(2009) Joanne and Valerie in Thailand

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Val and I went on a much too short jaunt to Thailand.  We only had two weeks so we stayed in the north.  We didn't even see a beach.  But our two weeks were action packed with all sorts of Thai tourist wonders - markets, prison massages, boxing, cooking, zip lining, elephants and a horrible day in a minivan.  The pictures aren't great. I blame the Thai habit of ornately decorating literally everything.  The country is a blur of visual over-stimulation.



(2008) Joanne and Muriel in Tanzania

 

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Mom and I went on the most awesome trip to Tanzania.  Our trip was an organized safari that covered most of the country.  There were a few bumps in the planning, such as a civil war in Kenya, caused some pre-trip issues but once we got there, the trip was beyond fabulous.  This was my first blog so the layout of pictures is not great. But the pictures themselves are pretty impressive.  It is hard to take a bad picture when there is an elephant 10 feet from you.  Lots of birds!