not too sure if this is in the right forum but couldnt find one that seemed suited...

I fell in love with thailand over a couple of trips this year, albeit to tourist spots and am maybe having thoughts of living out there one day. I would like to do some sort of volunteer work and help others but when i google it, all i seem to get is companies happy to take your money

what options are available to me? and are there places i can go to and help out without having to pay 'the middle man', who's probably sitting in his posh Central London/New York office enjoying my fee...

Any help greatly appreciated as I do not know where to start

Mods can you please move this to the general topics forum please?

thanks in advance

This looks to me to be genuine, although I haven't been there...yet. here are some cuts from my Emails to them....but don't use Phuket air, use PB Air.

Dear Colin:

We welcome you to come visit. From Bangkok you can come to Buriram by air,

(Phuket Air---1,445 baht currently Aussie Dollar is around 30 baht per AUD),

flight is around 5 or 6 pm and arrives in Buriram in an hour and 10 minutes.

If you will let me know the exact date I can pick you up at the airport.

If you choose to come by traion best times for train departure is around 11

a.m. there are two trains during that hour one arrives at 5:19 pm, the other

at 7:23 pm. Another train leaves arund 8 and arrives at 3 pm. Schedule is

available on google.com enter train schedule thailand northeastern route.

Main train station is Walampoo and the othewr common departure point is

across from the Don Muang International Airport Terminal. Any train that

shows Surin, SriSaket or Ubon Ratchathani as final destination passes

through Buritrains take 7 hours express for the rapid train.. Buses depart

Maw Chit Northeastern Bus Terminal every 30 minutes but run only mornings.

They cost around 260 baht for a one way air conditioned bus. Bus station

is only 2 kilometers from our house. Buses take about 6 hours from Maw Chit

to Buriram Bus Terminal. The train station is less than 1 kilometer away.

Trains are also around 300 baht.

Our phone numbers are 044-617011 and 044-618886. Mobile number is

09-424-3200.

Orphanage in Pablachai..Roger Walker, Phongsri and the grateful children of Tree of Life House here

in Buriram and from the staff and kids at My Father’s House, Pablachai.

http://www.tree-of-life-orphanage-thailand.com