Episode 102 - Elephant Ride

This photo was taken at the Laguna Resort at Phuket of Thailand.

Chiu Yin and Judith were taking an elephant ride.

The riding site was at a park near the shopping arcade of the resort. There were 2 elephants and we chose the strongest one for the ride. The fee for a 15-minute ride was reasonable.

The seat on the elephant back did not appear to be safe. There was no security bar to prevent the passengers from dropping forward in the event that the elephant lost its balance. Chiu Yin had confident on the elephant and was not frightened. Chiu Yin said the elephant was naughty as it stopped on the way to drink water.

After the ride we treated the elephant with bananas.

Episode 28 - The Laguna

This photo was taken at Phuket, just in front of our hotel room.

My family took a short holiday in Thailand earlier this year and stayed 3 days in Phuket.

We stayed in one of the 5 hotels in the Laguna Area. These hotels share some common facilities in the Area and the hotel guests can access these facilities by shuttle bus or by boat. The Area has a shopping arcade and a park where you can have an enjoyable elephant ride.

While it is a resort area without any historic attractions, it is a nice place to take a break and have a relaxed holiday.