Asian Excursion

Trip Members: Mark, Brian, Christopher, and Kyle Countries Visited: Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, and Japan Trip Duration: June 5th-July 1st Itinerary: 2 days in Bangkok, (fly to Cambodia), 3 days in Phnom Penh, 2 days in Siam Riep and Angkor Wat, (Fly to Northern Thailand) 5 days in and Northern Thailand, 1 day in Laos, 1 day in Myanmar, (Fly to Kyoto, Japan), 3 days in Kyoto, 2 days in Hiroshima, 3 days in Mt. Fuji, 2 days in Tokyo Activities:(Southeast Asia) Long-tailed boat up Mekong River, Muay thai boxing, Thai massage, Bangkok Weekend Market, Orphange visit, Pol-Pot Killing Fields, Exploring Angkor Wat, Bus breaking down in Cambodia--playing cards with locals and visiting house, 5 day tour of Nothern Thailand, Caving, Elephant riding, bamboo rafting, white-water rafting, Renting motorcycles in Laos, Snake Show, Elephant Dung Musuem, Golden Triangle (Laos, Thailand, Myanmar), Street Soccer, Chatting with monks, Morning Runs, Taste Testing street vendors (crickets!) Activities:(Japan) visiting shrines and temples, morning and night runs, Going to The Geisha district of Kyoto,Touring Hemiji Castle with Brian and Kyle's Japanese teacher, Spending a day with a Japanese family, Visiting the Peace Park Museum and A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Hiking Miyajima Island, Swimming in the Pacific and in the lake under Mt. Fuji, Hiking Mt. Fuji, Onsen bathing, Yokahama Baystars Baseball Game, Visiting Tokyo's districts-Harijuku, Shinjuku, Shibuya(busiest intersection of the world), fish market and sushi eating