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Chiang Mai, Thailand

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Bus to Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Negotiating for Tuk Tuk Fares

Getting around in cities in Southeast Asia has been a trial. Almost every time we need to go somewhere we have to negotiate with a tuk tuk driver. They over-charge, tell you they know where you want go, and then want you to pay for the time they took driving around town when it turned out they didn't actually know.

Video Game Review: Mosquito Killers

So we played a new game recently. Here's my review of it. I even posted the cover to it, so click the 'read more.'

A Rough Start to Cambodia

We knew traveling from Chiang Mai, Thailand to Siem Reap, Cambodia was going to be long.  It started with an overnight train from Chiang Mai to Bangkok.  The train left a little after 4 PM and was scheduled to arrive in Bangkok at 6:30 the next morning, but actually arrived two hours later at 8:30.   We all had our own sleeping bunks so that was great but I really didn't sleep well that night.  The next step was to get to the border.  The next train was in 5 hours so we looked into taking a bus instead.  We talked to a travel agent and booked a minibus from Bangkok all the way to Siem Reap after they told us it would be a three hour ride to the border and another 2 hours from the border to Siem Reap getting there much faster than waiting for the next train.   That was our mistake of the day!

Chiang Mai, Thailand

While staying in Chiang Mai, Thailand we took a tour that included several zip lines. These were longer and higher than anything I have ever done before. Despite being a little nervous at the beginning, it turned out to be a lot of fun. We had three guides who helped us as we did the course. Jenna (age 8) seems to have no fear for anything and she was always willing to go first. In a few places we had to be lowered to a platform beneath us and on one of them, she had them clip her in on the back so she could be like "superman." The last line was over a river and Jenna and I went together both clipped in on the back and flew over the river like superman.  Very fun!

Getting ready for the zip lines

Joe

Seth

Jenna playing Superman

Sam and Seth on the last line

Sam

Jenna

Other parts of the day included bamboo rafting on the river, riding elephants, and playing in the waterfall and riding in a mosquito infested van.

This bridge is as rickety as it looks.  

Seth and Sam on an elephant

Me on a bamboo raft

Jenna in the waterfall

Seth playing with a little elephant

Laos Sunset

I made this a few weeks ago in Illustrator. I posted it to Facebook, so some of you may have already seen it, but I figured I could post it here as well. So here you go.

(you can click on it to make it bigger)

Golden Triangle

A few days ago we saw the Golden Triangle. It's basically where the three countries of Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar meet. It's kind of like 4 corners in Utah. Our mom was sick so she stayed back, but the rest of us went to the White Temple and to the official Golden Triangle place.