Ah, the joys of flexible travel. We leave Ao Nang tomorrow for a night bus (ugh) to Bangkok. Day after that we get on another day-long bus ride to Siem Reap, Cambodia. We’ll be in Cambodia for three weeks, at which we fly back to Bangkok with our cheap $25/person flight. Awesome.
After that, we were going to Myanmar. Due to a great flight deal we found, we won’t be going to Myanmar until probably January or February (we ARE still going, Mom :P). Instead, we’re flying straight from Bangkok to Osaka, Japan.
That’s right. Japan. I’ve been looking forward to this since we first started talking about travel, and Indi is very excited about seeing places that mean so much to her and helped shape her into who she is today. We hope to spend most of our time in and around the Osaka/Kyoto area.
After we’re done in Japan, we’ll take a ferry to China and work our way back to Myanmar and other Asian points of interest before we jet to Europe.
Rhys Martin is an author and photographer from Tulsa, Oklahoma. His love of travel was awakened in 2009 when he sold all of his possessions and left the country. For ten months, he lived out of a backpack and explored southeast Asia and Europe. When he returned home, it was with fresh eyes for his home state.
As he drove the back roads of Oklahoma, Rhys discovered the significance of historic Route 66 to the greater American story. He has traveled all 2,448 miles of the Mother Road and continues to seek out the quiet Main Streets of the Midwest.
Rhys's travel writing and photography has been featured in numerous publications, including Tulsa People Magazine, This Land Press, ROUTE Magazine, Nimrod Journal, The Oklahoman and Tulsa World. He wrote the book Lost Restaurants of Tulsa, which features the stories of nearly 50 iconic eating establishments from the city's past. He has also been a contributing author to multiple Route 66-based travel and history books.
Rhys is the President of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association and serves on multiple boards and commissions related to the Mother Road and its upcoming Centennial in 2026. He loves to connect with people and share his experiences.
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After that, we were going to Myanmar. Due to a great flight deal we found, we won’t be going to Myanmar until probably January or February (we ARE still going, Mom :P). Instead, we’re flying straight from Bangkok to Osaka, Japan.
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