Randy Gaudet
Hometown:
Chiang Mai , Thailand
Biographical Info:
have been living in Thailand since 1989. I have traveled extensively throughout the Kingdom and want to share my wonderful experiences of Thailand with others. I talked with many travelers here in Thailand and saw a need to take visitors away from the normal tourist areas filled with large tour buses and groups. The biggest complaint I heard from visitors is "there is no real Thai culture". "Everything is staged for the tourists". This is because they keep following each other around using their guide books. I lived in a remote area of north Thailand at Wat Thaton temple in the town of Thaton on the Burmese border for more than 3 years. I taught English to
Monks, novices, high school students, the Thai Army, local and tourist police. I also did hill tribe programs by taking small number of tourists to hill tribe villages to spend the evening. All the money for the trek went to the villagers. I bought clothes for the children, medicines and blankets for the families. I paid the villagers to build a bamboo schoolhouse and paid a teacher to teach Thai at the school who could speak their language. I taught them how to dispose of waste properly, keep the children and village clean and to use spoons instead of their fingers when eating which was a big source of their health
problems. I provided seeds and Logan and lychee fruit trees for
planting. This was fine until I left the temple then the school stopped and the health problems returned. I talked with the Abbot of the temple and he now has a school for the children at the temple. He has a nurse looking after the children and takes those to the clinics that have problems.
My wife and I now help orphaned and abandoned hill tribe children through our tour operation All Thailand Experiences.
I also write Thailand travel articles for the Welcome to Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai and other magazines.
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Randy Gaudet's Recent Contributions
ATV doff road ride near Chiang Mai Thailand
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This is a lot of fun for the whole family and often included with other tours. Since these are half day trips many enjoy elephant riding, lunch then the ATV Adventure in the afternoon so they can view...
Destinations:
Thailand
Topics:
Adventure
Thai style vollyball or Takraw
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This is a very thrilling, fast paced game and seeing how the players 'spike' the ball is incredible. With a skillful timed leap, a spiking player will execute a lightning fast bicycle kick that sends...
Destinations:
Thailand
Topics:
Culture |
Sports |
Traditions |
For Kids
Muay Thai or Thai Boxing
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The art of Muay Thai has been the country's most popular spectator sport for hundreds of years.. It is unique among other kinds of fighting disciplines in its approach to close quarters fighting.
Destinations:
Thailand
Topics:
Culture |
Martial Arts |
Travel |
Sports |
Traditions
How to make Thai Green Papaya Salad, Som Tam
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Thai Green Papaya Salad or Som Tam is a favorite for visitors to Thailand. It is a favorite with Thai girls for lunch. Now you can learn to cook this dish at home using the online videos. In the...
Destinations:
Thailand
Topics:
Culture |
Food
How to make Thai Chicken and Galangal Coconut Cream Soup
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Thai Chicken and Galangal Coconut Cream Soup doesn't take long to cook. You can replace the chicken with any meat or seafood. Now you can learn to cook this dish at home using the online video taught...
