Asia Travels Part 1

Hello Dear Readers,

Well, this blog almost died before it even got going, but I am rescuing it right now!

I only have 10 minutes so here's a quick recap of our trip so far. While this narrative would be much better with photos, I unfortunately cannot access them yet.

So, we started out in Portland, drove to Seattle, and were dropped off at SeaTac by my lovely aunt Cherry. We boarded our plane and flew for about eleven hours to Tokyo. It was cute and pink and affirmed all my Japanese stereotypes. Just kidding, kind of.

After a layover in Tokyo we hopped on another plane and landed in Bangkok, where we were picked up and driven to a hotel near the airport. I popped a sleeping pill and enjoyed some rest, and in the morning it was back to the airport for a quick flight to Phuket.

Josh's parents met us in Phuket and we had a fantastic time on the beach with them. More details will come later when I can post photos. After a few days on the beach, eating ourselves silly, and daily massages we drug ourselves back to the airport to fly to Siem Reap.

Siem Reap was amazing. I was not prepared for the kindness we were shown nor for the absolute unbelievable-ness of the ruins there. Any country that sends its girls to high school, educates tourists about human trafficking, and doesn't rob the shit out of you gets an A+ from me.

It is almost 8pm here on Friday, and we are settling in to Josh's folks' house in Chiang Mai. I will try to get some photos posted, but they may have to wait until we come back to Portland.

Thank you for reading!