Communal shower

Today I gave an elephant a bath

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June 21st 2008
Geo: 18.695, 98.7898Today was fantastic - definitely a highlight of Thailand! The Patara Elephant Sanctuary is about 30km SW of Chiang Mai. They are a small independently owned farm that takes in 'retired', unwanted, abused and abandoned Elephants and gives them a safe place to live. They operate mainly on donations and by us guests who come to spend the day with the Elephants.The f ... read more

Asia » Thailand

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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