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Thailand, Thailand, Thailand! Part Two

2/11/2018

Here is part 2 of my adventure in Thailand...

It starts with a day trip into Thailand's jungle.
We had to get up very early for our trip to Khao Yai National Park, it is a few hours drive from Bangkok.
On the way there we stopped at some rural markets to have a look at the different things they sell there. There was alll sorts of weird stuff like pigs heads, toads, squirming eels and lots of strange fish. There was also lots of fruit and vegetables and I got to try some different things. I tried some jackfruit and some thai bananas. Thai bananas are really small and so much sweeter than bananas here - they are delicious. We also bought some sticky rice parcels with banana, but I didn't like it as much.

Jackfruit tasting

Lots of types of eggs including salted eggs and 100 year old eggs

Different things for sale at the markets

Driving the Ox cart

After the markets we got to have an Ox cart ride. It was good fun and the ox cart driver let me have a go at driving. He gave me a stick to hit the oxen with but I didn't want to hit them, so I didn't. I still got to drive the cart. My Mums were sitting in the back. We drove around the farmland and rice fields. It was fun.

We then went to a small village home for lunch. The people there showed us how to cook Thai food, like Papaya salad and another cooked dish, which we then had for our lunch.

After lunch we went to Khao Yai National Park. 'Khao Yai' means big mountain in Thai language. Tigers, elephants, monkeys, cobras, deer are just some of the animals that like in the park. That's where I saw my first monkeys in the wild. They were being cheeky and mischeivious and they were digging in the garbage bins. We went on a big walk to see a waterfall. Along the way we had to walk through the elephant fence. It was built to stop the elephants from breaking into the park kiosk and stealling the fruit.

One of the monkeys digging in the rubbish

The elephant fence

Haew Narok Waterfall

The stairs to the waterfall

Riding an elephant in the Thai jungle

But the most exciting thing that day was having a ride on an elephant! I even got to sit on the front, on the elephants neck and I almost fell off!
He was an adorable elephant and he was clever too. His hair was really spiky. His name was Buaban and he was 42 years old. I really liked him and I had fun.

Hands in the Air!

The next day we went on another day trip to the Floating Markets. I wasn't that impressed actually. The fast boat was OK but then we got on another boat and it was so slow. I didn't think much of it. I wouldn't recommend going there. I did get to see a Slow Loris at the markets though so that was good. A SlowLoris is a cute little fluffy animal with really big eyes. We found out afterwards that Slow Loris is one of the only venomous mammals in the world.
After the floating markets we then went to Damnoen Saduak Tiger Zoo. This was awesome! I got to play with a little one month old tiger cub - it was really fun. He was such a cutie, so adorbs! His sister was in the other room and she wanted to play with us too so she jumped over the wall.

Playing with the tiger cub

Feeding the cub his milk

Our family with the tiger cub

Little sister trying to get in to our room

Playing with the tiger cubs was so awesome. They were really fun to play with. Their paws were already massive even though they were only one month old. Outside in the zoo there were older tigers as well. These were really beautiful. Some of them were just lying around relaxing but there was one who came up to me and wanted to play. I just started running up and back along the path and he followed me. We ran upand down, up and down. We were having fun together. We did it for ages until I had to go. I said goodbye to him and then I said thankyou to his friend for not seeing me as lunch.

This was the most exciting thing I did in Thailand.

My tiger friend and playmate

Cuddles from a baby elie

After the zoo we went to see an Elephant show at the Sampran Elephant Ground. It showed the history of Elephants in Thailand using the elephants as the actors. They even fired a real cannonball out of the cannon, which I thought was cool.

They also had some crocodile wrestlers there who put their hands and even their head in a crocodiles mouth!

Crocodile wrestlers

I hope you have enjoyed reading about my fantastic adventures in Thailand. There was so much to see and do that I still haven't covered it all.
Stay tuned for part three - Thailand!

Until next time,

Dancing Dingo

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My very First Overseas Trip part.1

2/4/2018

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My first overseas flight

Two weeks ago my Mums took me on my very first trip overseas. we went to Thailand for 10 days.
I was a bit apprehensive when I got on the airplane.
I thought I would be scared and at first I was a little bit scared.
I have been on a plane before when I flew to Sydney and back but this was a bit more scary as it was a lot longer.
Once the plane took off though I was OK ...except when the plane started to prepare for landing. That's when I felt sick!

Waiting around in airports can be a bit boring

At the Grand Palace in Bangkok

Thailand is AWESOME!!! part one

I love Thailand! It is such a great country.
I had such an awesome time there. The people are really nice and there is gold everywhere!
We packed so much in that there is too much to tell in one blog post so I will have to write a few!

On our first day we went to Chatachuk Weekend markets.
I thought they were amazing. There was so much to see there, it was a bit overwhelming to me and I didn't really know what to think at first. But I do love shopping and we bought lots of things there.

The next day we went to The Grand Palace in Bangkok and the surrounding temples. I loved to see all the gold everywhere. Golden stupas, golden buddhas, golden rooftops, gold everywhere! I even got to meet a Buddhist Monk.

the first of many tuk-tuk rides

I also went on my first ride on a Tuk-Tuk. They are three-wheeled motorbike taxis. I thought it was awesome and much better than a regular taxi, even if it is hot and there's no air-conditioning, it's so much more fun!

eating Pad Thai for dinner

That night I even ate Thai food, this is me eating Pad Thai for dinner. I love noodles so I really like pad thai (except for the vegies :)

The next day we went to Ayutthaya, which is the ancient city and first capital of Thailand. It was a long drive north of Bangkok and it took over an hour to get there. It is now just ruins. I thought it was amazing to walk around in such an ancient place. It was really fantastic.

I had a blessing from a monk who gave me a bracelet and then we went to the outdoor reclining Buddha. It was 37 metres long.
We had a boat cruise down the Chao Praya River back to Bangkok from Ayutthaya. It was fun and a great way to see the river and all the people who use the river everyday. People live on houses built along the banks, there were lots of people fishing and there were lots of other boats and lots of temples too!
The next day we went to the Red Cross Institute in the centre of Bangkok to see the snake show. My Mums don't like snakes but I love them and I thought the show was awesome, especially seeing the cobras. I got to hold an Albino Burmese Python.

Albino Burmese Python

King Cobra

As you can see, we packed in so much. It was so exciting and the best fun ever!
There's too much to put all in one blog so I will do part two next time.
I hope you enjoy finding out about my travels in Thailand.
Until next time....

Dancing Dingo

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Thailand, Thailand, Thailand! Part Two

My very First Overseas Trip part.1

Thailand is AWESOME!!! part one

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