Andaman Discoveries Blog
Friday, April 20, 2012
My experience in Ban Talae Nok Homestay
This month I had the chance to
experience the beautiful “Village by the Sea” Tour organized by Andaman Discoveries with
our wonderful translator Pi-Tui and guide Hem in Deh’s lovely homestay. This was
part of the trip for two French guests we hosted “Frederic and Rozen”. They
spent two days and one night discovering the way of life in the village of Ban Talae Nok and experienced the
cultural activities with the locals. During our time there, we were able to
enjoy the delicious southern Thai meals with our host family; every day there
was a delicious array of dishes presented Thai style of course.
When arriving to the village we
had a walk through the community and learnt about the history of the village,
and what happened during and after the tsunami and saw how they rebuilt the
village in a nice and respectful way doing their best to respect the nature of the area.
After enjoying a relaxing
break on the hammocks and a walk through the beautiful village, we learnt about the
batik technique of hand-dyeing fabrics by using designs drawn in wax. It was
very interesting and enjoyable to have time for drawing. It was nice to feel like the old days when we
used to have time for this kind of leisure, and discovering this kind of
art. I was able to keep my “creation” as
a nice souvenir and it hangs with pride on my wall.
After this relaxing and fun
activity, we went fishing with two local fishermen who taught us how to manage
the fishing net. We all went into the water together while trying to keep
the net down, so the fishes did not escape. Then we had a barbecue on
the beach cooking the fish that we caught; it’s amazing to have dinner with
food that you actually catch yourself from the sea. I
now understand why fishermen are proud of their life style; it was such a great
experience. I will never forget the environment and the landscape surrounding
us and the unforgettable colors of the sunset.
The next day, we were shown how
to weave leaves of the Nypa Palm with the villagers in order to make
traditional roofing from the local mangrove plant. It’s great to learn how I
could build my own house with this material thanks to this kind of natural
technique. And I now understand where the
authentic houses in Thailand
come from.
Later we were shown how to cook
local Thai food with the host family; it’s very interesting and I hope to do it
back home for my friends and my family and the result was great and delicious.
We had fried fish, shrimps in curry, and vegetables in a coconut soup that we
just freshly grated.
In the evening we had a cultural
exchange by sharing stories and experiences together. Rozen and Frederic
brought pictures from France
to show the snow and the countryside and how dry the mountains are over there
compared to Thailand .
We also have the chance to dress up in traditional Muslim clothing. It was funny to see how you actually look
like when you are dressed in a different way, you are able to be in the shoes
of another way of living.
I
could only stay in the village for one day and one night, so I couldn’t
experience the mangrove tour in long-tail boat, and the hand-crafted soap
making workshop. But Rozen and Frederic had very positive feedback from this
experience. They wanted to discover the
cultural part of Thailand
and they have been amazed by the simplicity and the kindness of the family
homestay, and also by the way they live in harmony with the nature.
Labels: activities, Andaman Discoveries, Ban Talae Nok, CBT
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Your journey gets easier when you manage to hire an experienced guide. It’s great that you found a wonderful guide who has guided you through the beautiful village by the sea. I wish I could also Hire Someone To Do My Online Class assignment so that it could be a little easier for me, just like you found Pi-Tui and Hem in.
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