Singapore

We arrived in Singapore at 8:15pm, after a 17.5 hour flight from San Francisco.

Elephants!

Elephants flap their ears when they’re happy.

Chiang Mai

Our time in Chiang Mai was a good combination of exploring the city and visiting parklands. We stood on the highest peak in Thailand…

Sapa

Fog-shrouded Sapa allowed us to get out in the natural, remote beauty of northern Vietnam and also enjoy an eccentrically lavish hotel.

Saigon

Our brief stay in the city included a river cruise, a history review, a glamorous hotel, and a lesson in crossing the street.

Bangkok

Bangkok sprawls and honks.

Perhaps the Pope’s visit to Bangkok, which coincided with ours, caused the extreme traffic…

Penang

We had only two nights in Penang, just long enough to determine that there was more to see.

Cruising the Mekong

After traveling with our Backroads group from Luang Prabang, Laos, to Angkor Wat and Phnom Penh, Cambodia, we all boarded…