Author: norine

So from Khao Lak, I decided to see Phuket (pronounced Pooh ket, not fuck it 😂), but after getting there, it seemed like it should be named fuck it! Crazy does not describe it…insane is a good word for it. Pictures below are of my room, which was nice, and a tour I took on […]

Took a market tour and cooking class. 😊 I took a bunch of short videos of the market tour. Our guide is Oly! She changed her name because the one her mother gave her means fat and so she changed it. If you listen to her, her speech is very interesting. Oly went to university […]

I’m now in Khao Lak, snorkeling at Surin Islands. What a fantastic day! Took a large speed boat to Surin Islands! A bumpy 1.5 hour ride, but totally worth it! The water out at sea must have been around 80 degrees. I saw so much beautiful reef and fish. 😊 We stopped at one of […]

Went on tour of Cheow Lake, a manmade Lake in Khao Sok Forest. Khao Sok forest has never been logged and is the oldest forest on earth; 168 million years old!When the lake was created, the King gave each relocated individual a 7 acre rubber tree farm and 1000 baht lifelong monthly stipend to support […]

We saw snakes, scorpions, a Dee Dee (foot long deer), and a tarantula!

Checked in Khao Sok Hotel and spa. Grounds and room amazing for $60 per night! Then walked to Monkey Temple 💕 Monkey Temple Video Pt. 1: https://nomadicnorine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241122T024843231.att_.1260FB56-0055-4051-B4D2-5902276024FE_0.mp4 Monkey Temple Video Pt. 2: https://nomadicnorine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/20241122T024843913.att_.4B4A6180-1B12-4D4B-8543-5895554CB814_0.mp4

One of the best days of my life! These elephants all all rescued from circuses, logging camps and zoo (that allow the elephants to be ridden on). Elephants, unlike horses and camels, do not have the spinal structure for riding. Lana, the 5 year old elephant I’m feeding, cost 50,000 to be rescued. I can’t […]

Today I took a private tour of DOI ITHANON The park is named in honor of the king Inthawichayanon, one of the last kings of Chiang Mai, who was concerned about the forests in the north of Thailand and wanted to preserve it. After his death his remains were placed in the park as he […]

Hello Friends!Yesterday I did some temple touring in old town Chiang Mai. There’s over 300 temples in Chiang Mai. I decided to visit 2 Temples, Wat Saen Muang Ma LuangAnd Wat Phra Singh. The word wat is a Thai word that comes from “vata” a word in Sanskrit, which means “enclosure”. A Wat is the […]

Well, after over 24 hours of travel time, I finally arrived at a hostel, for one night. I booked the hostel so that I could walk a short distance to the big Loi Krathong celebration that night. Little did I know I would be sleeping in the top bunk. For a 70 year old?😂. Guess […]