When I eventually got into my hotel room - body aching, sweat lashing, head buzzing – I collapsed onto the bed like a tree falling in a storm. Jenny, Vas and I had arranged to meet up again in about an hour to explore the local conveniences. The hotel would be serving dinner at around 7pm so the plan was to attempt to stay awake, have a proper meal, then watch a movie before going...

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Appologies for the lack of blog posts folks. My internet is spotty to say the least. Things are going well and I've got loads more to say (good and bad) about the Internship so far. Please bear with me as we try to fix the problems.   Back soon... Mark

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Bangkok is crazy. That pretty much sums up my first week in Thailand.   I had arrived early Thursday morning with a fellow intern, Jenny (who I’d spoken to on Facebook, but hadn’t actually met), after stopping off in Mumbai for a few hours to change planes.   With bloodshot eyes, numb buttocks, and a stomach fully of curry (yes, that’s Jet Airways’ idea of breakfast, lunch, and dinner), we trotted off the plane and...

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Please note: This blog was written before departing for Thailand. I have since been here a week and have a hell of a lot to say about my experience so far, however I thought this was still worth posting. The real blogging starts soon!)   “Toothbrush? Check.”“Phone charger? Yup.”“Passport? Uh-huh.”“Bug spray? Noooo...”Mum was sitting beside me; both of us were staring at the mountainous pile of clothes, books, brick-a-brack, cables, toiletries, and goodies - all...

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