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Month: December 2014

Thailand, travel, rice harvesting, rice, farming, wwoofing, helpx, workaway
17/12/201420/06/2015Lana

The Rice Harvest: Leeches, rashes and (dammit) more ants

Motorbike, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Night,
07/12/201420/06/2015Lana

CHIANG MAI: Films and Free Popcorn for 60 baht at DAA

Ajna light, meditation, light meditation
05/12/201420/06/2015Lana

A free Chiang Mai experience: Trip without drugs in a spiritual healing centre

Lana

Lana

Since April 2014, I've gone motorbiking and wildcamping solo in the most bombed country in the world, learned how to harvest rice and cook maggots, survived a blood infection and a death threat, had a run-in with the Laotian Police and trained as a Divemaster. I also like taking photographs, and drinking tea in other people's houses.

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