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April 19, 2015 By Cindy Bailey Giauque

The Winter Wonderland of Vallée de Joux

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What I love about Switzerland in winter is its easy access to an array of winter sports. No matter where you are, within a relatively short drive up a mountain, you can find a regional playground that hosts all the cross-country-skiing, snowshoeing, sledding and even downhill skiing you can handle. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Adventures, Switzerland Tagged With: Juras, Le Mollendruz, snowshoeing, Vallee de Joux

September 22, 2013 By Cindy Bailey Giauque

Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand

In Chiang Mai, the largest city in northern Thailand, and a rich, cultural center considered to be the “city of ideas,” I sent my husband Pierre and seven-year-old Julien off to elephant camp . What is that, you ask? It is the opportunity to spend the day in the  wild country, working with your own elephant, riding, commanding   and bathing him, and generally being a “Mahout,” or “elephant rider.”  There are many options for mahout tours in Chiang Mai. Our first choice was the popular, eco-conscious Baan Chang Camp, but unfortunately, we called the day before, as was our habit, which is definitely not enough advance notice for this highly respected elephant camp. A week is needed. So, we ended up going with our hotel’s supported tour, Yogi Mahout, and it still made for a great, fulfilling day! See how Julien rides, and attempts to command, his little elephant in the video!

 

 

Filed Under: Adventures, Thailand Tagged With: elephant

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