The Walking Market
Every sunday, Chiang Mai will shut off several streets from traffic and transform the area into a huge colourful market. There’s cheap streetfood, incredible art and beautiful clothes all for sale, and...
View ArticleBonfire Night 2015
This year we celebrated November 5th on the land opposite the new HOPE North campus. Staff and parents, British and ‘other’ brought a range of traditional winter foods to celebrate the attempted...
View ArticleChurch Retreat at Bronze Lake
The majority of the congregations of ICF North and South headed to Bronze Lake, an extremely well-appointed hotel about three hours from Phnom Penh. Activities included swimming & water slides,...
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It’s grim up North…
The wintry view from the window of the ‘Jars of Clay’ coffee house – brrr! (‘Fog’ illusion provided by dust from the dirt road, ‘snow’ courtesy of 10,000 tiny moths, cold chill on the back of my neck...
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Pizza NZ
Having spent two hours last night failing to order pizza delivery for Cath’s birthday last night, we were immensely happy to notice this new banner, 100m from our house, for ‘opening soon’ Pizza NZ,...
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A Sunday without a Monday
During the maelstrom of lesson prep, grading and report writing that is term time, Sundays provide a welcome respite. Time to put away the work of the week and focus on more important things. But as...
View ArticleHomemade Cheese
Cheese is expensive in Cambodia, and the range is quite limited, so Cath thought she’d have a go at making her own. We’ll let you know how it turns out. Update: Cath made the cheese into a paneer curry...
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Bangkok Finger Op
Spent the weekend in Bangkok having Matt’s finger re-broken and re-set, as Cambodia doesn’t have a specialist hand orthopaedic surgeon. Bangkok Hospital All went well, not just the hospital visit but...
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Les Manguiers
Lovely holiday at Les Manguiers in Kampot. We kayaked, went caving and swam in the river. Evenings were cool and the company was the best. Eating at the Magic Sponge with the Kwons, Robert Dunham and...
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Back in Blighty
What a busy five weeks! We’ve visited a vast array of friends and family, eaten a terrible number of pies, pastries, cakes and biscuits, and been constantly amazed at how beautiful, green, clean and...
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