Ready or Not (definitely not), Here We Come

If there was ever a time we probably shouldn’t be leaving on a 3-week vacation, this is probably it. Staff is a little light at the office, my business school 20-year reunion is the weekend before we leave, and college applications season is in full swing. So of course we’re on a plane now, part way across the Pacific, winging our way towards Hong Kong and keeping our fingers crossed that we can keep the wheels on the bus from halfway around the world.

The next 24 hours will take us from San Francisco, through Hong Kong, Bangkok, and finally into Siem Reap. While we have seen a great deal of Southeast Asia over the years, Cambodia has so far eluded us. The main driver of course is a visit to Angkor Wat, so that area will be our home base for the next five or six days. From there, our plan is to move south to Phnom Penh, and then on to the coast, where we hope to slow down and recharge our batteries.

For better or for worse (better probably, but it doesn’t feel like it at the moment), we’re on the inaugural flight for a brand new plane equipped with global wi-fi. The free cupcakes and tchotchkes at the gate were a pleasant surprise, but now I feel obligated to try and get some work done instead of trying to sleep or binge watching movies. With any luck, the next leg will be old school disconnected.