In addition to the statistics for our trip and answers to the standard questions I ask in each round-up, I thought it would be fun to put together a “Top Three” list of our favorites (and a few not-so-favorites!). Jon…
World Trip Round-Up Part 2: Q&A
As with all of our country round-up posts, we have answered the same questions that we normally do, but this time about our entire trip. We always answer these separately so that we can’t steal each other’s answers, but it’s…
World Trip Round-Up Part 1: Statistics
Days: 311. We departed from Bay City, MI on August 6, 2016 and returned on June 13, 2017. Countries: 16. USA, Mexico, Belize, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Cities: 82.…
Country Round-Up: Cambodia
Statistics Days: 13. We arrived in Cambodia on April 14 and departed on April 27. Cities: 2. Siem Reap and Battambang. Apartment Rentals: 0. Hotels/Hostels: 3. Ivy Guesthouse and Koh Rong Hostel in Siem Reap and Royal Hotel in Battambang.…
Bats in Battambang
With only 13 days in Cambodia (why, oh why didn’t we plan more time there!?), Jon and I wanted to visit another city in addition to Siem Reap. Not wanting to spend an entire day traveling to and from another…
Typical Tuesday: April 18, 2017
This is a series in which I describe a typical Tuesday during our travels. This will give you an idea of what we do on an average day – sometimes exciting and sometimes mundane. Tuesday, April 18, 2017: Siem Reap,…
Siem Reap: What Did We Eat?
With a little over a week in Siem Reap and temperatures reaching 100°F every day, Jon and I took advantage of the air conditioning in all the cafes in our neighborhood to try as many places as we could. Every…
Touring the Angkor Archeological Complex
Oftentimes, the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions visiting Cambodia is Angkor Wat. With our time in Thailand winding down and a flight booked out of Vietnam in two months’ time, Jon and I agreed that we…