I always said that I would be able to die happy knowing that I had touched a Tiger or bottle fed a Tiger Cub. Well...I don't want to die yet, but I did it! Today I went to Tiger Kingdom just outside of Chiang Mai where I spent the afternoon bottle feeding and stroking Tiger cubs and then sitting with the fully grown Adult Tigers. I had heard bad reviews about these sorts of places and how they were drugged up or chained to the floor but I have to be honest, I sa...

After getting very sick yesterday, I decided to get out and see some more of Chiang Mai. I had heard the Temple at Doi Suthep was a sight to see and started to walk towards it. Walking seemed like a good idea until I had been walking for an hour and not even reached the Chiang Mai Zoo which from there Doi Suthep was another 18km...in this heat? Forget it! I'm getting a Songthaew! Flagging a taxi down is easier here than it is in New York and there are thousands o...

After a couple of random days of walking round Chiang Mai and seeing 'the sights' I thought I would do something more worthwhile with my time. So today I went Elephant Manhout Training at Jumbo Elephant Camp just outside of Chiang Mai. I will admit that I had a bit of a shaky start this morning after doing several Tequila Slammers in the pool hall with Jack and Levi last night. We bumped into each other in the street and went for dinner, then drinks and then play...

Arrival in Chiang Mai (2 hours late I'll add) - shaking off a sleepless night from the train to be greeted by hundreds of Taxi drivers all shouting 'You wan taxi? Wher you go?' I was hoping Chiang Mai was not going to be the same as Bangkok. Using my haggling skills (freshly developed as soon as possible) I told the guy what I was going to pay and nothing else, he accepted and we walked out of the station. Not really haggling I will admit...but I couldn't wait to...

Bangkok, what can I say, a city where just about everything goes for the right price. My last night in Bangkok I will admit was a little hazy, something to do with a couple of Norwegian guys and something called a Chang tower...The tower being just one of the apparent bad ideas they put into my head. The other was that bugs taste like chips...they don't. My winged friend tasted chewy if nothing else...McCain would not be happy if their chips tasted that way that'...