Winter 2008-9
Probiscus monkey in Borneo
Asian Black Bear at Wildlife Rescue Center
25 November 2008 – 14 March 2009
Another year exploring South-East Asia!
We managed a visit with our daughter, Erica, and her family in Paris
both at the beginning and the end of our trip (see the
Paris section for photos
and a write-up) but the main focus for the winter of 2008-9 was Malaysia
and Southern Thailand. We flew from Paris to Singapore on 25 November
2008 and after exploring that city, flew to Kuching in Borneo, Malaysia.
We had a month exploring Borneo before flying to Thailand where we
volunteered for four weeks at Wildlife Friends
Foundation of Thailand, near Cha-Am, about 160 km Southwest of Bangkok.
That left another six weeks for a little sun and swimming in the islands
of Southern Thailand and Northern Malaysia before flying back to Paris.
It was a great experience. We are happiest in less visited areas and
both Borneo and the areas we visited in Malaysia and Thailand fit the
bill. Add to that a volunteer experience at the Wildlife Center that we
would recommend to anyone and it adds up to a successful trip.
The website for
Wildlife Friends Foundation of Thailand,
the wildlife rescue center where we volunteered, is
Wildlife Friends
Foundation
The website for Global Volunteer Network (GVN) the umbrella volunteer
organization that has projects all over the world is
Global
Travel With A Challenge
Jeanne wrote up a description of their trip and posted
them on a blog. The blogs have been transferred to this website with a selection of photos for each episode.
The write ups have been grouped by area.
Choose one of the following
groups to read about our visit and see an album of photos for each.
Island Hopping Malaysia and
Thailand
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