Author Archives: Evelyn Hazzard

When you volunteer at Elephant Nature Park you get picked up Monday morning if you are staying within the walls of the old city. So I booked in at Parasol Inn at the corner of Praprokklao Rd. & Rachadamnoen Rd. Chiang Mai was interesting, inexpensive, & friendly. Have a look at the map. You canContinue reading “A Few Days in Chiang Mai”

Choose a Sanctuary to Visit Google ‘elephant sanctuaries’ & ‘blogs elephant sanctuaries’   Get a map of Thailand & figure out where the sanctuaries are.  elephantnaturepark.org is an excellent site & details many sanctuaries they support.  There are other places to consider such as Boon Lott’s Elephant Sanctuary (BLES), http://www.phuketelephantsanctuary.org (Phuket Elephant Sanctuary), & Burn andContinue reading “Visit An Elephant Sanctuary”

Each small group worked with their own guide doing jobs around the sanctuary. That’s our fabulous guide on the far right in the pink ENP shirt. The jobs change with the time of year, what foods are available, and whatever needs doing around the property. You will definitely help prepare food and scoop poop. YouContinue reading “Volunteer at Elephant Nature Park”

MaeDoe was a baby elephant. MaeDoe was loved and protected by her mother, her sisters, and her auntie. The little family walked many miles each day finding their favourite food of leaves and grass. They met other elephant families at the pond. MaeDoe loved to play in the water and roll in the mud. TheContinue reading “An Elephant Story”