Thailand

Thailand has been amazing! What an awesome place. Flying into Chiang Mai is beautiful and very green. The Centara Hotel we are staying at is beautiful and the concierge service there has been so helpful in booking things for us to do.

One of the coolest things in Chiang Mai was the Thai boxing matches we saw! The matches attract locals and tourists who are up for an exciting night of gambling or just watching a few good fights. Some of these guys are really tough!

Chiang Mai also has an awesome night bazaar that is ridiculously extensive. The guys are buying lots of things and each probably have more than Carissa and I combined!

In Bangkok, we attended a Thai puppet show, which was a very different experience. I had never seen a Thai puppet show, and was surprised when the puppeteers were an onstage act instead of hiding behind the stage. 3 to 4 people handled and controlled one puppet at a single time and gracefully took on the characters they were portraying.

I hope to be able to come back to Thailand and explore just this country entirely, from the mountains, to the beaches, to the cities. Thailand is called the Land of Smiles, and for good reason- we met a bunch of great Thai people who were eager to help us and happy to see us.