Budding Buddhas at the Feet of Phra Singh

January 20th 2010
Nellie and Monk decided to go exploring Chiang Mai today. Monk had never been here before and, as with any new town, a day spent wondering and soaking up the atmosphere gives one a good feel for a place. Like elsewhere in this region, Chiang Mai abounds with temples and it would take a week or two to see them all. Monk put his trust in the Lonely Planet and visited the recommended sites. Of th ... 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

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This is the blog of a man called Monk and an elephant answering to the name of Nellie. For 35 years, Monk and his beautiful Irene had such a wonderful life and shared so many adventures together until one day in April 2009 when Irene was called back to the jungle with so much left yet to do. Monk determined to continue those adventures and to take Irene with him in his heart. Some might consider it a sign of impending insanity to be found apparently talking to oneself - so - enter Nellie to save the day because, as we all know, 9 out of 10 psychiatrists would agree that it's perfectly no... full info

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