Amazing that once again, I am in Thailand and the country is headlining the news....don't worry I am safe and sound in Bangkok after the long weekend in Phuket. Fortunately, we were in Phuket during the heat of the protests and arrived back once the protesters starting pulling back. Even so, our hotel is nowhere near where the protests were occurring, so we would have been fine :) We were worried that they would close the airport (like last time this happened) and we wouldn't be able to make it back from Phuket! We were driving home from work last week, and saw some of the protesters gathering in the street (in the distance) but that's the extent of what I've seen. The operation told us to leave work early 2 days last week because of the traffic problems sure to be caused by street closings.
I think maybe I shouldn't travel to Thailand anymore, since both times I've traveled here they issued a state of emergency!
Had a nice weekend in Phuket though, and took a day trip to Phi Phi which was so beautiful! Going to Krabi on Friday, then Chiang Mai the following weekend to take a cooking class (I am going to learn how to make mango and sticky rice!!!) and finally going to Hanoi/Halong Bay (Vietnam) and will take a 2 night cruise along Halong Bay. On the way to Manila, I am going to Singapore for the long weekend.
Will try to write more soon, but just wanted to give a quick update... will start working on my weekend pics from Thailand soon hopefully!
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