Historic, leafy, easy-to-navigate and a competent producer of fresh lemonade (mmm..), Boston has been a relaxing alternative to being evacuated to a backwater of Louisiana during Hurricane Gustav. Our first hotel choice wasn't the greatest (the itinerant woman periodically going through the hotel garbage put us off a little).

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One year ago I visited the Elephant Nature Park north of Chiang Mai. The camp was created by Sangduen Chailert (Lek) who has been working to protect Thai elephants throughout her life. Many elephant camps around Thailand exploit elephants to make a profit. Lek's camp was created as a sanctuary for elephants.

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