Final Hours Recap

Well, it's finally here: April 24th. I leave for the airport in exactly 10 hours. I've had my last Thai massage, my last mango sticky rice, my last shop down Khao San and am ready to head back to reality (for a short while). But before I leave I thought i'd  reminisce a little and recap the past four months:

So here goes: (deep breath) Buckets, paint and dancing in Koh Phi Phi, climbing in Railay, getting kissed by an elephant (on the cheek, just to clarify lol) and learning to cook Thai in Chiang Mai, zip lining, massive spiders and sleeping in tree houses in Lao, boat rides spent drinking Lao whiskey from a gas can and playing UNO, morning yoga by the river, kayaking, teaching English to novice monks, my Auzzie/Kiwi/Canadian companions,  pretty much everything in Luang Prabang :), beer pong and buckets for Valentines Day in Vang Viang, sunrise from Angkor in Cambodia, sunset quading though rice patties, the amazing beaches of Koh Rong, riding motorcycles in Phnom Penh, sand dune sledding in Mui Ne, motorcycle tours and canyoning in Dalat, sleeper buses and broken cameras, Halong Bay in the fog, spending my birthday having color fights in Delhi, Indian trains, sketchy alleys and cow shit in Varanasi, amazing sunrise/sunset boat tours along the ghats, the worst food poisoning I've ever had (Betty, we know each other so much better now lol), the Taj Mahal, getting ripped off by rickshaw drivers, shopping, gurus, monkey temple, camel safari and sleeping in the desert in Jaisalmer, trekking in the Langtang Region of Nepal, my first bucket shower, being on top of the world! white water rafting, camping, power outages and wicked thunder storms, running from rhinos in Royal Chitwan, snorkeling, suntanning and kayaking in Koh Tao, sketchy hostels (and shopping!) on Khao San, lack of sleep, and a last bit of exploring the Grand Palace and Wat Arun in Bangkok. 

And that's just the part I remember! Just kidding Dad. An amazing ride, I feel well traveled, pleased to have achieved 4 months of traveling in 3rd world countries, tried lots of new foods: managing to eat and not get too sick being GF and DF, met a lot of awesome people, got some beautiful photos, tried a few things that scared me, did a lot of things I've never done before, and all in all had an amazing time. Did I mention I'm bringing home an Auzzie? :D Stay tuned for my next trip: New Nork, Morocco and Egypt in Sept!

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