Getting ready...

The plan for this 18-day trip is: 4 days in Phnom Penh with Laurie and Florence from the South East Asia Schools Project -- to investigate a possibility of building a school in the village of Phnom Da in the Takeo province about 100 km south of Phnom Penh; 4 days in Siem Riep -- visiting Sen Sok villages north of the city with people from Community First Initiatives ; 4 days in Luang Prabang visiting with Pha Tad Ke Botanical Garden and the Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre, and connecting with the local branch of the Pencils of Promise in Laos and from there... to Chiang Mai for 7 days to meet up with Al, relax, enjoy and shop!