I played soccer with an elephant (Thailand trip report)

It was a tie game, 1-1. She actually kicked the ball pretty hard for a girl.



Afterwards, she and his friend gave me a massage. It was...gross. They kissed me on the face with their trunks. It was smelly!



In Bangkok, Beth was able to find some of the little asian miniatures she's been collecting. Here she is posing with them in the 3 Fat Greeks Restaraunt. Isn't she adorable?


Beth mentioned that she took a cooking class in Koh Samui. But, she didn't mention how good the food was....well, it was great! And that's coming from someone who isn't the biggest Thai food fan, or at least I wasn't a fan until now! The soup was very spicy, but good. Dad, you would have liked it, it makes your scalp sweat just like you like it! :) And while pictures don't do it justice...



One thing that was interesting about our trip is that all flights (except the one leaving Bangkok to Macau) didn't utilize runway ramps. We took little buses that ran from the terminal to the plane.

Hey, when you depart a plane by walking down those stairs, do you ever pretend you're the president, getting out of Air Force One and waving to the crowds?

Oh...neither do I


The airport at Koh Samui is small, really small. Not only do they bus you from the plan to the arrivals terminal, the terminal itself has no walls, it's just a hut. You know how when you go to the baggage claim area to collect your luggage from the carousel? And it's kind of a mystery as to how it got there? Like there must be an extensive system of belts that carry the luggage from the carts that get the luggage out of the plane and then deliver it to your specific carousel?

Well, it's no mystery in this airport! They just take your bags out of the plane, cart them over to the hut and toss them on the belt!


That's all for now!