February 2012
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goodbye bangkok, thanks for the hangover…
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longlivewanderlust asked: Hi guys - Are you easily managing drinking water? Were the ants crunchy? Love, Mom
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we are melting and eating tasty khmer food in siem reap, taking care of a few necessary tasks (cash, bug spray, extending our trip by three weeks…!!!) and prepping for an 8 hour bus ride to bangkok in the morning. holy crap, we are going to thailand.
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alarm went off at 4:30am so we can get to angkor wat by sunrise. it’s gonna be a long, sweaty day :)
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found ants in my steamed rice at lunch, wondered briefly if they were meant to be there, and just kept eating. clearly, I’m comfortable here. I’m not sure if brian was proud or disgusted.
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s21 holding cells.
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phnom penh is AWESOME. the end.
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I think we were both surprised at how much we liked vietnam. we ate great food, saw beautiful old architecture, met wonderful people (locals and travelers) and felt very comfortable in every city we visited. the war remnants museum stands out as a highlight, as does pho on the streets of hanoi :) I didn’t expect to really want to come back, but I already know we will. there are so many...
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phu quoc island
this break on phu quoc island is just what we needed - we are giving our feet a couple days to recover, soaking up the last bit of time in vietnam and laying out our plans for the next week or two. our hotel is low key and right on the water, and each time we go swimming we marvel at the fact that we are finally in the gulf of thailand, with a not-so-distant view of cambodia.
tomorrow we are...
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tomorrow morning we leave for phu quoc island. it’ll be a few days of beach time, snorkeling and jungle bike rides. don’t be jealous, the blisters on our feet prove that we earned it ;)
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the journey south
yesterday was one of those days just eaten up by travel. we left cat ba island through halong bay, travelled back to hanoi for a quick dinner and then to the airport for our flight to ho chi minh city. due to mechanical issues, had to switch to a new plane and didn’t get to our hotel in saigon until about 1am. all in all, we were on the go for about 17 hours. I don’t expect this will...
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halong bay, 8mm style.
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a bit of halong bay from the kayak :)
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bound for halong bay this morning for a bay tour, kayaking, fishing & sleeping on the boat :)