Our Boston Traveller

Tai loves to travel. Just say the words "pai-tee-aow"--the Thai language equivalent of ROAD TRIP!--and he's the first one to the door. As soon as he's finished peeing on the tires, we're good to go, whether it's to the corner store or across the country.

Tai is definitely the co-pilot type, wanting to sit right up front with the grown-ups, preferably on the passenger's lap. Sometimes he wants to be on the driver's lap, but we do draw the line. After all, he doesn't have his driver's license yet.

As you can imagine, tropical living calls for air-conditioning pretty much all the time, at home and in the car. Tai doesn't like air-conditioning; so when we're in the car, he navigates for a while, then heads to the back seat where he curls up and goes to sleep. (Sometimes we have to turn up the music to cover his snoring!)

As mentioned in the previous post, Tai has even travelled by train. In Thailand, pets can travel with their two-legged companions only in third class. Wood seats and open windows. If the weather is good, it is a great way to see the country. Tai loves to watch the countryside roll by, and he loves to see (and visit) the other people on the train. Bostons are not common here, so he draws a lot of attention and prompts a lot of conversations. Tai wouldn't have it any other way!