Elephant at dusk

Monkeys, Leech/tick socks, and wild elephants

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December 21st 2008
Ok, so they’re not actually monkeys, but I call everything that is a primate (other than gorillas and orangutans), monkeys. I think most people probably do that (?) Anyway, I went to Khao Yai National Park on Saturday to escape the concrete jungle and get back into nature, of the forest variety. Khao Yai was the first national park in Thailand, established in 1962. It’s home to tons of dif ... read more

Asia » Thailand » North-East Thailand

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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