Saigon (Vietnam) -> Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) -> Phuket (Thailand)

Today, the Phamily (Linh, Long, Vinh & Thuy) & I traveled from Saigon to Kuala Lumpur to Phuket. Our journey began early this morning and we arrived at our hotel at Patong Beach on Phuket Island, Thailand about 7PM. Total miles = 1100 (1700KM), but with stopovers total travel time = 12 hours - ugh!
This was the first time any Phamily member had flown overseas. They were amazed at all the security check-points. In Kuala Lumpur we had to take a "train" to another terminal. This "rapid" tram was the first time they had seen or rode in a "train that moved so fast with NO driver"! Kuala lumpur was where they also saw/experienced their very first Starbucks! Also, soon after arriving in Phuket, Vinh (Linh's father) was detained by Thai police for lighting a cig before leaving the terminal building! <-- police let him go with a stern warning.
It was very nice to experience/share so many "firsts" with the Phamily!
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