(Editors' Note: Internet has been less than speedy in China, let's hope we can get a few more posts up in the near future! (Editors' Admission: We've also been watching a bunch of Parks and Recreation instead of editing photos.))

Bangkok is the bustling center of Southeast Asia. According to everyone we talked to before going, it’s a love it or hate it place. We love big cities and planned to avoid the backpacker epicenter of Koh San Road so we were prepared to be delighted. There was plenty of delight, but it was mixed in with plenty of struggle. The streets were fantastically congested and getting anywhere during rush hour was an ordeal, even with public transportation and Grab/Uber.

Carmen was still along for the ride and we spent our first days showing her the splendor of Asian mega malls and visiting the Jim Thompson house, an architectural gem owned by a mysteriously disappeared silk dealer.

Don Det and Phnom Penh

August 3rd, 2017

Back to the Big City

August 3^rd, 2017