After our 5 hour express boat transfer from Chau Doc to Phnom Penh (including crossing the border to Cambodia and immigration), we were greeted by our tour guide, Sam. Very nice young man, and we spent these 2 days with him touring the few spots we wanted to see in Phnom Penh. On New Year's Day we visited the Royal Palace of Cambodia, and the King was there at the palace (evidenced by the raised flag). Very similar structure as England, where the King/Queen is...

Chúc mừng năm mới (Happy New Year in Vietnamese) We're presently in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and I'm at the hotel restaurant eating dinner solo as my date (Bobby) is in bed passed out cold after we each had stellar massages here at the hotel. Basically, he's definitely ruined. That was one of the best massages I've ever had, and he had it as his first massage ever ! We were in the same room with 2 tables, and there were a couple funny moments....

Our busy day in Bangkok has concluded, and we're on our way to Saigon Vietnam (now called Ho Chi Minh City). Our early morning flight wasn't too difficult, as I booked the hotel that is literally attached to the airport -- a nice & simple walk down the hall into the terminal. We did cut it a little close, as I didn't anticipatethe inundation of travelers in line everywhere, very similar to what Kevin & I experienced in Kuala Lumpur last year. Made the...

Our one day in Bangkok got started earlier than planned -- I woke up after 3 hours of sleep, wide awake & off kilter from the time change. Bobby managed to get 5 hours in, and we felt great and ready to start our busy day in the big city of Bangkok. Anxious to see the sites, we hustled down and went right out for a taxi, when we were immediately faced with some obstacles. Nobody seemed to understand a word I was saying, as I guess I was a fish out of water. T...

We are well on our way, and it is 8:20 PM Hong Kong time right now, (4:20 AM to our bodies), and feeling pretty good so far. We are currently in HK, waiting for our last flight of the day, a 3 hour flight to Bangkok. The day started off with our early departure from Orange County, connecting in San Francisco. Simple flight, that went off timely and we retrieved our bags in SFO without any hitches. I wanted to hand carry them to the Cathay Pacific terminal, and no...