The road is beckoning again and Megan and I have chosen Southeast Asia to cure the travel bug.

Why?  It’s got everything.  The best street food in the world, banana pancakes…. nom nom nom, painful but good Thai massages, a culture that will leave you scratching your head (in a good way), a twisted history, scenery like something out of a Lord Of The Rings movie, insane traffic, muay thai kickboxing, the best (and cheapest) tailors in the world, great hostels, and better beer.

Our Plan?  Migrate 1500km from Bangkok, Thailand ——-> Saigon, Vietnam by train, plane, automobile, tuk tuk, and boat.

Central Highlands, Vietnam

                                          Bangkok, Thailand

    Laos

Some interesting facts:

Thailand: 

65.5 million people

The worlds 2nd largest pickup truck market (after the US)

 3912 7-Elevens (basically one on every block)

Laos:  

5.6 million people

Communist

More bombs have been dropped on Laos than any other country on Earth (Mostly during Richard Nixons “Operation Menu” bombing campaign ’69-’70)

Vietnam:

86 million people

They drink Snake Wine – You heard right.  It’s rice wine with a pickled snake floating in it.

Home to the Vietnam War – or as the Vietnamese know it “The American War” 1955-1975 (3 million dead Vietnamese/58 thousand dead Americans)

Communist state with a steadily growing economy

We leave in 4 days!  Until then, stay classy Grande Prairie.

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