The Elephant Mahout Project - Is it ‘officially’ lying to say that your'e full just to avoid eating flattened frog??? February 5th 2008 Update from the Elephant Mahout Project:
28th January -3rd February
On arrival at the elephant camp this morning, I was quietly sat contemplating the volunteer garden (and its failures) when I was called over by a mahout, Tia, with a tortoise in his hand and told to follow him and another mahout, Mr. Choi. I did.
We walked through the camp, across the road, through the gardens in front o ... read more
Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Pattaya A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more
After years of dreaming about it, and months of talking about it, I finally made the decision to travel. In 2006 I gave up my job and set off on an adventure to South East Asia.........and I'm still here! Last year I traveled to Sri Lanka, India and Thailand and had an amazing time, completely falling in love with the places, the people and the lifestyle - not to mention the weather. This year I returned intending to get a job, probably teaching in Bangkok I thought. When I returned I decided to revisit friends that I had made at my last port of call in 2006 where I had volunteered at an eleph... full info