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Thank you to everyone for your patience during our travel time. Natasha and I experienced an amazing adventure through Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand and we can’t wait to share it. Naturally, we brought back thousands of photographs (as to be expected!) and we’ll start posting some of them just as soon as we get a chance.

We also brought back a few videos made using our point-n-shoot camera and here are a few for your entertainment:

Crossing the street in Hanoi, Vietnam is an experience in itself. They don’t have many streetlights and although most of the transportation consists of slow moving mopeds, it’s a bit intimidating nonetheless. Our guidebook sort of recommended saying a little prayer, closing your eyes, and just going for it:

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We came across a large collective of friendly monkeys along the roadside in Angkor Wat, Cambodia. It was amazing to interact with them as their behavior is so human-like that it was surreal:

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Tuk-tuks are a common form of transportation around Bangkok. It’s basically a moped modified in a rickshaw fashion and it is the most common way that travelers get around in this city:

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More to follow…

Happy Chinese New Year everyone!!

Mike

We are now on the Island of Koh Phi Phi (Ko pi pi) and everything is going well. After a few days spent on islands which weren’t too interesting we are glad to finally be in a nice place. It is basically a tropical paradise with warm waters, fish, little restaurants and great weather.

Today was our first real day of enjoying this place and we spent the afternoon tanning on the beach, swimming a little, and going around the bay in a little kayak boat. It might be hard to believe, but we haven’t been able to get good rest during many of the days of the trip and it’s nice to finally have this chance.

We will probably stay on this island until the end of the trip which is coming up shortly now.

I hope all of you are doing well!

Mike

Since our last update we’ve made our way through the south of Vietnam and hopped on a plane to Siem Reap, Cambodia. I never cease to be amazed at how accessible our planet truly is – we managed to literally walk into Ho Chi Minh Airport and buy airline tickets for the next flight right on the spot. The freedom to do this is the reason we’ve been able to plan our trip on the go without a hard set itinerary.

After a short tour of the amazing temples of Angkor Wat, we’ve now taken another short flight over to Bangkok and we look forward to spending the rest of our time in Thailand. Bangkok is a city of 7 million and we were both relieved to find a fantastic neighborhood full of just the right conveniences travelers require. Our first day here was spent today exploring the never-ending weekend market at which you can buy anything from a couch to a pet squirrel.

We’ll continue to write updates when we have a chance.

Mike and Natasha