We love visiting Maesa Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The elephants are well cared for and are totally accessible to visitors. It is an enchanting experience. During their show, six of the elephants paint, an amazing thing to see. … [Read more...] about MAESA ELEPHANT CAMP, CHIANG MAI, THAILAND
Archives for February 2009
GOLDEN PALACE BANGKOK
A must not miss sight in Bangkok, The Golden Palace is a complex both religious and administrative in nature. … [Read more...] about GOLDEN PALACE BANGKOK
ORIENTAL HOTEL BANGKOK
One of the finest hotels anywhere… we love our visits to the Oriental Hotel … [Read more...] about ORIENTAL HOTEL BANGKOK
TO CLOSE OR NOT TO CLOSE? WHAT WOULD HAMLET HAVE SAID?
”We’re havin’ a heat wave – a tropical heat wave…” An old Broadway show tune that some deejay here in Melbourne should have draged out. But probably never heard of. You expect Australian summer to be toasty. But we felt like slices of Wonder Bread slipped into the toaster. It’s was an historic monsoon of Hadean heat according to the Melbourne weather bureau, the … [Read more...] about TO CLOSE OR NOT TO CLOSE? WHAT WOULD HAMLET HAVE SAID?
AUSSIE ENDS WITH A LALAPALOOZA – ROUNDHOUSE RAFA CONNECTS
Pete Sampras couldn’t defend himself. But a friend in need turned out to be a young Spanish guy who responded when Sampras screamed, “Stop thief!” The prospective thief, named Roger Federer, had his eyes and grasping hands on Sampras’s treasure, the record 14 major singles championships he earned over 13 years of roaming the world with a dominating tennis racket. Federer … [Read more...] about AUSSIE ENDS WITH A LALAPALOOZA – ROUNDHOUSE RAFA CONNECTS