Thailand

Wow!  Are we really going there?  I guess so! The flight is booked and the timeshare scheduled.  So how in the world did we decide to go to Thailand.  Well, it started with the link you see over there called "Retire Early Lifestyle".  (And yes, it is relevant to younger families, not just empty nest people, so you should read it)  Apparently, there are a lot of people that retire in Thailand and they swear by how nice it is.  Well, I don't have any desire to retire there, but a trip?

So, I am buried in school.  The semester ends August 6th and I have two weeks before the next one starts.  We need to "get out of Dodge".  We have a timeshare we have been paying for and haven't used.  Is there someplace we could go - use the Frequent Flyer miles to get there?  Derrick starts looking through what we can trade our Aruba week for and Thailand pops up.  Thailand?? Cool!  Can we make it work with the flight?  Can I get my passport renewed fast enough?  Scraped all the FF points together and got a ticket, bought another one and - Bingo! - we are heading out August 7th for 2 weeks.  Here is a picture of the place we are staying (its an architects drawing - not a real pic -but it is a real place)

So, the blog and FB will be a big part of the sharing.  As we get older, we are more interested in experiences than things - so sharing what we learn and what we see (we think) is more valuable to our children and grandchildren than "stuff".  I am excited to experience this new culture - maybe even ride an elephant!