Author: tjiskavw

An artist who grew up in the village of Rong Khun used his own money to design and build this temple in 1951. In Buddhism, white signifies purity and the…

inside the white temple are murals that depict contemporary manifestations of good and evil within the Buddhist context. Batman, Superman even Keanu Reeves from Matrix are represented - there's a…

felt sort of like we'd been given permission to walk through the giant jewelry box of a spirit in the sky...yeah...when I die and they lay me to rest, gonna…

they don't do anything simple here! The exterior of this museum is adorned with gold figurines....exhibitions within paled in comparison to the spectacular artistry of the building

Several elephant sanctuaries offer a general activity format that provides opportunities to give the elephants a morning snack of bananas, help feed them their greens, wash them in a pond…

When we arrived at this particular sanctuary, we were escorted to a large barn and given a talk about the history of elephants in Thailand, the movement to protect them,…

An elephant eats about 10% of their weight daily and they LOVE food so you are told early on not to tease them by letting them see it and then…

Elephants are the symbol of the nation of Thailand and Buddhism - their associated qualities of physical and mental strength, responsibility, durability, longevity, peacekeeping, and loyalty represent values that are…

Most of the elephants in sanctuaries have been rescued from agencies that have used them as entertainment for tourists at temples where they are overworked, abused, and ridden. I'm betting…

Elephants have the largest brain of any land animal and the biggest portion is pre-frontal cortex which means they have complex emotions like compassion, altruism, grief and self awareness. They…