Sakol Lampang

... lines of rice paddies in front and the occasional smiling Thai whizzing by on their moped. I can see why Thailand is called the land of the smiles.<br>A real treat in the evening - traditional Thai food with the family playing traditional music for us. There was the chance to try playing the instruments (I could make playing the triangle look difficult), then later join in with one traditional dance - thankfully not the knife ...

... she upgrades us cause she likes us..nice dibs..and we settle in for the trip tomorrow....we wandered around the night market a bit go back to the room and take a big bath.....then I notice all me war wounds on me legs...not sure what the hell is going on but covered in red puss filled dots....mmmmm....sure this will be fun We were going to go out again...but we didn't we just parked it in the hotel...too comfy. Flight tomorrow early am to Koh Samui...diggin that idea......

... to gesture for me to give it a try......ohhhh man....always saw this kinda **** on lonely planet now I am living it....he takes a chomp....and the crunching sound is what did me in...I almost said ya....how can a guest say no...but I waved off....Supat laughed his ass of and off we went, crawled onto the scooter then back to the villa...for supper...didn't ever find what we were looking for. Awesome experience...just wish I had a camera. So no worries we are gathered around ...

... one point and then Shaun learned how to pont the trunk....funny stuff....hahahahhahahah....elephant wine...mmmmm Jill's eley was a clown also....at one point I think we lost sight of Jill for a while cause the eley took her for a dunk.....was pretty funny cause it wasn't me....put she popped to the surface after a bit sputtering.....and I think her eley was grinning.... So now out of the water we walk...drenching wet....sun is out....did I mention that ...

... cards and found our bus. We got into Chiang Mai in the evening, checked into our guesthouse, had something to eat and went out to see what the nightlife was like. Tony ended up falling in love with a saloon-themed bar because they gave him unlimited free popcorn and monkey nuts with his drink. I think the waitress was a bit surprised by how many nuts he was able to eat.

Veliko prijateljev in sorodnikov naju sprasuje o transportnih sredstvih, ki jih uporabljava na potovanju po Tajski in tako sva se temu namenila posvetiti tale zapis. Vecino transportnih sredstev bova nastela in sicer od najcenejsih javnih prevoznih do najdrazjih. Za lazjo predstavo sva dodala tudi fotografije posameznih javnih prevoznih sredstev, vendar se le te tudi razlikujejo po posameznih tajskih provincah. 1. Moto taksi je najcenejsa oblika javnega prevoza pri krajsih ...

We had to wait a while at Phistanulok for the next train to Lampang but when it finally arrived we got onboard a 2nd class carriage with air conditioning - quite an improved ride from our previous experiences! Along the way we saw beautiful countryside and mountain ranges and arrived at our destination roughly on time (!) after about five hours. Lampang ...

... be ridiculously busy and all flights and overnight trains were booked out. We couldnbn't believe it even though we were only booking (as usual) one day in advance. Coming up here there was lots of availability at very reasonable prices. This time the only flights were over 70 each and nice as flying is it just wasn't on given that the bus was 7 quid each. Seems like our last minute ways had caught us for once, which is ridiculous as we knew for a few days that we'd be leaving on ...

... relax. Mostly. In the morning we repeated this exercise three times - twice immediately with sugar cane snacks, then a food break (generally involving more treats like sugar cane and juicy palm stocks), then one more go at the commands. Then our mahouts led us down the road and straight into the bathing show. Walking your elephant unwittingly into an audience is a bit of a shocker, but I think everyone was pretty well convinced that we knew what was ...

... They usually get quite a bit. This was one of my favorite parts of the day. I would sit there, an invisible extension of my elephant, and watch the various reactions as Thais and foreigners approached her. After the show it was time for lunch. It had been a very long morning. But it was a pretty good lunch, and pretty good company. We had a little time to relax before doing it all over again in the afternoon. I'm pretty sure it ...