Around the World in 56 Days

Today, Mark and his fiancée, Wan, took us on a tour of historic Bangkok, taking us to all of the must-see sights.  We met them at a café, two stops away from our hotel on the Skytrain, and right next to his apartment building.  He showed us his apartment, and then we headed out for …

This morning, Greg and Mark had an early morning business call, which they finished up by 9am.  By ten, we were on the road and headed back to Bangkok.  Like before, we made good time, and our ride was fairly uneventful, with the exception of the several times Mark turned on the wipers when he …

This morning, Greg and Mark had some work stuff to clear out on their laptops, but once that was finished, we had the entire day free.  We wanted to go snorkeling, so we walked to the beach, and after asking around a bit, we found a boat that would take us out to the islands.  …

Edit: It appears that despite two semesters of calculus, I am unable to do simple arithmetic.  23 is half of 46, not 56.  To be fair, though, my calculus class never covered basic arithmetic. This morning, Greg and I woke up at 6am, checked out, and ate breakfast as we waited for Mark to arrive.  …

This morning at 8am, Greg and I got in a taxi and left Siem Reap to head back to Bangkok.  As Greg was checking out, he filled out a survey, and since he gave a glowing review, he was asked to choose a staff member to take a picture with along with his survey.  He …

Today was dedicated to fun, adrenaline filled activities.  We got up early this morning so that we could head out early to ride ATVs around the countryside.  I had never driven a quad (as they are called here), so I was quite excited.  At 7am, we were picked up from our hotel and taken to …

Today we visited Angkor Wat, or more accurately, we visited the Angkor Complex, which is often referred to simply as Angkor Wat, the biggest temple in the complex.  Angkor was the capital of the Khmer Empire, with over one million residents, and most of the temples being built in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries. …

It all started this morning with a two phone calls and a bang on the door.  Greg was in the shower, and I apparently was not prepared to wake up at 5am, as I managed to miss all three attempts to wake me.  Luckily, all the commotion finally woke me and I got moving.  Soon, …

There isn’t a whole lot to say about today.  We knew our flight in Hong Kong would be close, so when we got to the airport and found out that our flight out was delayed by 45 minutes, we knew we would never make it.  Finally, they found a flight from Hong Kong to Bangkok …

I woke up this morning and looked out of the window to see… nothing.  The next building over was somewhat hazy and beyond that was a white veil of smog.  I thought the smog yesterday was bad, but today the visibility was probably half of what it was yesterday.  According to Greg, this is what …