Truth be told, we weren’t particularly excited about visiting Bangkok. However, like Rome, all roads, and indeed, railways, seem to lead there, so we had little choice. Our first visit lasted about 45 minutes, as we quickly boarded another train bound for the general vicinity of the Khao Yai National Park. By this time, we were becoming increasingly aware that the Asian countryside we most wished to see is gazetted in numerous, but relatively small, protected areas, often designated as national parks. Khao Yai is home to wild elephants and tigers, among other species. The German, who, with his Thai wife, ran our guesthouse told us that he had been a guide at the park for 15 years, and never seen a tiger. So we quickly downsized our wildlife spotting ambitions, and fears. Elephants were seen
... read more