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Wat Ming Muang – The Elephant Temple Chiang Rai

Elephant temple Chiang Rai

Spending more than just a few days in Chiang Rai? I recommend a visit to the Elephant temple (Temple of the crouching elephants), officially called Wat Ming Muang (not to be confused with Wat Mung Muang!) How to get to Wat Ming Muang It’s easy to walk to Wat Ming Muang from central Chiang Rai […]

Temples in Mauritius – Grand Bassin and Beyond

Sockalingum Temple Approach

The predominantly Hindu island of Mauritius lies in the Indian Ocean around 855km from Madagascar. The island is abundant in tourism due to the coral reefs, beaches and natural landscape. The combination of colonial influences and a history of slavery from India has resulted in a melting pot of language, culture and religion. French is […]

Visiting the Lopburi Monkey Temple in Thailand!

Monkeys at Lopburi Monkey Temple in Thailand

I’ll admit it, I really wanted to see monkeys…and I really love temples! So, the Lopburi Monkey temple in Thailand sounded too good to miss. But, I never had my rabies jab – this was a slight misjudgement on my part, and I soon realised this after googling ‘Monkey temple Lopburi’ and landing on numerous […]