Evie, "Does George really have to go?"  Me to Evie, "Honey, we've talked about this.  Yes.  George was a wonderful Christmas tree. We're grateful for his service and hope he {and his surprise nest of little spiders} enjoyed the novelty...

Public bus from Ayutthaya to Chiang Mai (10 hrs) - doesn't that just sound sweet?!  {That's a "Hell, no!" from Scott too.  It's half dozen of one, 6 of the other to the kids (for now).  Down south they would...

This is how our third and final day in Yellowstone started out:       As usual these days, we were slow in getting started on our third and final day in Yellowstone.  We had camped at a place about...