A mean left foot

A tribe called Palong

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November 16th 2006
Today we are to make our trek to a hill tribe village in, well, the middle of nowhere. As a warm up, we are taken to an elephant show. It really is incredible what they can train elephants to do, although in the back of the mind you do gulitily wonder how happy the elephants are about it, its impressive none the less. After painting some pretty intimidating portraits holding a brush with their tru ... read more

Asia » Thailand » Northern 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