"You won’t be taking this far?" asks the assistant at the motorbike rental shop in Chiang Mai. "This Honda is new." "Relax," I say, "I just need it to go to the market from time to time." She gives me the key but I sense reticence, as if she knows I'm going to push the basic automatic scooter to the.
A scooter trip through Thailand’s notorious Golden Triangle is no longer a white-knuckle ride into opium country, with tea now harvested by Chinese communities often just a stone’s throw from Myanmar.
Getting up close with elephants is an unforgettable experience for Thomas Bird, who gains an understanding of the challenges of caring for them, which the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated.