Thailand

My second vacation in 2008 took me to Thailand, Asia. A beautiful country with lots of smiling and friendly people, great food and many places to explore. We went from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi and the River Kwai, Ayutthaya, Phitsanulok, via Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai, visited the Bermuda Triangle, the Mekong Delta and took a train back to Bangkok. According to our travel programm we were supposed to end our trip in Phuket, but unfortunately there was a strike at the Bangkok airport, so we had to travel all the way back by bus to Chiang Mai to get our flight back home.

One of the highlights in Thailand has been the petting of the tigers at the Tiger Kingdom! These great cats are held in captivity, but the Tiger Kingdom is also a sanctuary for tiger orphans and the baby tigers that we were allowed to pet are actually born there.