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(posted by Emily) 27 December 2014 Siem Reap, Cambodia  Step Count: Rick's phone has decided to stop turning on, so no more step counts this trip :-/ Saturday morning came particularly early for us. Seeing the sun rise over Angkor Wat is one of the "must-do" activities when visiting Siem Reap, so we were up at 4:30, ready to meet our driver, Mr. Kim, at 5am. He was ready and waiting for us, with a cooler of water (standard procedure for a day tuk tuk hire) and we were off to Angkor.  I was very grateful we had bought our passes early--the ticket gates open at 5am, but the park doesn't officially open until 5:30. The queue was already very deep when we were arriving, but we got to drive right past by showing our tickets.  It was fascinating to see the crowds going in to the main temple area. Most groups had flashlights, and there were so many stars in the sky. The standard spot to watch the sun rise is off to the left of the temple, where the refle...

(posted by Emily) 26 December 2014 Bangkok, Thailand and Siem Reap, Cambodia Step Count: 11,118 Friday was an early morning for us as we caught the sky train and eventually a mini bus to Bangkok's second airport, Don Mueang or DMK. The bus was only 20 baht or 70 cents per person, a bargain!  At the airport, we grabbed a quick breakfast--not a whole lot of options, so brown rice bread it was! A sizable loaf for 70 baht (just over $2), which was plenty to share.  For our flights between cities while in Asia, we are traveling on Air Asia . The airline is the Asian equivalent of RyanAir or Easy Jet--a low-cost, budget carrier that uses lots of ads to keep prices low. We boarded from the tarmac, bound for Siem Reap.  I've become quite an expert at filling out customs paperwork--China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and now Cambodia. Interestingly, Cambodia had the most forms to fill out, partly because US citizens need a visa to enter the ...