We are now on the Island of Koh Phi Phi (Ko pi pi) and everything is going well. After a few days spent on islands which weren’t too interesting we are glad to finally be in a nice place. It is basically a tropical paradise with warm waters, fish, little restaurants and great weather.

Today was our first real day of enjoying this place and we spent the afternoon tanning on the beach, swimming a little, and going around the bay in a little kayak boat. It might be hard to believe, but we haven’t been able to get good rest during many of the days of the trip and it’s nice to finally have this chance.

We will probably stay on this island until the end of the trip which is coming up shortly now.

I hope all of you are doing well!

Mike

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We are currently away traveling in Southeast Asia. Natasha and I will be back in the Bay Area on January 25th.

These blog posts were pre-written and set to publish throughout our time away. We will also do our best to write periodic updates of our travels on the road. Enjoy these posts and let us know what you think in the comments below!

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It became a tradition for me to take pictures of my friend’s son Vadim just before the holidays. After last year’s session I remember being pretty exhausted as it can be really hard to take pictures of toddlers. Little did I know!

As challenging as it is to take pictures of a 1.5 year-old, it’s close to impossible to take pictures of 2.5 year-olds! Vadim was extremely interested in my camera and wanted nothing to do with all the toys his mom was offering to him as distractions. He wanted to have my camera!! I had to hide it behind my back in between the shots, but every time I’d get it out he would run towards me trying to grab a hold of it :)

Here are a few fun favorites:

And here’s last years session. I’m hoping next year will be easier! :)

Natasha

Since our last update we’ve made our way through the south of Vietnam and hopped on a plane to Siem Reap, Cambodia. I never cease to be amazed at how accessible our planet truly is – we managed to literally walk into Ho Chi Minh Airport and buy airline tickets for the next flight right on the spot. The freedom to do this is the reason we’ve been able to plan our trip on the go without a hard set itinerary.

After a short tour of the amazing temples of Angkor Wat, we’ve now taken another short flight over to Bangkok and we look forward to spending the rest of our time in Thailand. Bangkok is a city of 7 million and we were both relieved to find a fantastic neighborhood full of just the right conveniences travelers require. Our first day here was spent today exploring the never-ending weekend market at which you can buy anything from a couch to a pet squirrel.

We’ll continue to write updates when we have a chance.

Mike and Natasha