U Chiang Mai
70 Ratchadamnoen Road, Sri-Poom, Muang District 70 Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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Chiang Mai - Wat Phratat Doi Suthep & Hill Tribes
One of the must-see things that I had on my list on coming to Thailand was to visit the hill tribes in the North of the country. Our stop in Chiang Mai offered the perfect opportunity. We attempted to book on a tour before arriving, but left it too late. Instead we booked on a tour with our holiday company that had arranged our transfers from the …
Baanchang Elephants
Never did I think I would ever get the chance to ride an elephant in the jungle - but today I did! We spent the day at Baanchang Elephant Park, one of the many places in Chiang Mai where tourists can get up close to these special animals. The types of park differ considerably. Some encourage the elephants to perform - play football, paint or dance …
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On the road again...
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So we managed to get back to Chaing Mai at a half decent hour on Sunday so we got ourselves settled into our guesthouse, A Little Bird. Really nice. Dorm rooms of course but clean and HOT SHOWERS! After not having one for a week you begin to miss them! Such a luxuary considering it was 100B per night...thats about 2 quid! So we got settled in and Sophie came over at 5pm. Becca wasn't ...
Flooding, Elephants and chang. Lots of chang
So, we had an adventure in Bangkok. They love a scam in Asia, but with the flooding, they were loaded with more excuses to rip you off. Clever one that got us was the Uniformed ladies standing in the main station in Bangkok who try to help you out while the the counter services are occupied. Of course, we fell for that. Flooding means there are less buses, and its a chore to go, so we have to pay more. We paid double what is suggested, obvs. ...
I want an elephant please
... mahouts and their elephants, apparently 'the crush' is very common practise. There are also some mahouts who see their elephants as just livestock, and there is some barbaric treatment... it all seems to be about making the elephants submissive... involving sleep, food and water deprivation, beating, prodding with sticks and nails, and using hooks and sharp objects to dig into the sensitive nerve ending areas of the top of the head, the inner ears and the eyes. Lek ...



