Week 1 (Thailand)



Outside the Cultural Center in Chiang Mai

Woke up in Bangkok, boarded a plane to Chiang Mai, got a Thai massage at the Women's Prison, toured a Wat, took a full-day Thai cooking class (and ate my face off), went to a Long Neck village, took an elephant ride through the jungle (and down the river - I guess the elephant was hot), went further down river on a bamboo raft, hiked through the jungle, went white water rafting, sailed kratongs down the river (for the Loi Kratong festival), floated rice paper lanterns into the air and wished on them (during the Loi Kratong festival), took a mini bus up a mountain with 762 grueling turns to Pai, made it about 700 of those turns before losing my breakfast, and now we're celebrating Thanksgiving in Pai with vegan Thai food. It's been a good week! 

 


Breakfast in Bangkok



Outside Wat Chiang Man, Chiang Mai

 

On the Grounds of Wat Chiang Man, Chiang Mai



Ma'am In the Garden at Asia Scenic Cooking School



Making Papaya Salad at Asia Scenic Cooking School



Jeff About to Enjoy his Papaya Salad

Cashew Chicken, Kow Soi Curry, and Sao Tab

Jeff and I with Ma'am

 

Loi Kratong, Chiang Mai

Butterfly and Orchid Garden, Chiang Mai

Long Neck Refugee from Burma

Scary Bridge to Elephant Park 

Jeff and I on our Elephant

Feeding our Elephant

This One's for You, Will Koo

Mahouts Playing with the Baby Elephant

The S.S. Elephant Takes us Downstream

Waterfall in Chiang Mai

This Bar was Literally on the Side of the Road in Chiang Mai

Our Guest House Friends

Who Doesn't Love Sparkler/Chang Time?!

Our Favorite Ladies in Chiang Mai - They Know How to Party!

Staff at Junior House - They Rock!