Standing behind a fence under the supervision of her mahout (an elephant keeper or owner), Janwan, Mea Buab has snorted several bucket-loads of pulped banana, pineapple and sugar cane up the immense nostril of her whisker-pricked trunk.
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Located in rural Mae Hong Son, a couple of hours from Chiang Mai, the Elephant Hills Bush Camp overlooks the Ping River.
“For those not willing to take risks with their holiday money, Thailand is regarded as an easy, safe and affordable choice for long-haul sunshine,” says Chris Hawkins, director at Tropical Sky.
On a longtail boat ride through the klongs (canal tributaries) of Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River, boat vendors paddled up with crispy seaweed and fried taro.
