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1. A mahout in training with his Elephant, Elephant Conservation Centre  
   

Becoming a mahout 1. A mahout in training with his Elephant, Elephant Conservation Centre

Becoming a mahout

June 11th 2009
Day 346: Wednesday 10th June - Starting mahout training I have to be at Chiang Mai’s bus station for 7am to get a bus to the Elephant Conservation Centre, an hour’s drive south on the highway between Lampang and Chiang Mai. The next bus isn’t until 7:20am, which will be cutting it fine to arrive at the centre for 8:30am. I explain to them where I want to be dropped off by imitating an eleph ... read more
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