Was able to spend some time in Thailand; definitely one of my favorite countries. The food there is especially great. I wasn't a huge fan of the tourist heavy places; but if you drive about 30 minutes away then it is much more peaceful and there is great scenery all around. My sister and I visited what they call "sticky waterfall" (i'll post some pictures when I find them....).
Here we got to ride some elephants (obviously). It was a great experience, but the best part wasn't riding them but actually interacting with them on the ground. You really don't understand how smart and intelligent Elephants are until you get a chance to spend some time with them - if you ever get that chance you should definitely take it.
