August 1-21, 2016 Thailand and Cambodia: An Overview
For the first time ever, my husband and I were able to put together three consecutive weeks of vacation this summer. The kids were 7, 10 and 11 and ready to go. We toyed with the idea of visiting couple of countries in Europe. Perhaps South America. We loved the idea of going to the Cook Islands, but realized we wanted to combine sightseeing along with adventure travel with some leisure time. After reading up on Vietnam and Thailand, we chose Thailand. And if we were going to go all the way to Thailand, seeing Angkor Wat in neighboring Cambodia was a must. We have never before traveled to Southeast Asia with the kids nor as a couple. We were ready for the adventure of a lifetime!
We sat down with a calendar and mapped out each day: where we would be, what sights we would see and what in- country flights we would take. We also knew that we would have to add in some downtime after sightseeing (a key component of our philosophy of travel with kids), so we kept the sightseeing to the mornings and leisure to the afternoons. Of course, few exceptions were made due to full day tours to different villages or to elephant adventures. We also decided to add a week at the beach. Beach time included snorkeling and island hoping adventures.
Overall, this was an amazing trip. I never imagined spending 3 weeks in Thailand and Cambodia with my family. With only a couple of bumps in the road, one childs dislike of fish sauce and lemongrass, a broken heel and constant sibling fights in Tuk Tuks, the majority of the trip it was a complete success.
Under separate entires, I'll breakdown each location and give some tips on trips for each.
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