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Day: May 26, 2013

Thailand · Travel Tales

A Day at the Elephant Nature Park

May 26, 2013May 26, 2013 Fil4 Comments

I’ve waxed poetic about Chiang Mai, but I haven’t told you yet about my favorite experience there: spending a day feeding, bathing, and mostly hanging around watching a herd of gentle giants at the Elephant Nature Park. Elephant Nature Park is a rescue and rehabilitation center about an hour’s drive north of Chiang Mai. Our… Continue reading A Day at the Elephant Nature Park

Thailand · Travel Tales

Around Ayutthaya on a Songthaew

May 26, 2013May 26, 2013 Fil1 Comment

The stones here speak to me, and I know their mute language. Also, they seem deeply to feel what I think…. But I am a ruin myself, wandering among ruins. Heinrich Heine We spent our third day in Thailand exploring the ruins of Ayutthaya, the old Siamese capital. It used to be one of the… Continue reading Around Ayutthaya on a Songthaew

About the Blogger

Fil is in her early 30s. She is a new mom, a high school teacher, a lover of literature, and a traveler during long school breaks. She’s an Iska, an Archer, and a Ravenclaw.

Fil is a proud Filipino.

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