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