Pattaya, Thailand— Who would pick to stroll 1,000 km in Thailand throughout its most popular months and why? This concern was addressed at the Wednesday, July 19, conference of the Pattaya City Expats Club (PCEC). The visitor speaker was James Lee Valentine, aka “Wild Wolf” who did simply that. He strolled 1,000 km from Pattaya to Phuket to raise funds for the Make sure Children Structure. However this was not his very first walk, although the longest, to raise funds for those in requirement.
James dedicated the majority of his discussion to his trek to Phuket from Pattaya, however started by explaining his earlier 2 strolls. On February 14, 2022 (that’s right, Valentine’s Day) he did a 50km walk around Boracay, Philippines where he lived for 24 years prior to concerning Thailand. He did this walk to raise funds for his good friend “No-No” for a brain growth operation. He revealed numerous slides and one short video taken throughout this walk which ended after 14 hours and 50km and 2 sets of old shoes. He raised USD 2,000 which approached his good friend’s effective operation and noted his good friend was wedded the list below year.
The 2nd walk, once again on Valentine’s Day, February 14 2023, remained in Thailand when he and numerous others did a 33km walk from north Pattaya to the south end of Jomtien and back raising THB 71,400 for Make Sure Children Structure in Pattaya. James provided numerous slides portraying the walk noting they began at the north end of Pattaya Beach Roadway at 8am, picked up a break at the seafood dining establishment at the end of Jomtien Beach Roadway then started the 2nd half at 1pm with James getting here back at the beginning point at 6:16 pm. He discussed he was among the last to return however discussed all with numerous of his slides, one does require to take a beer break!
James then asked, why walk to Phuket? Last March, the Make Sure Children Structure required over a million baht as they are developing a brand-new foster house for their kids. So, he chose to stroll to Phuket to raise more cash for them. The timing was determined by the reality he prepared to go back to his house nation, England, on the 22nd of July 2023. Hence, to permit time for the trek prior to then, it needed to be done throughout the most popular part of the year for Thailand.
James explained the clothing and shoes he was using as being the exact same type he used for the walk. He explained that it consisted of a cape with the Make sure logo design on it, however it was more than simply marketing. He explained how the cape kept his body cooler as he strolled. He likewise used the exact same kind of clothes he utilized for the journey along with shoes, noting he began with a set of inexpensive shoes which didn’t last long and needed to be changed with much better shoes more than when.
He then provided some brief videos and numerous slides as he explained his start on April 20, his strolling 1,050 km through Bangkok, Hua Hin, Chumphon, Surat Thani, and Phanga, completing in Phuket on June 6, 2023 keeping in mind that he was signed up with on and off by other pals and welcomed by a few of his fellow Hash Home Harriers from Phuket when he showed up. He raised THB 257,500 for the Make Sure Children Structure.
A number of the videos he revealed are offered on his Facebook page “Wild Wolf Walks,” which can be seen by checking outhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/588802319936084 In conclusion, James pointed out that he comes from the Pattaya Hash Home Harriers and welcomed his audience to join him and others in their Monday runs. More details can be discovered on their site athttps://www.pattayah3.com/ Their site notes they are “The Drinking Club with a Running Issue.”
MC George Wilson then performed the Open Online forum where the audience can ask concerns or make remarks about expat living in Thailand. A video of James’s discussion must be submitted to the PCEC’s YouTube Channel quickly, which can be seen by checking outhttps://www.youtube.com/@pcecclub6255 To get more information about the PCEC and their activities, check out https://pcec.club/.
