San Clemente, CA
I think that I may be planning too much but I feel like I need to see everything while we are there. The itinerary so far is this: Fly from Los Angeles to Hong Kong and stay there for 3 nights to see skyscrapers, taste heavenly food and experience ancient customs. Bangkok, Thailand for 2 nights to see the floating markets, the amazing food and the bustling nightlife. Then up north to Chiang Mai, Thailand for 3 days nestled in the foothills of the mountains with elaborate temples and a moat surrounding the old town. Especially excited to spend a day at an elephant conservation camp outside of town. From there we visit the infamous White Temple in Chiang Rai and the Golden Triangle at the confluence of the mighty Mekong and Ruak rivers where Myanmar, Laos and Thailand all meet at a point. It is the second largest opium producing region in the world besides the Golden Crescent in Afghanistan. From there we will head over to Laos by a two day slow boat on the Mekong and arrive in sleepy Luang Prabang to see the former capital with golden roof temples, saffron robed monks and colonial French architecture, a UNESCO World Heritage site. That brings us two weeks into the trip….I have a few more weeks to plan. I have my ideas and itinerary in my head but now I have to put it on paper. That is the problem with being a perfectionist, I spend so much time comparing hotels and things to do that it takes me a few days per city. It is a lot of fun to plan but is overwhelming too, but I love doing it.
