Travel :: Thailand

As I mentioned last week, Ryan and I are in the beginning stages of planning our next trip, and one of the locations that has come up quite a few times is Thailand.  Initially we weren't sure if we could swing it with his vacation time, but after seeing more photos, researching, reading more about it, and learning how much further the dollar goes there..it has moved to the tip top of our list!

I definitely want to spend some time on the islands {perhaps a week} and then time exploring other parts of the country.  I'd love to visit an Elephant Refuge, but would only want to if it was truly a sanctuary for Elephants to flourish and not a tourist attraction that exploits them {I have heard good things about the Elephant Nature Park}.  Ayutthaya looks beyond magnificent.  I am dreaming about staying at the Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle and also am completely intrigued by the looks of this beautiful resort {and about one hundred others}.  Of course there is the floating lantern festival in November, Loi Krathong, which is a total bucket list experience.  Oh, and don't even get me started on the food!  

So I wanted to ask, have any of you been to Thailand?  Where did you stay, what did you do, how did you get around?  Were you there during the past five months of political unrest, and did you feel safe?  I'd love to hear your thoughts and will definitely be digging through the comments in Bri's recent post about planning her trip to Thailand.

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