Was up and raring to go by 7 am, went for a walk round the village and was invited to go and look at an elephant who was a month off giving birth. You could see baby wriggling away, such a privilege! After breakfast (pancakes) we headed off to the poo paper making place. We … Continue reading Day 6: mostly playing with elephant poo, wandering the elephant cemetery, weeding the bamboo field and visiting the local market
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Day 7 : mostly bamboo cutting, elephant walking, massage.
Once again, woken early by the cockerels, counted my growing mozzie bites and had breakfast. Back to the fields to cut more bamboo, this time it seemed much easier!! Getting a dab hand at the machete, quite professional really. We had a few hours chill time, the ice cream man arrived and all the village … Continue reading Day 7 : mostly bamboo cutting, elephant walking, massage.
Day 4 – buying fruit, travelling in a truck, chopping bamboo, playing with baby elephants, cold showers and great camaraderie!
So today, my ankle is still very sore, but like a good girl guide, I have soldiered on. After a breakfast of fried eggs from the fridge with a couple of hot dog sausages on the side, we got into a truck and went to the local fruit market. We bought random fruits to try … Continue reading Day 4 – buying fruit, travelling in a truck, chopping bamboo, playing with baby elephants, cold showers and great camaraderie!
Day 3, day of sitting on a bus, shopping in Tesco, night markets and falling in gutters!
We left Bangkok at 7 this morning and spent til 4ish in a not particularly well air-conditioned bus. The highlight of the journey was our lunch stop at a shopping mall with Tesco Lotus. Of Course we had a look round, bought random things like dried mango, dried dates, yam crisps, lychee juice. Best … Continue reading Day 3, day of sitting on a bus, shopping in Tesco, night markets and falling in gutters!
Day 2, a day of floating markets, dead monitor lizards, temples and foot massages.
So today we went up the river in little boats to the floating markets, we had to queue to go through a lock with about 7 other narrowboats and an enormous very dead and whiffy monitor lizard to get to the market. Tried coconut ice cream and some pineapple, beautiful. There were lots of very … Continue reading Day 2, a day of floating markets, dead monitor lizards, temples and foot massages.
Day 1.
Today is the 1st anniversary of the king of Thailand's death, so they have decorated the city with loads of hoardings and shrines. Everyone is wearing black for mourning. Tomorrow we are touring around the city and have been asked to wear black. The bars are shut and 90% of the bars that are open … Continue reading Day 1.
The sun rises in the East.
Had a window seat for my second flight. Had one of those luxurious sleep in Economy- you know the sort: under the grey horse blanket, a prisoner strapped into the seat due to turbulence, snuggled up to the stranger in the next seat, trying desperately not to dribble on them. The highlight was watching the … Continue reading The sun rises in the East.
First flight.
Sitting between 2 very hefty Arabs, so breathing in. Had a little sleep, read the paper and ate chicken in yoghurt and chocolate torte, washed down with gin and tonic. Listened to Rag and Bone Man, now watching "The Beguiled" What to do for the next 5 hours before stop off in Dubai???
Airport
Can't believe that I whizzed through check-in and security in about 5 minutes. My bag got stopped, possibly the 2 cooked sausages wrapped in foil that did it.....! My mother taught me "Waste not want not" Met up with Corrine, a fellow traveller from Conway, and we just enjoy the overpriced Starbucks to set us … Continue reading Airport
Rambling With Ruthie 