Mon 20th - 26th Oct Woke up nice and early so we could grab a decent breakfast before heading out to help the elephants. While we were planning our trip we became increasingly aware of the cruelty that surrounded the use of elephants (amongst other animals!) for tourism in Thailand. Through our curiosity we came across the Elephant Nature Park which was founded by Lek Chilert. What Lek has done for the elephants here is truly amazing. The park currently has 41 e...

Fri 17th Oct We grabbed a mini bus back to Bangkok from Kanchanaburi to catch the over night train to Chiang Mai. The day felt brutally long, taking 2.5 hours to bangkok, then sitting at the station for a few hours all before our train departed at 10pm for our 15 hour ride to Chiang Mai. Boarded a very, very, VERY hot train to set ourselves up for the night in our 'bunk beds' - wasn't as bad as expected but a little cramped! Our beds were both the upper bunk w...