It should come as no surprise that I like to travel... I don't get to do it as much as I'd like (yet), but do like to put together a few nice trips a year. This one kind of fell into my lap. I was thinking of South America. I was considering finishing up the train trip (see the Russian galleries), I was thinking about Japan. I wasn't thinking about Thailand or Cambodia. Then... an opportunity appeared. I had an opportunity through work to attend a conference on Phuket (tough life, I know) - it really worked out well for a few reasons. It jives with what I do for a living, plus helps me to share best practices around the world for my job - without getting into all the details, that's a great thing. The best part? The company was gonna pay for the airfare. How cool is that? Actually, the even better part is that I have a dear friend who was planning on traveling in that part of the world around the same time. Hmmm. I wonder if I should get together with my pal Vicky? She's traveling with her cousin in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand at about the same time. Hmmm. The wheels start turning. The wheels ended up with me going to Japan to see Tokyo for a few days, doing the work gig on Phuket for a few days, then meeting Vicky and her pal in Siem Reap. Then we travel overland to Bangkok. Then Leigh Anne (the cousin) goes her own way and me & Vicky head off for Japan. So... jump right in for the details... Do click on the "map this" button on the upper right hand side of the screen - many photos are geo-encoded.