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Aug 25 I woke up bright and early today to go to the Elephant Nature Park. We drove for 2 hours, just down the road from yesterday's rafting trip to a beautiful valley where the elephants stayed. We spent the day feeding the elephants and bathing them in the nearby river. I was amazed how much of an individual personality they have. Some like certain fruit, but not other fruit. Some would reach really high for food and some would only take it if you put it right near their trunk. Washing them was great, because you can see they really get into it. They love to have buckets of water splashed on them and we used scrub brushes to clean their skin. It's kinda sad that these animals are mistreated so much on the streets ... read more

So, I'm starting out on my 1st ever backpacking trip and I don't really know what to expect. I've come to Thailand with a return date somewhere around October 2nd, but I have no set plans. Well, almost no set plans. I did sort of set up my 1st week: Aug 23 I arrived in Chiang Mai via Bangkok from Macau, China. The Sound Of Music tour has just completed, for now at least, and some of the cast/crew and I have come here to take a little rest. I had never heard of Chiang Mai before I started looking into where to go, but after reading up, it seemed like it had plenty of fun things to do. So we got in minus Nicole, who had to stay behind in Macau to work out travel ... read more