Mae Hong Son Hill Resort

... and tried to whack us with it, kept spraying dirt at us and walked into trees. The elephant slipped on the wet mud a few times aswell which was fun. It was an interesting form of transport thats for sure. We walked a little way to a little hill village, set our bags down and got stuck into helping prepare the dinner. When it was ready everyone ate alot. There was so much food everyone finished bloated and all the food was good and tasty. We ...

... the tail on the elephant. Pass the parcel went down well - I had lots of sweets in the layers and forfeits like touch your toes, jump in the air etc. Pin the tail on the elephant didn't work as well with 45 kids - they were too smart and most pinned it in the right spot, so knocked that one on the head after 8 goes. What did go down well was a few rounds of the Hokey Cokey! Boy was I sweating after that! The kids all seemed to love doing the actions and I there was a bit of ...

... is "not to scale but impossible to get lost"...but it is a bit possible to get lost! We didn't, but I am not so sure we took the planned path! It was quite a tough hike uphill, under the sun, trying to keep up with two guys who are much more fit than I am. lol...but it was fun. One of the highlights was on the way back down, we saw a bunch of kids trying to get a cow unstuck from the mud, and one of guys went to help them...the kids had a good laugh I think. :) Then when we got ...

... an orange. The Karen village was fasinating and i was only one of two visiters at 10am ahead of the Chiang Mai tours that hadnt arrived yet. For each photo i was granted i bought something from the women or gave a donation towards the school. Outside the refugee camp was the Burmese border which was basically a red and white barrier maned by two officers. After the village we headed off to hot spring and mud spar, not really my thing ...

... pris une bonne douche et hop nous sommes repartie pour une petite marche dans la montagne. Un temple ordinaire mais dans un lieu extraordinaire. Un beau panorama sur toute la vallee. Rejean dit que c'est environ la hauteur du Mont-Royal moi je croyais monter l'everest. ben des marches. Il y a une fete national qui se passe dans toute la thailande. Des offrandes sont offerte aux moinnes. Nous avons vue de belle danses. nous avons ete inviter par ...

... Mae Hong Son Morning Rafting along the Pai River This is an exciting and delightful recreation. The Pai itself is the longest river of Mae Hong Son originating from mountain ranges in Laos which flows through Pai district and eventually joins the Salawin river in Myanmar, a total distance of 180 kilometres. With an average depth of some 7 metres, the riverbed is mainly pebbled. There are ...

... a bottle of disinfectant and gauze bandages, laughing out loud at myself along the way. So no motorbike tour today - maybe another time. Instead, I'm easing my embarrassment by treating myself to a nice lunch, sitting by Jong Kham Lake, and reading Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Much more my speed, I think. Tomorrow, I head out to Pai - where I'll escape my local infamy and enjoy the beautiful vistas from the comfort of an air ...

... characters, story lines, subplots and twists, and sharp dialogue. My dreams are in full Technicolor with Dolby surround sound, award-winning cinematography, and a dramatic musical score. My lead actors have romantic interests who show little interest in them at first but are eventually won over by their morality and heroism. Sometimes, I play a supporting role in these mental movies, but mostly I'm in the audience while established stars - who waive ...

... weird. It was very strange to visit the Karen (or Kayan as they prefer to be called) and chat with women who have chosen (?) to wear the brass rings that adorn their necks, arms and legs. We have the uncomfortable pictures to prove our sheepishness. Having said that, we learned much and are more enlightened because of our visit. On the same day that we visited the hill tribe village we also took in the "Fish Cave" and had the most lovely bamboo ...

... mention individually. We drove past the elephant enclosure and saw a bull with one impressive tusk (the other was missing), but the enclosure wasn't all that great and wasn't worth stopping for. Our trip back to the hotel took about 20 minutes, leaving us enough time to rest up for a little bit before heading to grab dinner and go to the Sunday night walking market. I won't go into too many details about the Sunday night walking market other than to say that it is ...