Greetings from the peaceful north!

Not sure if you've been watching the news, but in case you haven't, there's been a little unrest in Bangkok recently and we're not anywhere near it. To briefly explain what I've surmised, in 2006 the elected president, Thaksin, was kicked out by the military, which has a habit of kicking out presidents and taking back control of the government, on all sorts of charges that it never bothered to try to prove. So, Thaksin's had some time to gather support, and now his supporters want him back in office. We left Bangkok before the protests really picked up, and, both geographically and politically, it seems the north is worlds away from anything that's going on down there.

We've been having a ridiculously great time up here, and we were laughing so hard during all the Songkran festivities my stomach was aching. We'll write more and post pictures very soon, but right now we're going to go catch a bus to an artsy little town called Pai, northwest of Chiang Mai.

We hope you all had a wonderful Easter and got lots of egg-shaped chocolatey deliciousness!

written by  katieandmichael on April 15, 2009 from Chiang Mai, Thailand
from the travel blog: Katie and Michael's Travel Blog
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Whew!

Cant wait to see pics. All those I have seen are awesome.

Love,
Momma

written by  Debi Williams on April 17, 2009

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I'm so glad to hear you're safe & having a wonderful time! Yes, we heard about the protests.

Also, what a relief to know there is hope for wayward elephants!
--Mom & Dad

written by  mbbarron on April 17, 2009

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