MY TIME WITH THE TIGERS
I sat down next to a fully grown Southeast Asian Tiger and petted it. Actually, I did that with four different tigers. Don’t get me wrong, it isn’t something anyone would do casually. That said,

I sat down next to a fully grown Southeast Asian Tiger and petted it. Actually, I did that with four different tigers. Don’t get me wrong, it isn’t something anyone would do casually. That said,
If you look carefully, you’ll see that I haven’t quite brought myself to actually touch the tiger, yet.
Hi folks. I’ll be guest blogging from time to time over at mightydin.com, which is run by a good friend and fellow traveler. Check out my post on our time visiting Thailand. http://mightydin.com/2014/02/10/elephants-and-tigers-and-bridges-oh-my/
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