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Nellie the elephant!!

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October 25th 2008
Our morning was punctuated by proper goodbyes as people left for their next destinations in other countries, or just other hotels. We whizzed off for the highlight of our Thai experience so far, riding elephants! The elephant place is home to retired elephants that were used for logging etc until it was stopped for various reasons, so it enables the people to pay for their food and upkeep, tho ... read more

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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