We made it back home safe and sound. Seven flights, six airports, three brand new countries for me to visit. No lost luggage, no delays of any consequence, decent food, tolerable take-offs and landings. Air travel really doesn't get any better than that.

A few things that Lee and I learned about ourselves and travel: Pretty much every large Asian city is like every other large Asian city and we've now done that, no need to add any more to future travel plans. We would like our vacations to include more of the great outdoors, hiking, biking, boating. The best parts of this trip were spent walking around the countryside in Vietnam and Cambodia, boating on the Mekong Delta, Tonle Sap Lake, the coast of Thailand. Give us the bugs, the rain, the heat or cold. We'll be much happier than being on pavement.

Don't get me wrong, this was a great trip. I learned a lot about the countries we visited, saw some incredible places, met some incredible people. But as we plan our next adventure we'll aim for a little more country, a little less city. We're thinking Borneo, or maybe Bali. Anyone want to join us?