The first time I saw an elephant was in Chiang Mai.     I had laid eyes on elephants before then, in magazines and at the zoo – I’d even stood in front of one when I first arrived in Thailand. But it wasn’t until March 2014 when we visited the Elephant Nature Park that I actually saw an elephant… Grazing, wandering, and generally just being, an elephant. […]

When people go to Thailand, it’s almost a guarantee that seeing an elephant is top of their to do list. Elephant rides, elephant shows, and the obligatory elephant selfie are perpetuated widely and have become the iconic shots of the travelling world, (dis)gracing the covers of travel websites and magazines for decades. But in a […]