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  • Political protests update 15/03/2010

    Political protests update 15/03/2010

    In order to keep everyone outside of Thailand informed we have included information from the Tourism Authority of Thailand here to allow others to follow the story of the protest as it develops. Please understand that this has been a peaceful protest so far and is expected to continue to be until it comes to its [...]

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  • Volunteer Petra helping Isaan Communities

    Volunteer Petra helping Isaan Communities

    Petra Pfann, a volunteer from Austria, joined our nonprofit volunteer organization Mundo Exchange an our Thai Association partner, Laekplian Lokgatat, in Northeast Thailand. Instead of heading to a famous Thai beach or to other tourist attractions in Thailand. Petra decided to volunteer with Mundo Exchange at a small school near the Mekong River, separating [...]

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  • Wat Phu Tok

    Wat Phu Tok

    If you head southwest out of Bueng Kan, along Highway 222, you will eventually come to Ban Si Wilai. If you take a left turn there, and continue along the smaller roads past Banna Singh and Baanna Sabaeng, you will eventually reach a rocky outcrop. The journey would have taken you through many small [...]

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  • Jane and Geoff Cohn Family Volunteering in Nongkhai

    Jane and Geoff Cohn Family Volunteering in Nongkhai

    We have always wanted to take our family on a volunteering holiday and were extremely fortunate to find the Mundo Exchange and Laekplian Lokgatat volunteer and cultural exchange program which resulted in us volunteering at a boys’ orphanage in Nongkhai, north-eastern Thailand for two weeks. My husband and I and our three daughters, [...]

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  • My Isaan Cultural Exchange with Mundo and Lokgatat

    My Isaan Cultural Exchange with Mundo and Lokgatat

    Mundo Exchange My Isaan Cultural Exchange After many hours of travelling deep into the wilderness on the sleeper train from Bangkok, I arrived in Isaan. After a delicious home cooked dinner made by volunteers helping my Thai host, Nalinrat,  I found myself unexpectedly in a traditional Isaan welcoming ceremony. All members of Mundo took turns to tie [...]

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  • Gib + Gin’s Eco Projects

    Gib + Gin’s Eco Projects

    Gib + Ginn provide the building blocks for success from environmental opportunities abound! Seeing someone strive for success in the field of sustainable ecological goals is a common enough sight these days. However one particular environmental warrior is setting the pace for cheap, secure and comfortable housing in Isaan, Thailand and is hoping to train others to do [...]

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  • Gabe Newell has his cake and eats it!

    Gabe Newell has his cake and eats it!

    Gabe Newell received the  Pioneer Award at the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco today for his outstanding work with Valve’s games and the Steam distribution system including works such as Half-Life, Half-Life 2 and Portal. The award isn’t easily given away and requires some fundamentally radical concepts to be pushed for it to be considered. [...]

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  • The life and times of Vanida: Part 1

    The life and times of Vanida: Part 1

    Vanida’s Story In her seventy-eight years, Vanida has lived enough for several lifetimes. She was born in Beung Kan, Nong Kai Province, to a family that blended French, Laotian, and Thai cultural traditions. Most of Vanida’s life has focused on her love of handicrafts and her determination to make life better for people in need by [...]

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