Travel Day

This morning we said good bye to Chiang Mai. It was a beautiful town with so much to offer that the 5 days went by like that. What we learned about the north that it is very Thai. There are a lot of temples in Chiang Mai and the surrounding areas. 98% of the country is Buddhist. This is the area for elephants. The Golden Triangle, about 2 1/2 hours from here is the border of Burma, Laos and Thailand. Unfortunately we did not make it up there. We know that there are a lot of refugee camps on the Burma/Thai border because of persecution of certain ethnic groups. We also learned that American influence can be felt everywhere. When we left the gates of the old city, the first thing we saw on the corner was a 2 story Starbucks and not far away was a McDonalds. When we ventured the the night market last night, we saw many American hotel chains in the newer part of town as well as some European ones. I think it just shows that the world is getting smaller and the things that are the same are increasing. It was a really interesting visit all around.



We left for the airport at 8:00AM, flew to Bangkok, waited and waited, got on a plane to Krabi and then took a 45 minute drive to get to our hotel.  We are staying at the Tubkaak Resort and it is amazing!  I am sure this is going to be the highlight of our stay in terms of accommodations. It is right on the beach and the rooms are very cool and very zen. Our shower and bathtub are outside and the bathroom looks out into the open area. The hotel prides itself on its service and does not disappoint. Here are a few pictures of our beautiful hotel.

I love this idea- it is a foot wash at the base of the stairs- no one wears shoes inside.

This is our restaurant and the table where we had dinner

A view of our pool and you can see the rooms behind it

A view from the bathroom looking out into the shower and tub!

Our private beach- note that there is no one else on it

Apparently beach chairs are not allowed so they provide comfy beanbags to lay on.