Installment 2 of The Elephant Mahout Project Update August 23rd 2008 The last update came up to around March time when I had moved from Tia’s family’s house into my own ‘shack’ so I was feeling more settled. To prove this settled-ness….I got a puppy! How could I say no when someone brought a ball of fluff to me and said it needed a home?
Bobbi
So now I have Bobbi. When I was asked what I wanted to call ‘it’ I said the first thing that came into my h ... read more
Asia » Thailand » Central Thailand » Sattahip 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
After years of dreaming about it, and months of talking about it, I finally made the decision to travel. In 2006 I gave up my job and set off on an adventure to South East Asia.........and I'm still here! Last year I traveled to Sri Lanka, India and Thailand and had an amazing time, completely falling in love with the places, the people and the lifestyle - not to mention the weather. This year I returned intending to get a job, probably teaching in Bangkok I thought. When I returned I decided to revisit friends that I had made at my last port of call in 2006 where I had volunteered at an eleph... full info