Tom and Rachel in front of a white temple in Chiang Rai
I had several people ask me how Rachel and Tom’s tour around the world was going, so I put a quick little update together for you. It’s hard to believe that they are about to go into their last month!! We’re excited to see them in the beginning of November and hear all about it first hand. Well here are just a few of the latest photos. Currently they are in Vietnam and will shortly go to Nepal.
If you’re just hearing about this now – Rachel is my oldest (okay, technically Michael’s oldest otherwise I was quite young…lol) She’s one of my two ‘bonus’ daughters and is traveling the world with her fiancé Tom. They saved up for a few years, quit their corporate jobs in DC and decided to travel the world while they could – no mortgage, etc… We’ve all be having the time of our lives following them on their adventures through their blog – Packs and Boots, online photo albums and email. They left right after the Superbowl last February.
Snorkeling the waters of Ko Phi Phi Leh in Thailand – where they filmed The Beach with Leonardo DiCaprio
They started in Chilie – spent months in Argentina and surrounding countries, headed to Turkey, toured most of the Eastern Block European countries (Croatia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Austia, – took a small stop in Italy (they’ve been there before), then off to Marsailles and various places in France ending up in Paris (two weeks in France with Tom’s parents who met them there)…and then jetted off to Thailand. They’ve been there for about three months now – Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and ending in Nepal. Whew…I’m tired just writing that!
Here are some quick photos of the recent Laos, Chaing Rai and my favorite – a local Thai Cooking Class!
The island of Phi Phi in Thailand
Tom in front of the temple at Angkor Wat with a Starbucks – okay…that’s a first! 
Wish I looked this good coming down steps of an ancient temple!
Chilling at the hotel with an awesome view at sunset in Laos
Okay…I SO wish I was here with Rachel…a private Thai cooking class which started at the market – how great is that!
Making their own curry!
This is their second meal! What a feast – let’s just say…I’m very impressed!
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