Today we had nothing on the agenda, so most of us decided to go to a big mall in Bangkok. It had eight floors selling everything you could think of. I bought most of the rest of my souvenirs there, and even a nice Coach bag to carry all of it in. Sometimes I feel like such a tourist here, but then I remember that's exactly what most everyone else is doing here too. Tonight … [Read more...] about Free morning & MBK mall
I completely forgot to mention earlier about our trip to the Saiyok elephant park. It was seriously a once-in-a-lifetime experience! We got to the park and doubled up to ride elephants through the jungle, and then we rode the elephants down to the river and let them cool off. The elephants were all spraying us, and some were even having water fights - it was so much fun! We … [Read more...] about Another note about today
I have been looking forward to today for the entire trip, and it definitely lived up to my expectations. We went to the Tiger Temple and we got to pet and take pictures with all the tigers they have there. Those big cats are so majestic! The monks have been running this temple as a sanctuary for tigers that they rescued from poaching communities for years, and between the … [Read more...] about Tiger Temple
Today has probably been my favorite day of the trip so far. This morning we visited the Samutprakarn crocodile farm and zoo. We saw an elephant show and a crocodile show, and I got to feed a baby tiger! The elephant show was amazing, the way they treated the animals was so gentle and respectful. But the crocodile show put a pit in my stomach because they were poking at the … [Read more...] about
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Our group landed in Thailand yesterday. We went to visit the Grand Palace and the Golden Buddha Temple. It was very interesting to see what it's like in a Thai temple, there is gold everywhere! It seems like almost everything is adorned in it, very beautiful. The temperature here is about the same as in HCMC, but most of the time there is a breeze so it seems much nicer to … [Read more...] about Thailand!