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#kgasia2012 – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam!

We’re back with the third installment of our trip to Asia, this time we’re covering our journey around Ho Chi Minh City and a day trip out to Vung Tau!

Since the main reason why we made the trip out fell right in the middle of the scheduled trip, our time in Cambodia and Vietnam was really cut down much more than we all would have liked. With that, we were only able to spend a little over two days in Vietnam. After hitting a little snag with my visa at the airport, we finally made our way outside and were greeted at the airport by my mother and father in law, the older (but just as awesome) Kim and her husband Nick. After the short (and ridiculously cheap) cab ride from the airport to our hotel, we checked in, cleaned up and headed out to roam the streets of Ho Chi Minh City. After grabbing a quick dinner and some drinks at some restaurant that I obviously don’t remember name of, we were off to roam the streets once more.

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Asia 2012 – Warren Shim-Quee’s Perspective

Here’s Asia 2012, a video put together by Warren’s take on our recent trip to Asia! Feel free to spread the word!

The rest of my updates are coming soon, I promise!

#kgasia2012 – Siem Reap, Cambodia!

Back with part two: Siem Reap, Cambodia and Angkor Wat, Preah Khan, Ta Promh, Angkor Thom, Bayon and Phnom Bakeng!

With Kim mentioning about six hundred and seventy three times that visiting Angkor Wat was one of the things she’d always wanted to do, we figured we’d find a way to incorporate that into our trip to Asia. After finalizing our itineraries and booking our flights, the last thing we had to do was find a knowledgeable and reputable guide to take us around. After some searching, I came across Bunleat’s Tour Angkor Wat Trip Advisor page and after reading the reviews I contacted him and was booked within hours.

After our ten hour layover in Korea, we boarded another flight and made our way to Siem Reap, Cambodia. After a mission checking into our hotel, we were finally able to settle in and get some rest for our big day the next morning. Come seven o’clock, Bunleat and his driver met us in the lobby of our hotel and we were off. First stop, Angkor Wat!

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#kgasia2012 – Seoul, Korea!

We’re finally back home after sixteen days on the road through Korea, Cambodia, Vietnam and of course, Japan!

Just like last year, I was privileged enough to go Japan for work and this year we decided to make a full vacation out of it. Kim, as well as Warren and Rachel all made journey so there’s probably 3,000-plus pictures between the four of us combined.

We’ll kick it off with South Korea, our first stop for all of ten hours. After landing in Incheon, and scrambling for a good hour trying to figure out why our phones weren’t working, we grabbed some udon and caught the next bus into Seoul for a little shopping. Store to store, train station to train station, and whatever else, we managed to breeze through the ten hour layover and got ready to board another flight, this time to Siem Reap, Cambodia!

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A Happy Collin Christmas!

Right before the Christmas break, Collin and his classmates performed some Holiday songs at their school. Front and center, he managed to sing his way through every song.


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Happy First Birthday, Kylie!

Last weekend we had a little get together for Kylie to celebrate her first birthday. Chef Kim threw down some incredible treats including this amazing rainbow cake and rainbow Jell-o, we had a caricature artist and face painter and a whole lot more. I can’t believe how fast this past years’ gone but here’s to you awesome niece of mine, happy birthday!


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Happy Birthday, Collin – Part Three!

Apparently I completely forgot to post these pictures as well.

This is the third and final installment of Collin’s third birthday blow out! Since bowling is his thing, we headed down to the local bowling alley along with some of his friends and threw down. Bowling, laughs, food, cake and idiotic behavior… Happy Birthday, my man!


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