of wild nights out. We're also getting pretty
\n ruthless with the tuk-tuk drivers.\n <\/p>\n
\n We caught the sleeper up to Chiang Mai the second largest
\n city where we had our Visas for Laos and Vietnam done whilst
\n we went off into the Jungle Trekking. The Trek lasted 3 days
\n and was hard work but well worth it! We met some hill tribes
\n and also did the very touristy elephant rides and white water
\n rafting. The weather here is mixed with some rain but always
\n very hot and within seconds of doing anything we're
\n sweating. We then headed up by bus to Tha-ton where we are
\n now which is a small town only a few kilometres from the
\n Burmese boarder.\n <\/p>\n
\n It's been really nice staying here for a couple of days
\n away from the noise and pollution of Bangkok and Chiang Mai.
\n The views are amazing and we've only seen two other
\n westerners here. We've even spent an afternoon chatting
\n with a group of young monks about philosophy. We're
\n leaving in an hour by boat down to Chiang Rai where we'll
\n be spending a while exploring the northern tip of the
\n country. So far it's all gone really well (touch wood)
\n the people are very friendly especially when you get out of
\n the cities. The weather has been good and we've kept away
\n from trouble and illness.\n <\/p>\n
\n We should be getting to Laos this weekend we think but
\n we're just taking it as it comes.\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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