Finally there

I haven't written at all for quite some time now, mainly due to the fact that there was nothing going on related to our road trip through the USA. 
Ok, where do I start.... After a great 4 weeks in New Zealand and attending our son's graduation in Dunedin we made it to Thailand. Just a couple of days in Bangkok, then on to Chiang Mai for almost 5 weeks. We had a fantastic time there, very relaxed, and met quite a few nice people, most of all Jazz, the host at Yindee Stylish Guesthouse, where we stayed for 4 weeks.
Christmas and New Year went by with a couple of trips to the Golden Triangle, a visa run to Myanmar, day trips to an elephant camp, bamboo rafting, whatever. On January 19 we travelled to Germany for 10 days to see our relatives. Germany was sooo cooold, -8 degrees Centigrade at some stage, so we were really happy to go on to Los Angeles on January 29.