Visiting Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

by onceuponmytravel | Oct 3, 2016 | Blog, Sri Lanka, Visited Places

I’ve always been fascinated by elephants but the first time I encountered an elephant in a non zoo environment back in 2013, when I rode around and washed them in Chang Mai, left me with beautiful pictures, however oddly cold feelings. It was my first big trip and everything around felt so exciting, including elephant rides. But if I had to choose now, I wouldn’t do it. (more…)