by Samart Srisoda | 30 Jun 2014 | Blog, Volunteering
We have some great news to share with you: with a lot of help from wonderful volunteers from all around the world, our latest school renovation project is finished! We could not be happier and prouder of everyone who helped us make this dream become a reality. A great...
by Samart Srisoda | 22 Jun 2014 | About, Blog
There are nearly forty different species of bamboo growing in Thailand and with its wide variety of use, this plant could be considered the most important Thai plant. With bamboo being so common that we can see it everywhere, we take it for granted and tend to forget...
by Samart Srisoda | 21 Jun 2014 | News
For the past couple of weeks we were busy working on our base station in Mae Wang valley. We were paving steps in the jungle, building a hut to hold our rubber tubes for river tubing, setting up a refreshment van, constructing restrooms, setting up shelters for...
by Emma | 13 Dec 2012 | Blog, Volunteering
For the past 6 weeks, my partner Brad and I have been volunteering with ‘Next Step Thailand’. Samart- the owner of ‘Next Step Thailand’ also owns ‘Spicy Villa Eco Lodges’. Spicy Villa is located around 90 minutes drive from...
by Maria | 30 Nov 2012 | Blog, Chiang Mai, Festivals
A few nights ago, Samart who runs Next Step Thailand decided to host a party as part of the Loi Krathong festivities at his home in Chiang Mai, for all his volunteers and the local couchsurfing community. Loi Krathong (which translates as “floating...