Kanchanaburi province is in central Thailand, with a capital about 150 km west of Bangkok. Jackie and I got there on a very tumultuous (but also very cheap) minivan ride from the Bangkok bus station that took about 3 hours. The first thing on our Kanchanaburi to-do list was to see elephants. We went to…
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The Best Elephant Sanctuary in Chiang Mai
I spent some time with elephants on the Garden Route in South Africa, so you might think that a second opportunity to hang out with elephants in Thailand would be less exciting. Well, MEETING ELEPHANTS NEVER GETS LESS EXCITING. Not to mention, African and Asian elephants are very different. I’m not just speaking from my…
The Garden Route
Last weekend my housemates and I took a trip along the garden route, a famous stretch of coastline on Route 62 between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. The garden route is 300 kilometers of beautiful South African mountains, Karoo plains, vineyards, and game reserves littered with lots of little towns and attractions. Views from the…