I can see you love elephants; instead of just riding an elephant, next time
go to the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai and volunteer, where you can
feed and bathe them instead, and at the same time help rehabilitate
elephants abused on the streets and in the camps of Thailand. Check out
their website (goodle it) and find out why riding them is not such a good
idea. Be a volunteer instead of just a tourist next time-- you'll love it,
I guarantee! Thanks!