NARCISSISM IS NECESSARY

This is a continuation of my last post on Thailand. The elephant park is really cool! It’s also a resort cum school for learning how to train elephants. I think it’s a such a novel way to spend your holidays, learning how to train elephants. #1 – Elephants bathing in the river with the student [...]

A couple of weeks ago I was treated to a 6D/5N trip to the Land of Smiles by Richard of Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). It was a fantastic trip; I made new friends and in the process, got to know more about Northern Thailand, specifically Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. Hello CK, Ernie and [...]

I’m now blogging from my hotel lobby in Chiang Rai. Just got back from a 2 hour traditional Thai massage which had managed to knead away the aches and pains from the previous massages I had been receiving daily. Yes life is pretty good. In a tram at Chiang Mai Zoo. I spent two days [...]

DAY 1 DAY 2 Part One DAY 2 Part Two DAY 3 Part One DAY 3 Part Two DAY 4 The last day of my Thailand trip! Our flight was in the late afternoon so we spent the morning visiting another nearby resort that belonged to Millennium. Millennium Patong Resort is a laidback version of [...]

DAY 1 DAY 2 Part One DAY 2 Part Two DAY 3 Part One DAY 3 Part Two We left Surat Thani in the morning and made our way to Phuket. It was about 3.5 hours journey in a car. During the drive, we stopped at a bridge to check out the scenery. The smaller [...]

DAY 1 DAY 2 Part One DAY 2 Part Two DAY 3 Part One After Kiriwon village, we went to Wat Phra Mahathat Woromaha Vihan in Nakhon Si Thammarat town. Also known as the temple with no shadows, it is the most important temple in Southern Thailand. I borrowed a jacket from See Tho’s assistant [...]

DAY 1 DAY 2 Part One DAY 2 Part Two We checked out of Sheraton Krabi in the morning and headed towards Surat Thani. Not before we dropped by the Marine Fish Centre, a fish conservation project by HRH King Bhumipol. The project’s conceived to counter over-fishing in the country. Bridge. Looming storm. Humphead fish. [...]