Journey to Siem Reap, Cambodia
Kim, Riley, Mom, and Dad all arrived on June 10th with Mom and Dad watching my dog, Koda, until the 16th. We packed our bags, checking the weight, and on the 11th were on our way to Seattle’s International Airport with plenty of time to spare (one of my many signature moves). I checked to make sure the passports were in the same pouch of my backpack that they were in ten minutes ago (another of my many signature moves). We checked in, had a farewell drink and then boarded Korean Air to Seoul’s Incheon Airport, a route that I have taken a few times before but am still (even after this trip) around 7,000 miles short of being able to upgrade to First Class. Riley wanted to shoot a quick audition video for “Dorf on Golf 2: How to line up your 4th putt”. 
Anyway, we settled in to Economy and Riley was impressed with the bounty he received, taking a picture on his iPad, which would rarely be missing from his hands throughout the trip.
It would not take long before Kim and Riley would discover that airlines outside of the U.S.A. are actually quite nice, they are on time and provide customer service, all while making a profit. One of many, many lessons the U.S. needs to learn. And people know how to fly, they can board twenty minutes prior to departure, everyone knows how to get on the plane, put their stuff away, and fasten their seat belt, so the plane can easily take off on time. One of many, many lessons U.S. citizens need to learn. We put on our complimentary slippers and settled in for the ten and a half hour flight to Incheon.
Riley would sleep in cars and be tough to get up on some days, but on a plane he would always be awake, watching movie after movie on the personal entertainment player, not sure if they were all age appropriate, but anyway. We enjoyed endless beverages, including beer and wine, and two meals. One of which Riley did not eat, the stewardess came by and asked if he did not like it and if he would like to try something else. I was reminded how nice it was to be out of the U.S. where customer service still has meaning. I slept until we landed in Seoul and then brushed my teeth with the complimentary tooth brush and tooth paste. We had an hour and half in Seoul before boarding our flight to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Just enough time to go through international transfers and allow Uncle Chris to get a Sapporo beer while Riley enjoyed his last “western” style meal, the not so Asian, Subway sandwich.
We boarded our flight to Cambodia twenty minutes before departure and five hours later would be standing in line to get our visa(s). In Siem Reap they have a huge desk with 10 – 12 people sitting in a line, you hand over your passport and $20 USD and each person in the line performs one task in generating your visa on arrival. The person at the end then hands you your passport back and you are in the country in less than ten minutes, and by then your bag is already going around the carousel. Yeah, it’s nice to again be outside the U.S. where things run smoothly and as expected. We found our guide and he took us to the hotel, it was 11:30 at night on June 12th when we arrived so the hotel was dark and we headed directly to our room to get some rest. We made it here without issue and due to the 16 hour time difference were all ready to go at 4am the next morning, now if only things were open.