{"id":40,"date":"2019-05-07T12:53:54","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T16:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/encompass-sea\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2019-05-24T14:57:51","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T18:57:51","slug":"itinerary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/encompass-sea\/itinerary\/","title":{"rendered":"Itinerary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thailand and Cambodia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Summer 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, May 20th<\/sup>to Saturday, June 8th<\/sup><\/p>\n

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Monday, May 20: Travel from DC<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

ANA Airlines flight NH1
\nDepart Washington Dulles at 12:20pm and arrive to Tokyo, Japan at 3:25pm on May 21<\/p>\n

Tuesday, May 21 Travel from Tokyo<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

ANA Airlines flight NH805
\nDepart Tokyo at 6:25pm and arrive to Bangkok, Thailand at 11:10pm<\/p>\n

11:10pm: Arrive to Bangkok, go through customs, pick up luggage and transit to the hotel provided by Hartanto Gunawan<\/p>\n

12:30am: Arrive at Hotel 41 Suite Bangkok, check-in and go to bed<\/p>\n


\nWednesday, May 22: Bangkok<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Morning: Enjoy a restful morning in the hotel and recovery from the flights<\/p>\n

Afternoon: Learn how to use the BTS Skytrain<\/p>\n

Visit Siam Square for shopping and people watching.<\/p>\n

Evening River Boat Ride on the Chao Praya River.<\/p>\n

Thursday, May 23: Bangkok <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Explore the Wat Arun<\/a>, Temple of Dawn, and visit Hartanto Gunawan\u2019s learning center<\/a>that is located on the temple grounds<\/p>\n

Friday, May 24: Bangkok<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

10:30am-12:00pm. Meeting at the United Nations Action for Cooperation against Trafficking in Persons (UN-ACT<\/a>) with Sebastian Boll to discuss efforts by the UN to address human rights and modern slavery in SE Asia<\/p>\n

12:00pm: Lunch at the UN cafeteria<\/p>\n

Dinner: At the restaurant Cabbages and Condoms\u00a0<\/a>which was conceptualized in part to promote better understanding and acceptance of family planning and to generate income to support various development activities<\/p>\n

Saturday, May 25: Bangkok<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Meet Mr. Hartanto and go to Wat Po and the Royal Palace.<\/p>\n

Visit to Asiatique Night Market<\/p>\n

Sunday, May 26: Bangkok<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Free time for students to explore safely in pairs<\/p>\n

Dinner: Joined by John Quinley, UR alum from Step Ahead<\/a>, a community development organization based in Thailand<\/p>\n

Monday, May 27: Travel to Chiang Rai<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thai Smile Airways flight WE 134
\nDepart Bangkok (BKK) at 1:10pm and arrive to Chiang Rai at 2:30pm<\/p>\n

3:00pm: Shuttle pickup and check in at Wangcome Hotel<\/p>\n

Visit Chiang Rai night bazaar<\/a>for shopping and dinner<\/p>\n

Tuesday, May 28: Chiang Rai<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Relaxing visit to Mae Fah Luang Art and Culture Park<\/a>and visit to Buddhist temples<\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 29: Chiang Rai<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Begin the first day of volunteering at The Freedom Story<\/a>, a non-profit dedicated to preventing child trafficking and exploitation<\/p>\n

Thursday, May 30: Chiang Rai<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Continue volunteering at The Freedom Story<\/p>\n

Sara and Matt depart for Bangkok at 3pm on Thai Smiles flight WE 134<\/p>\n

Friday, May 31: Chiang Rai<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Journey to the Ban Daam Museum<\/a>, also known as the Black Temple that was home to the renowned Thai artist, Thawan Duchanee<\/p>\n

Thai language lesson and cooking class with Aor Saokhamnuan; Aor teaches English in Thailand and has a fascinating story as a stateless hill tribe member who was one of the first to get her Thai ID card in her village<\/p>\n

Dinner: On own, suggestions will be provided<\/p>\n

Saturday, June 1: Chiang Rai<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Visit the White Temple<\/a>, designed in 1997 by Thai artist, Chalermchai Kositpipat<\/p>\n

Dinner: On own, suggestions will be provided<\/p>\n

Sunday, June 2: Travel to Siem Reap, Cambodia<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thai Smile Airways flight WE 135
\nDepart Chiang Rai at 3:00pm and arrive to Bangkok (BKK) at 4:25pm<\/p>\n

Depart Bangkok (BKK) on flight WE 590 at 7:10pm and arrive to Siem Reap at 8:15pm<\/p>\n

8:45pm: Shuttle pickup and check in at Saem Siempreap Hotel<\/p>\n

Monday, June 3: Siem Reap<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Explore the Angkor Wat<\/a>temple complex, one of the largest religious monuments in the world<\/p>\n

Tuesday, June 4: Siem Reap<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Continue exploring Angkor Wat<\/p>\n

6:00pm: Have dinner and attend a performance at the Phare Circus<\/a>, a theatre, music, dance, and modern circus arts performance that uniquely tells Cambodian historical, folk, and modern stories<\/p>\n

Wednesday, June 5: Drive to Poipet<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Shuttle transportation to Poipet and check in at Omeas Hotel<\/p>\n

Volunteer at Love Without Boundaries<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, June 6: Return to Siem Reap<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Continue volunteering at Love without Boundaries<\/p>\n

Drive back to Siem Reap and stay at Saem Siemreap Hotel<\/p>\n

Friday, June 7: Travel to Bangkok<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Free time to explore; everyone must be back at the hotel by 3pm for transport to airport<\/p>\n

Bangkok Airways flight PG0908
\nDepart Siem Reap at 7:25pm and arrive to Bangkok (BKK) at 8:35pm<\/p>\n

Pick up luggage, remain in airport, and check in for flight back to USA<\/p>\n

Saturday, June 8: Travel to USA<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

ANA Airlines flight NH808
\nDepart Bangkok (BKK) at 12:20am and arrive to Tokyo, Japan at 8:40am<\/p>\n

Depart Tokyo on flight NH2 at 11:00am and arrive to DC (IAD) at 10:40am<\/p>\n

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