This summer we did lots of things. But the highlight was our trip to Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Here are some photos of our trip.

incense sticks

These are sticks that people roll incense onto and then burn. We saw people doing this. They used cinnamon, water, and a few other things that I forget. We bought some.

dragon sculpture in the old city palace complex

My sister Hannah loves dragons, and this is one we saw at a wat in Vietnam. No, it’s not all gold. That’s just gold plating.

women working in a rice paddy

My mother was on a walk one day on an island. She was taking pictures of people in rice paddies when they asked her if she wanted to help. She took the offer and got a lot of prickers in her pants. We were picking them out for at least a week.

This is a tree we saw in Angkor Wat. Although you can only see the roots in the picture above, these trees are a lot bigger than I thought they would be. That is my sister standing there next to the roots.

stone carvings of a buddha riding a three headed elephant

This is the most detailed carving in any ruin that I have ever seen. It is also in Angkor Wat. I don’t know how it was able to stay preserved throughout all these years.

me actually riding on a kite surfing board

me falling off the kite surfing board

My dad, mom, sister, and I are taking kitesurfing lessons. That is me up on the board, and in the water. It’s a lot harder than it looks. The farthest I have made it is probably thirty meters.

Not much.

It was a good summer and I am looking forward to the next one. My first summer in Southeast Asia has been a good one – and I am looking forward to the next!

Gabriel Miller is a member of the Youth Travel Blogging Mentorship Program

All photos courtesy and copyright Gabriel Miller