Me on Elephant

Officially, they charge a ridiculous 300 baht for a digital photo that a man on the ground takes, but once we were on the trail, the driver gave my camera to one of the others, and he took my photo for 40 baht. The elephant is definitely posing in my photo, and his trunk reached toward me afterwards; I put the money in his snout, he made his noise, and gave it to the other driver.

Day Trip to Ayutthaya

July 3rd 2012
Ayutthaya (stresses on second and fourth syllabes, or no one will know what you're talking about) was the old capital of Thailand, before it was destroyed by a Burmese invasion. It's only about 2 hours north of Bangkok, so it makes for a good day trip or stopping point between Bangkok and Chiang Mai. The train ticket from Hua Lamphong rail station is dirt cheap -- only 20 baht (60 cents) t ... 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

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