Our Journey Comes to an End

January 23, 2010: I have mixed emotions as our journey comes to an end. On the one hand I am ready to be home, to connect with family and friends, to return to work. On the other hand, our holiday has been a rich and rewarding experience and I am sad to see it end.

Thailand has such a cornucopia of people, places to see and things to do. A month allowed us time only to catch a glimpse of what Thailand is all about. Each area we visited wrapped us in its uniqueness and we feel priveleged to have had the experiences we had.

As I reflect back, what we will miss are:
- Ryan and Meagen: they were our reason for visiting Thailand and it was wonderful to spend time together as a family and to experience their world;
- the hot weather (what more needs to be said);
- the food, especially some of the Thai dishes such as spring rolls and cashew chicken, but we also had wonderful Indian food, including Schwarmas;
- the prices, cheap for anything Thai;
- Thai massages, both wonderful and very inexpensive (one hour massages for 200-250 baht which is less than $10);
- the people: the friendliness of the Thais and the Imagine Thailand folks we met.

What I won't miss are:
- squatty potties (the name says it all) which are still quite prevalent in older facilities such as bus stations, etc;
- some Thai food (I'm sorry but pigs intestines and chicken knuckles just shouldn't be eaten);
- not understanding the language - it will be good to actually know what's going on around me (well, at least as much as I normally do).

And so, our journey comes to an end, but our memories will live on.
Signing off until our next adventure,
Maureen (and Glen)