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…
Country Round-Up: Thailand
Note: We had a visitor in Thailand! I’ve added Rhonda’s responses to our standard questions to get her perspective of the two weeks she spent traveling with us through the country. Statistics Days: 23. We arrived in Thailand on March…
A Water Fight to Ring in the New Year
Different cultures around the world celebrate the passing of a new year with a multitude of traditions. Some shoot off fireworks, some eat grapes, and some drink champagne. What do the people in Thailand, and many other countries in Southeast…
A Two-Week Tour of Thailand
Prior to leaving the USA, we had many friends tell us that they would love to come and visit us somewhere during our travels. The one person who actually did make the trip to see us was my sister, Rhonda.…
Country Round-Up: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Zambia
*Note: Rather than doing a separate country round-up for each of these four countries, we have combined them into one post since we spent such little time in each. Statistics Days: 25. We were in Namibia February 14-26, in Botswana…
Country Round-Up: South Africa
Statistics Days: 23. We spent two separate periods in South Africa: the first from February 3-14 and the second from March 10-22, 2017. Cities: 12. Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Table View, Cederburg, Johannesburg, Addo, Jeffrey’s Bay, Stormsriver, The Crags, Knsyna, Wilderness,…