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Win a Guidebook for Elephant Holidays in Thailand

March 28, 2011

By Richard Barrow | Posted in Competition

I am in the Northeast of Thailand for the launch of two new guidebooks. I already told you about the one called “The Mekong: Journeys along the River of Life”. Today I’m on my way to Surin Province for the launch of the second guidebook called “Elephant Holidays in Thailand”. Again I have several copies to giveaway in a competition and like last time you can choose either a Thai or English version. This book prepares you for a unique experience in Thailand with the elephants, the most important symbol of the Kingdom. This experience not only includes learning about elephants, but also touching, feeling, feeding, walking trunk-in-hand and even riding these magnificent creatures.

“Elephant Holidays in Thailand” introduces 17 elephant camps based on four different themes: The Legend of the Elephants, Live and Learn the Elephants’ Way of Life, A Unique Bond, and Amazing Elephant Shows. Each theme let’s you enjoy first-hand experiences with the elephants of Thailand and explore the beauty of the country from their perspective, discovering their charm, intelligence, and friendliness. This guidebook should prove to be useful to anyone who has an interest in elephants. By using this guidebook you will be able to get an elephant’s view of Thailand.

To win a copy of “Elephant Holidays in Thailand” all you have to do is post a comment below. Make sure that you let me know whether you want the Thai or English version. The competition ends on Wednesday 30th March 2011. You have another chance to win the guidebook on my Facebook page (http://www.Facebook.com/Richard.thailand) and on the Paknam Web Forums (http://www.thailandqa.com). Feel free to add me as a friend on Facebook. Today I will be going to Surin which is one of the main centres for elephants in Thailand. You can follow me live on this trip as I will be posting pictures during the day on twitter @RichardBarrow.

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17 Responses to Win a Guidebook for Elephant Holidays in Thailand

Rene Bicker on March 28, 2011 at 12:30 pm

Hi Richard,

Love to follow you around on the Internet.
I like to win an English version of “Elephant Holidays in Thailand”.

Rene
Beryl Hockey on March 28, 2011 at 1:51 pm

Just returned from a holiday in Thailand and loved having an elephant bath in Thailand would love an English copy of the book to plan my next trip!
Rakkhuntaofah on March 28, 2011 at 2:52 pm

I’ve just follow u on twitter & very impressed to elephant’s story.If possible i would prefer eng.version 4 my 14 yrs old daughter.Thank u so much kha.
Khun Don on March 28, 2011 at 3:12 pm

Please put me in the draw for this one too, Richard. Thanks.
Tracy on March 28, 2011 at 4:21 pm

Richard, I enjoy your tweets and information that you have about Thailand but am sad that you made a book supporting working elephants in Thailand. I would think that while you were making this book you would have witnessed the “training” involved using bullhooks and other torture devices used to break elephants into submission, not to mention the huge illegal animal trafficking problem in Thailand that a quick google search will verify. Please do not support any animal-related businesses in SE Asia, you are only giving money to torturers & traffickers. There are dozens of animal sanctuaries all over Thailand dedicated to stopping this like Wildlife Friends of Thailand. Elephants do not want to be beaten with bullhooks for tourist entertainment, they are very emotional and intelligent animals and there have been several cases were an elephant has gone crazy due to their horrific conditions which have killed tourists who should have known better than to ride on top of a wild animal. Please do not support the use of elephants for entertainment, it is torture for them.

Sources:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=122623394455315
http://www.elephantnaturefoundation.org/
http://www.wfft.org/EREC.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110224/ap_on_re_as/as_thailand_elephant_trampling
http://wwf.panda.org/index.cfm?uNewsID=152502
Richard Barrow on March 28, 2011 at 5:40 pm

Thanks for your comment Tracy but it is not my guidebook.
Mike on March 28, 2011 at 6:24 pm

Richard I would like to be able to read this book to my nephew in Thai please.
Edwin Kime on March 28, 2011 at 8:07 pm

I would love to have the English copy of this book. It would be great for my family and the Thai students at the local university.
Sittha on March 28, 2011 at 11:44 pm

Dear Richard,
I’m a long-time follower and first-time commenter. My wife and I enjoy following your tweets and reading your blogs. We’d love to have a good guidebook to the elephant places. We’ve been wanting to go to the sanctuary in Chiangmai but not had a chace yet.
Thank you. And keep up the fun exploration.
Sittha
Ps. If I get a copy, I’d like the English version, please.
Mafia on March 29, 2011 at 2:51 am

Richard, Thai or English will do…

Thanks!!!
Ben on March 29, 2011 at 11:24 am

My whole family loves elephants and we’d certainly enjoy this book. English version please.
Ulla on March 29, 2011 at 6:18 pm

Dear Richard,

Thank you for all tweets and competitons!
I would prefer English version, please.

Br’s
Ulla
Finlandguy on March 30, 2011 at 7:18 am

Richard,

the english version would suite me better. Travelling to Thailand again in september, could be useful!

Thank You for the competition!
Ange on March 30, 2011 at 12:29 pm

Richard you have lots of readers and twitter followers and you could use your position to educate people about the atrocities of the elephant entertainment industry. I’m sad to see that you are supporting this guide book.
Richard Barrow on March 30, 2011 at 9:00 pm

Thanks for your comment Ange. I do agree with you about the places that use elephants as a form of entertainment by making them do unnatural things. But do you know that there are elephant sanctuaries around Thailand where people and elephants can learn to live together? Have you visited any of these elephant camps? I don’t mean the zoos. I’m interested to see what firsthand research you have done as I would like to know more. This guidebook lists quite a few which I intend to follow up to see what they are like.
Richard Barrow on March 30, 2011 at 9:09 pm

The competition is now over. Thank you for your entry. There are two winners from the blog. All of the names were entered into a randomizer and the following are the top 5 names:

1 Edwin Kime
2 Beryl Hockey
3 Ben
4 Rakkhuntaofah
5 Mafia

Please note only the first two win a book. The others are spare just in case they don’t claim the prize. Congratulations!
Ben on March 31, 2011 at 12:23 am

Ahh, just missed it! Do you know where this book is available for purchase?