From the crazy hustle and bustle of HCMC, I began working my way north through the country. Next stop, Dalat for 4 nights. A beautiful, small town at an altitude of 4900 feet, Dalat was once a summer escape for the French and was developed as a resort. Many of the old buildings remain and […]
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Vi-et-Nam! 🇻🇳 Vi-et-Nam! 🇻🇳
NIght bus! From the sleepy beach town of Sihinoukville, Cambodia to The Big City — Ho Chi Minh City. Should be a 12 hour bus-ride aboard a comfy sleeper bus. Great way to get to the next spot while saving money on a hostel, since I could sleep on the bus. I was impressed with […]
Serendipity
After our time in Phnom Penh, Theresa headed back home to Denver and Jessie and James went to the beaches of Kampot. After looking at a map of the southern Cambodian beach area to determine my next course of action, I spotted Serendipity Beach. “Serendipity” is one of my favorite words – for the sound […]
Phnom Penh – Visiting The Killing Fields and S-21 Tuol Sleng
A bus took us from the charming Battambang to Phnom Penh, a drive of around 5 hours. Jessie and James had done some research and booked us into a hostel called Lovely Jubbly Villa. When we arrived in Phnom Penh (hereinafter to be referred to, at least occasionally, as PP) I asked the pack of […]
Battambang – bamboo trains, dinners gone amuk and the custom of hand wobbling
Edited December, 2024 After thoroughly enjoying Siem Reap, our next stop was Battambang. A good-sized city of over one million people, Battambang is a few hours from Siem Reap by bus or a 6-8-hour boat ride down the Tonle Sap River. You can guess which mode of transport we opted for! We grabbed seats at […]
Kampuchea WARNING: Cambodia History Lesson Ahead
Time to say goodbye to Laos and head across the border into Cambodia, or Kampuchea as it is also known. A tuk tuk from Pan’s Guesthouse to the boat to the bus station, and on our way to Siem Reap, home of Angkor Wat, city of temples. Crossed into Cambodia at Trapang Kreg and our […]
Laos 4000 Islands: Been there, Don Det.
Kayaking, waterfalls, scooters and water buffalo – enjoying the 4000 Islands of southern Laos.
Lovely Lao(s) – First Stop: Luang Prabang
Wasn’t quite sure if it’s correct to say LaoS or Lao, so I’ve always let the “s” trail when I said it; but now that I’m here, I have learned that although either pronunciation is acceptable, Lao is correct. “Sabidee!!” in a sing-song cheerful voice is sung out many times each day and means “hello” […]
Going nowhere fast.
In which I try not to bore you with too much of the details of the debacle that became my outward bound trip…
The second most often question I get asked is…so what are you bringing to wear for the next four months??
Surprisingly little. But still quite a lot. Here’s the list of what I have in my trusty rusty 60L pack, a Gregory Jade. She probably weighs around 22 -25 lbs. and can be used as a carry-on or you can check it as baggage. Great pack – took her first spin with me to Thailand, […]
