Lessons Learned.

My time is Korean is through!. It was a stressful last few days of winding down, packing up and saying goodbye... but now that I'm in the tropics, I'm care free, worry free, and just thinking what cocktail I'll buy for 1.50$ on the tropical terrace in our guesthouse tonight.

So, in China, Kate taught me a valubale lesson for getting through tough times. "if it sucks, it only has suck once"... (so suck it up). It's a valuable motto for travelling and one that I kept repeating to myself on Wednesday on our commute from Bangkok to Cambodia. We left Bangkok at 8am, and boarded a coach bus that was taking us here... once over the border (a grueling 2 hour, steaming hot process) we boarded our next minibus that would take us the rest of the journey. A rickety 20 seater, packed with people and gear, aircon less, shockless and comfortless. For 6 long hours we bounced along the dirty road, inhaling dust and blinded by it. I guess the advantage of such a raw experience allowed me to witness a country unlike anything I've seen. I saw the grass hut home, the starving cows crossing the road, the kids bathing in the dirty stream and locals at work, at play, at leisure. And it gave us plenty of time to plot out a new means to return to Bangkok, beause anything that bad, had bset only suck once!

With that experience out of the way we now are in the midst of our tour through Siem Reap and the temples of Ankor Wat, as well as the Capital city, Phnom Pehn. It's hot, it's cheap and it's been a fabulous experience. There are more details than I have time to write, so I'll attempt to download some photos soon...because now it's time for my cocktail.