Hawking in the River Ping

Elephant Camp

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February 6th 2007
Chiang Dao, literally translated 'the City of Stars', is north of Chiang Mai. We headed up just after dawn to visit one of the nicer elephant camps. We were one of the first to arrive and were immediately ushered onto elephant back for a ride through some fabulous forest/jungle scenery and along the river. Perched high in a wooden howdah, you gain an impressive view of the surroundings. It is surp ... 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