Karon beach
Craig fits right in
Buddha Bell
Thai Curry Paste – the core ingredients.
Steamed, Sticky? I bet I was about to find out.
The stunning Waterfall
Infused with Pandanus leaf, these sweet steamed banans and creamy coconut, topped off our meal perfectly.
Deep fried white fish with Chili and Basil topping
Angry Birds Chips
Ta Da! Spicy Fish parcel
Big Buddha
Pad Thai from the Queen of Curries
Asiatique
The Vet visits and looks after a wound
At the top of the waterfall
Feeding a beautiful Elephant
Spring Rolls
Gibbon Rehabilitation Project
They sure do have a sense of humor!
Pointing us in the right direction
Flower Market
I can smell those bananas in your bag 🙂
Craig at Karon Beach
The Sea Eagle
Chicken with house roasted Cashew Nuts
Our Kitten friend
A huge trail of ants at Bang Pae Waterfall
A Lizard
The Butterfly
The Mahout
Craig grinds and punds his way to curry paste
The fountains
Our roasted cashew nuts – cooked fresh in front of us by Pon
The group as we set off
The entrance to Jim Thomson’s home
Red, green, big or small here there were chillies galore
An empty pan.
Giant Golden Buddha
Craig enjoys the pool
That’s right I did climb up these steps
Muddy Elephants
Temple at the Grand Palace
My attempt at a Carrot Fern
Yay, it’s an elephant and I am feeding her ! WOW!
Look who we found enjoying the sun!
The tangy and colourful sweet and sour Vegetables
The Restaurant
The oldest Elephant in the Park – 80 years old!
Part of the Wat Chalong temple grounds
My decorative delight
There goes the water!
An Oasis of calm
The Temple
Mango and Sticky Rice a la Ginga musings
Early in the morning at Kata Beach
Yellow Curry – Thai Style
Green Curry and Roti
Our perfect Pandanus Parcels
The Grand Palace
That’s right – they are eating my feet
Hanging Duck
The gorgeous baby elephant
Fried Bananas?
Pork Sausages
Those things are Elephant Ear Mushrooms – can you guess why?
All gone, and it was delicious!
Gai Pad Khing
The top of Wat Chalong Temple
A huge Spider
Orchid Farm
Glass noodle Salad a la Craig
The Steps
Bang Pae Waterfall
Bangkok Food Tour
Assumption Cathedral
Introducing Gilbert de Stigter, our adopted Gibbon.
Held together only by two toothpicks, our fish parcels steamed for 30 minutes.
Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai
Our Host hard at work
Bang Pae Waterfall
The End result
The rather large lunch we lovingly prepared for ourselves.
Elephants are free to Roam and enjoy their oasis
Pork and Cabbage Leaf soup
Fish Spa
Tofu in Chiang Mai Market
Yes I am cycling on the same road as that big truck!
Walking around the Palace Terraces
Kata Beach
A scooter for surf boards
Look who’s coming for breakfast!
Prawn salad prior to the mouth burning incident.
The raw ingredients
Wat Chalong Temple
We are washing an elephant
Taking a photo
Pad Siew, a popular Thai noodle dish
Entranceway to the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project
Pon holds my Spring Roll Creation
Craig feeds one of the Elephants affected by blindness
Wat Arun Temple
Standing near one of the Ponds at Jim Thomson’s house
Wat Arun Temple
Tomato Rose
A BABY ELEPHANT!
Kata Beach, Phuket
Curried Noodles
Asiatique by night
Taking the ferry
Spicy Glass Noodle Salad
The View
The Garden
Old Customs House
Head first
Bring me the food!
Penang Curry made fresh
Sitting in a restaurant on the food tour
Offering to Buddha
Board, Knife and remnants of the tomato I carved
Freshly chopped and ready for the coating our fried fish
Third generation recipe Duck
A collection of photos from our trip to Thailand.
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Ginga Musings, complete.
Love the photo story of your Thailand adventure! Looks like you had so much fun!!
Thanks we sure did! It’s a bit hard coming home 🙂