The last one!

This last post is for all of you that are still checking this, in hopes of getting one more post. Firstly, we'll say, thank you to everyone who read this, and for all your comments and emails. We had fun writing this, because we knew you were reading it!

Now that we've been home for two weeks now, our trip already feels like it was a long time ago! Brian's into the bees, and I've been at work for a week already too. And, the house renovations have started already as well. (It's not a nice surprise coming home to find you have to put a new roof on the house!)

But, as for Asia, we're so thankful for the opportunity we had to go! Coming home and looking through our pictures again, we realize how great of a trip it was!

Thailand: By far, the most modern country we visited. The things that stand out are the food, the cleanliness, the hordes of tourists, the huge, elaborate shopping malls, and amazing people God is using to change Thailand.

Cambodia: Although it was the dirtiest country we visited, the food wasn't the greatest, and we got sick here many times, Cambodia tops the list in terms of our favourite country (with Vietnam a close second). We can't put our finger on exactly what it was about Cambodia that we loved....it was just great! We definitely felt very challenged in Cambodia with how to deal with poverty and people who have so much less than we do here. We're still struggling with how we can help now that we're back home.

Vietnam: Vietnam stands out as the most beautiful country we visited, with beautiful mountains, coast, and a combination of the two....Halong Bay. Climbing Fansipan was another highlight, as was traveling through the Mekong Delta. The Vietnamese people are very strong people and have built for themselves a strong identity after fighting off the Chinese, the Japanese and the United States.

Laos: As we mentioned in our earlier blogs, it's easy to catch on to the slow pace of low. After busy Vietnam, Laos is like sitting down and catching your breath. We hope this won't change too much as tourism is booming in Laos and already changed the country to a large degree.

We're still processing our trip, and love reliving some of the great times we had out there. Although Southeast Asia didn't get into our skin in the same way Africa did, we loved travelling there and are so thankful we had the opportunity!