In today's episode you travel with us to SE Asia! We had an amazing three week trip this past October in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Indonesia! This trip has been on our radar for a few years for sure. From walking and feeding elephants to seeing Angor Wat at sunrise, we experienced the best three weeks ever. We hope this episode inspires you to visit and experience the wonderful, amazing countries of SE Asia.
Show Notes
00:45 A life lesson from Curt's book Fix the Problem and Other Life Lessons from a Pragmatic Dad. You can get that great book here: https://www.amazon.com/Fix-Problem-other-Lessons-Pragmatic/dp/1091400830/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
02:30 Travel Centre We used this company to set up the 10 flights, hotels and excursions for this trip and they were wonderful! We will definitely use them again! (Thank you Bianca) :)
Find their information here:https://www.travelcentre.us/
03:33 We flew Eva Air and we were comfortable and well fed on this flight
04:35 Hiring a transport and driver is a necessity ( we explain why here)
05:23 Our hotel in Bangkok was SureStay Plus Hotel by Best Western was great! Clean and comfortable room with an excellent breakfast! Close to lots of Bangkok attractions.
06:08 Information about Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun ( private tour) https://www.royalgrandpalace.th/en/home
08:12 Khao Yai National Park jungle trekking day trip
09:30 Phuket, Thailand ( I loved our stay here) We stayed at Thavorn Beach Village (5Stars), a beautiful resort that we highly recommend! https://www.thavornpalmbeach.com/phuket-karon-beach-hotel-accommodation-rooms
10:12 KhaoLak Elephant ATV adventure and Thai food cooking class. This was a great day and we were out from 9:15am until 7pm!
12:32 Phuket Hidden Forest Elephant Reserve
13:48 Angkor Miracle Resort and Spa is a beautiful resort! https://www.angkormiracle.com/
13:55 Angkor Wat full day sunrise private tour. Visit Ta Prohm Temple and Bayon Temple too. Learn more here: https://www.history.com/topics/landmarks/angkor-wat
17:48 Angkor Zipline Eco- Adventure Canopy Tour. This company is top-notch! Highly recommend them! Learn more here:https://angkorzipline.com/
18:47 Our hotel was the Lapis Hotel right in the middle of Hanoi https://www.booking.com/hotel/vn/the-lapis.html
20:31 A highlight of the entire trip was the Hanoi Train Street. Learn about that here: https://asiamystika.com/blog/hanoi-train-street
May's Cafe has great coffee and front row seats! I recommend the Mango Iced Coffee!!!!
21:50 Tam Coc, Hoa Lu and Mua Caves Learn about this great excursion here: https://goviettrip.com/ninh-binh/mua-cave-must-conquer-in-ninh-binh-2022-updated
24:29 The Leaf Jimbaran Luxury Villas Bali https://theleafjimbaran.com/
25:22 Besakih Temple and Lempuyang Temple Gates of Heaven Tour
26:13 Cantik agriculture (coffe co-op) tasting room. A great stop!
28:17 Ubud Waterfall, Rice terraces and Monkey Forest was a great excursion.
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