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We woke up extremely early to drive out and go bird watching. This is something super cliche, so I’ve never felt the need to do it, but I loved it! The scenery was gorgeous and it was fun to spot a bird through a set of binoculars and skim through a book to try andContinue reading “Day 9 (1/14/2020)”

We have breakfast and leave the camping grounds to visit the local villages and farmers. We learned about the farmer’s perspectives on the impacts of crop raiding elephants. Farmers can lose thousands of dollars just from elephants eating their crops. We had lunch at one of the crop fields, which was made by the localContinue reading “Day 8 (1/13/2020)”

The hotel was beautiful and had an amazing campus! We had to check out so we could go to the Salakpra Wildlife Sanctuary to camp and trek for wild elephants. We saw one along the way before we got to the camp ground. We didn’t see more that day, but we saw the area myContinue reading “Day 7 (1/12/2020)”

Our next location was Kanchanburi to go to Royal River Kwai Resort and Spa hotel. We were in the van for 10+ hours. There’s not much to say, but I took a lot of pics of the scenery.

Today we visited Patara Elephant Farm and was able to meet and pet baby elephants. We were then able to follow the elephants to their water hole for a bathing session. It was beautiful to watch the elephants interact with the water and each other. I was able to get a pic of me beingContinue reading “Day 5 (1/10/2020)”

Next up is the elephant conservation center. We learned about many diseases and conditions elephants can get and how these conditions are treated at their facility. We were then taken up a hill to meet a few of their geriatric elephants and go on a walk with them. The ages of these elephants ranged fromContinue reading “Day 4 (1/9/2020)”

Breakfast started at 7am and was GORGEOUS! We were able to speak with the head of the Golden Triangle organization and learned about elephant conservation in Thailand. We went to the Hall of Opium which is a museum about the history of the opium trade in Thailand. It was so informational and interesting. We wentContinue reading “Day 3 (1/8/2020)”

Hi all! Thank you for tuning into my blog about Thailand. Many of you are family and friends, so I appreciate you all wanting to hear about my journey! As we all know, 2020 was a crazy year. Between my college courses and the pandemic, it was difficult to post the blog. And the moreContinue reading “Where I’ve Been! (2020 Update)”

We get back to the airport for our Chiang Rai flight and are able to go through check-ins and security quickly. The first thing I notice: this plane is way smaller than any of the other ones we took, maybe even half the size. Thankfully, there were no delays. The ride was only one hour,Continue reading “Day 2 (1/7/2020)”

Getting our flights straightened out was over, but now came the execution. We had to go through the check in process again with the new airline, along with going through TSA again and finding out new gate. Being that the old flight was at midnight, not many people were around so getting to our gateContinue reading “Our Day 1 (1/6/2020)”