Elephant train

Thailand. A new adventure. Day 11. January 4, 2008

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January 9th 2008
Friday. January 4. Day 11. The time of my life. I wake at 4 am. I am not looking forward to the tour this morning. I have signed up to ride an elephant; I am afraid of heights. This does not strike me as a good combination. Over the last couple of weeks--way before I arrived in Thailand and knew I would have the chance to ride an elephant, I have dreamed of being tossed from an elepha ... 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