A person can absolutely not come to Chiang Mai without seeing elephants. That's a given. The hard part is figuring out how to go about seeing them without being left with ethical questions about how those elephants are being treated. Elephant Nature ParkAfter some online research and listening to recommendations, I went with Elephant Nature …
Doi Suthep is a mountain just west of Chiang Mai. This mountain is also a national park and contains waterfalls, villages, a royal palace, and a beautiful temple, all of which make it a perfect half-day trip. Wat Phra That Doi SuthepMy primary destination for the day was Wat Phra That Doi Suthep (generally just …
ArrivalToday mainly involved the continuation of the train ride I that mentioned in my last post, which brought me from Ayutthaya to Chiang Mai. The train arrived at the Ayutthaya station last night at about 2:20am, and as soon as I found my assigned bed (a lower bunk in the second car), I put down …
Today, I joined my two new London-based friends Sabrina and Justin for a day-trip to Ayutthaya, a city not too far north of Bangkok. This city was the capital of the Kingdom of Siam from 1350 until 1767, and the ruins of that old city form the Ayutthaya Historical Park, a UNESCO Heritage archaeological site …
Journeying Jasmine 