Greetings from Bangkok, the city of angels. I'm really pleased to announce that the goal of the trip has been met. We made it here all the way from Osaka, Japan by land and by sea - no air travel. We took boats, buses, trains, minivans to complete our overland journey in 65 days.

The last leg of the journey was from Chiang Mai to Bangkok, so we decided to do it in style. We took the train to Bangkok, aboard Thailand Express, first class. Had our own sleeper compartment, which was very civilized, after weeks of enduring other people's snoring and the funky smell of their feet.

So the big question is what next? Our finances are OK, but we only have about 6 weeks left to travel. The next stop will definitely be some Thai beaches, but which coast to hit? Maybe both. Then there is the question of whether to visit Angkor Wat in Cambodia - all reports are that it's an amazing place to go, but it's really gotten touristy and expensive. Right now we're not quite in the right head space for that, but maybe in a few weeks.

Other options are going down to Malaysia and Singapore, but I'm not sure how much more constant travelling I want to do. R&R is a priority before heading home. The big temptation is to always go a little further down the road, but at some point you have to have to cut it short and save the next country for another trip.

Today we also checked out a couple of travel agencies for flights back home. Options include flying home through Manila, Tokyo, or Frankfurt - not the most exciting stopovers. The one flight that has us excited is the possiblity of having a stopover in Cairo. We're going to ponder that option for a bit.