About

My name is Marty Markenson. I just graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in mechanical engineering. I will be traveling in South East Asia from May 29th- July 19th. Many of my friends visited the region while studying abroad and raved about it. I thought I would see what the hype is all about.

Tyler and I will be traveling together for 6 weeks, Eric and Julia will join us for the first two weeks. There are certain places in Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia we want to see and things we want to experience.  But we’ve left our itinerary open so that we can adjust as we go.

Thanks for reading! I’m sure it will be wild ride!  I’ll keep this blog updated so you can follow the trip.

P.S. SEA stand for South East Asia hopefully I won’t be spending too much time in the actual sea…I’ll save that for another trip.

8 thoughts on “About”

  1. Great stuff Marty – I am Tyler’s Grandpa Potesta – This blog is the answer for me to be able to follow your exciting adventures. From one writer to another I can confidently say that you have the knack — especially for an engineer. 😉 have a great and safe trip and give my best to Ty. Talk with you in Bangkok !!!

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    • Thank you for the comment! I’m glad I have the opportunity to travel with Tyler. It’s been fun posting on this blog and I look forward to many more exciting days in South East Asia to write about.

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  3. “Our English waitress at the Mexican restaurant on an island in Thailand gave us insider information about a jungle party.” welcome to international waters !!

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  4. Hi Larry! So glad that Martin and your grandson Tyler have this opportunity to explore the lands of Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam together. Martin’s family and friend’s are following the blog and photo’s. We can hardly wait to read about the next adventure and perhaps the addition of another traveling companion who is scooped up by U of I !! Stay tuned!

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  6. Thanks for all the updates Marty!! I’m enviously following your guys’ journey, what a great time! Give Eric a biiiiiiiig hug for me 🙂

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