One of the things I was looking forward to most in Thailand was…elephants!
I’ve always loved them, and we were lucky enough to visit them twice in Thailand, once in Pai (the hippie haven of Thailand), and once outside of Chiang Mai.
While I’ll address the issues with elephant treatment in Thailand at a later date, because it’s a serious issue and deserves an entire post, plus it’s not a light, Saturday topic (please do your research first!), for now I thought I would share some photos with you.
I enjoyed riding the elephants through the hills around Pai, and it was fun to swim with them, but I was NOT prepared to be sitting like that! Ouch.
It was especially incredible to see rescued elephants paint pictures at the camp near Chiang Mai. They were really good, especially the older ones! Plus, there was a baby there, which was pretty much a dream come true to see. The baby and I were either fast friends or he didn’t care much for me, but it was really fun and only half-terrifying.
(However, they were in chains, which the trainers assured us was only briefly, for the show, but I still didn’t love it).
I hope you enjoy the pictures! I personally can’t wait to see elephants again, in different places all over the world. Have you seen elephants? Would you ride them? 
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