Banthai Village Chiang Mai

... a far corner near the front of the
terminal, where 4 other backpackers lay. "May I join you?" "Of course, pick a
spot." I sat and conversed with a Brit who had been in the British army and
was in Thailand training in Muay Thai. He had been down on his luck, and was
looking to fly home earlier than he intended to. He had learn great lessons
from his circumstances and had gained insight to the importance of knowing that
the only thing we have ...

... outwardly flamboyant gays from Vietnam who were travelling as a group with one Westerner among them - I think he was a Brit - needless to say it was an unusual combination. After being told I looked like a girl from one of them and after another started hitting on Alex I knew this would be an eventful journey. The American kept spurning them on so it turned out to be quite the entertaining ride involving myself being indignant for most of it lol. During the early ...

... her elephants without using violent methods to train them, or forcing them to perform or carry people on their backs. The park in Surin has a long way to go, however, and Jeff has a lot of things to organize. We agreed to meet him at the park office in Chiang Mai tomorrow to continue to talk about how we can help. After lunch, we bathed the elephants for the last time and spent a while saying goodbye to Mae Bua Kum, a loner elephant who has ...

We are back in Chiang Mai for a few days before leaving for a week at the elephant nature park. We decided to take a cooking class, which was a lot of fun. Here are some pictures from the day, I am just glad to still have my eyebrows.

... Thailand in general, which is what you want from a tour guide. Our first stop was the local market, where we stocked up on water and snacks for the walk...as we were visiting some local villages i also bought some sweets for the village kids. We were driven a little way out of Chiang Mai to the beginning of the tour, the elephant trek. This was an hour of pure enjoyment for me, I'm not sure Barbara enjoyed it quite as much!! Our ride for the day was a 12 year old male ...

... city. I must say that I didn't discover it, and I still don't know. But the fact is this is the place where I've spent most of time during my travel, and afterwards if I would have to choose one place that I really liked, it will be Chang Mai, without a doubt. Some magic going on there ??

We found a really lovely place there (Julie's guesthouse). It started to be well known, but its still has lot of charm and a definitive backpacker taste. The most that I found during ...