It's about 12:30 pm on Christmas Day here in Chiang Mai. Last night I decided to bite the bullet and pay for a flight to Bangkok. No more long, uncomfortable and, not to mention, questionable 12 hour bus rides. Besides the timming would have been very tricky for my 6 am flight to the states tomorrow morning. Best not to risk missing the flight. Plus the flight takes an hour. If I can swing it, I might check in my bags early and try to catch a movie in Bangkok. If not, though, I have too heady books to keep me occupied for the next 48 hours or so. Yesterday, I had the most lovely of days celebrating my 25 years on this planet: with the elephants. It was, in a word, amazing. Breathtaking. So beautiful.
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