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How do i meet people whilst travelling?
James is heading off to travel after university and wondering where & how to meet others "are there bars, hotels, hostels etc where experienced travelers go often, and i'll be able to get a pint and hear a few stories about the places i could go next"
General Talk | Started by settrey [4th Jan]
That time of year........
So what are your New Year resolutions for 2009? Any hopes and dreams? Planning to do something outside your zone of comfort? What would you like to envisage for yourself in 2009?
Off Topic | Started by Purdy [30th Dec]
Credit crunched travels for 09
With the credit crunch starting to affect most of us, are you still travelling and if you are, adw999 asks what you would do with with £5k and plans to do a RTW?
General Talk | Started by adw999 [21st Dec]
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Grab the ear, step on the leg and jump.
Posted by agc_cwm | 4th January 2009
“Grab the ear, step on the leg, and jump” were the instructions our guide gave us before we had to mount the elephant. One of the mahouts, elephant drivers, even demonstrated for us. It looking deceivingly simple. The first step was to kick the elephants leg and say song. Then the elephant would raise its leg so you could use it as a step. After the elephant’s leg was up, that’s when you followed the previous instructions. The steps seem simple until you’ve jumped and you’re holding onto the elephant’s ear with your right hand, and the elephant’s back with your left hand, and you’re not quite up on the back of the elephant and not standing on its leg anymore. Oh, and then it puts its leg down. At this point your only option is to fall off the elephant or scramble up onto the elephant. Thankfully I managed to scramble up on to the back of the elephant. I felt proud to have successfully mounted an elephant.=
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