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MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Thailand and Cambodia Trip Day 10 – December 10 2014 Thankfully for Mike’s toe, this was a free day. We were supposed to do a sport fishing trip, but the guy’s boat had something wrong with it and cancelled the tour. It ended up working out perfectly. We slept in,

MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Thailand and Cambodia Trip Day 9 – December 9 2014 Mike and I had booked an excursion for deep water soloing near Railay beach. Deep water soloing is the sport of rock climbing over water, making ropes, harnesses, and crash pads unnecessary. The full boat picked us up on the

MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Thailand and Cambodia Trip Day 8 – December 8 2014 Dad had reserved a longtail boat from a local tour company he had used before, Adaman Tours, to take us to the Hong islands.  We were taken to Hong Island first, because it can get very busy in the afternoon.

MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Thailand and Cambodia Trip Day 7 – December 7 2014 We woke up at 6AM so we were ready to be picked up at the hotel at 7:30AM. Breakfast downstairs is a buffet incuding everything from french toast to egg noodle stir-fry. We were picked up in a nice large

MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Thailand and Cambodia Trip Day 6 – December 6 2014 I woke up with a moderate case of food poisoning (darn you, morning glory!) but we had yet another long day traveling in taxis and airports ahead of us. We took a car to the airport in Cambodia followed by

MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Thailand and Cambodia Trip Day 5 – December 5 2014 We decided to start today earlier to make sure the temple we were most excited to visit was not too busy. Ta Prohm, the Tomb Raider temple, was incredible. The Banyan trees have taken over much of the temple. The

MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Thailand and Cambodia Trip Day 4 – December 4 2014 We woke up and had breakfast at the hotel and left by 8:30. My Dad paid for tour guides with a van to drive us to each of the temples we wanted to see. The ancient ruins built almost a

MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Thailand and Cambodia Trip Day 3 – December 3 2014 We started the day with an early morning flight to the tiny airport in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Our hotel is perfect. It is called a boutique hotel, only 16 rooms. Lush plants cover their front courtyard where they serve food.

MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Thailand and Cambodia Trip Day 2 – December 2 2014 After finally getting a good nights sleep, we felt rested and ready to take on Bangkok! We started by getting on their overhead railway much like the ones we rode on in Seattle. This took us to the “express” boats

MIKE AND JESS’ TRAVEL DIARY Thailand and Cambodia Trip Day 1 – December 1 2014 After 28 hours of flights and airport time, very little sleep, and questionable airplane food, we arrived in the hectic city of Bangkok. It is a sauna outside. So humid and warm. While driving on the freeways, we noticed a