favorites

Now that my trip is officially over, I can look back and figure out what I liked best.  Everyone asks what my favorite place was, but I liked each one for different reasons:

Vietnam—My least favorite country overall, but Hoi An had the best beach for sure.  Really clean, pretty, not crowded, and cheap.  Halong Bay was also one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen.  Vietnamese food might have been some of my favorite, too, now that I think about it.

Cambodia—I really loved Cambodia for the four days I was there, and I can’t really describe why.  The kids were the cutest, ha, and I guess it was just very exotic feeling.  The newer temples were amazing, Angkor was pretty cool, but there really isn’t much else to see there.  Just the vibe and the people made it great.

Laos—The three days in Vang Vieng were some of my favorites.  It was also another really beautiful place, and combining that with lots of drinking and tubing made it easily one of the best times I’ve had.  Vientiane sucks, but Luang Prabang was a great city.  The LP night market is one of the best markets in Asia for sure.

Myanmar—Bagan was another one of my favorite places, and I think I would go back there.  Burmese people were by far the friendliest and most helpful people I’ve ever encountered, I really can’t say that enough.  Burmese temples and pagodas were also my favorite.  They were just soo tacky, haha.  Everything was sparkly and gold and there were flashing lights everywhere to symbolize Buddha’s power.  But somehow they were also amazingly beautiful.

Thailand—I think it was my favorite country overall.  I felt at home there, everything was very easy to do, the people were also very nice, and I love the culture.  Thai iced coffees were also so so so good.  Thai nightlife was also my favorite, and I didn’t even go to any of the massive full moon shindigs.  Next time…

Sooo, I can’t even begin to say how much I will miss all these places and the people I met.  I remember sitting in Hoi An, weeks ago, watching K-pop videos on TV and wishing I were back in Korea.  But yesterday, I was so sad to leave Thailand.  Ahh!  I will have to adjust to cold weather and staying in one place for more than three days.  But I have already started planning my next trips, heh heh.