The land of Oz, the land of Oz! Okay, Australia! How awesome! While spending two months in Kampot, we were lucky enough to borrow a computer to figure out what to do next. The original plan was Vietnam, but the weather there wasn’t cooperating. So, how about a complete change of scenery?

After a whirlwind trip to Hong Kong, we headed back to Cambodia for further adventures. We had a quick overnight in Phnom Penh before heading south to Kampot to visit our old friend Lee. We ended up staying there for two months… yep, two months in Kampot! Bokor If you are in Kampot, you have to go up Bokor Mountain.

Hong Kong? What!?! That was unplanned… well yes, but everything has pretty much been unplanned! Let’s make a long story short… in May we looked into getting tickets to the Liverpool FC preseason game in July at Hong Kong Stadium. They sold out in less than 24 hours, so we figured, “Too bad,” and moved on.

Cambodia (Part 1)? What? Why, you ask? Even if you didn’t, I’m pretending you did so I can tell you all about it! After a great time on the 4,000 Islands (Si Phan Don) in Laos, our next stop was Cambodia. We were very excited for a couple of reasons: the main one being an opportunity to see our old friend Lee.

The Land of Laos was next on our list. We met wonderful people, saw some beautiful sights, and had a blast. We spent the most time in Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng, and the 4,000 Islands Slow Boat on the Mekong to Luang Prabang This is a two-day journey with an overnight in Pak Beng where we stayed at the Monsavanh Guesthouse.

After Myanmar we spent several weeks in Northern Thailand. All the Chiang’s together: Chiang Mai, Chiang Dao, Chiang Rai and Chiang Khong! Chiang Mai We decided to get organized in Chiang Mai. We mailed some items back that we don’t use, saw Wonder Woman, and did a cooking class with Pat and Liz.

After 60+ days in Thailand, we headed to Myanmar for a new adventure. We woke up early and headed to the Green Bus depot to take us to Mae Sot on the border. We stayed one night at a nice little place called Phanu Guesthouse. Hpa-An First stop was Myawaddy, right across the border from Mae Sot.

On Facebook, you may have been exposed to our constant updates and many temple or pagoda photos. For those not on Facebook – or who have blocked us after being fed up with the aforementioned pagodas… here is the Coles Notes version of our first couple of months: Koh Lipe – March 2017 This time we stayed at The Reef instead of our usual Andaman Resort, which was taken over by new owners.

After some very crazy, hectic, and emotional weeks, we are on our way. We left on the first leg of our adventure on February 28, 2017! Before I get into too much, we need to send a big thank you to Paul’s mom and dad. We wouldn’t have made it through the last weekend without their help.