After running around Cambodia for a month we were, to use a phrase, plum tuckered out.  We were looking forward to staying put for a while in Phuket, our next destination. Most of what we had heard about Phuket from other travelers we had met was negative, but we had already realized that our criteria … Continue reading Phuket and the Phi Phi Islands →

Our taxi dropped us off in front of our apartment building, Mansion 51, in Phnom Penh, and we were still glowing from a relaxing 5 days in Kampot. Phnom Penh was bustling, dusty, and vibrant, which was exactly what we were looking for after our tour through quiet Southern Cambodia.  Modern high-rises alternated with scrabbly … Continue reading Our Final Stop in Cambodia: Phnom Penh →

After a delightful six days in Siem Reap we headed south to the Cambodian coast to spend a week in Sihanoukville. Our digs in Sihanoukville were a bit on the rough side.  We had the second story of a two-story wooden house, and our apartment was comprised of a deck overlooking the jungle, a simple, … Continue reading The Good, the Bad, and the Tasty →

Temples aren’t really my thing.  Or perhaps I should say thaaang. Don’t get me wrong.  I enjoy visiting a beautiful temple, cathedral, mosque, synagogue, etc.  I’ll even spend a day to go out of my way and visit one. But I’m not going to fly to a city just to see the temples.  I’m more of … Continue reading (Too Short) A Visit to Siem Reap →

The quaint little town of Hoi An is in Central Vietnam, about an hour’s flight from Hanoi.  Our hope, with fingers crossed and knocking like hell on wood, was that the weather would be a touch warmer and sunnier in Hoi An than it had been in Hanoi. It didn’t work out that way.  It … Continue reading Heavy Traffic in Life’s Slow Lane: Hoi An →

Hanoi – The City That Never Stops The stories we had heard about Vietnam prior to our arrival described the country as wild, traffic-clogged, noisy, challenging, fun, singular, frustrating, and beautiful. So naturally we had to see this sucker for ourselves. Our plan was to fly from Chiang Mai into Hanoi, spend a few days … Continue reading Vietnam – A New Challenge →

Big Ears One of the biggies on our “must do” list for Thailand was a visit to an elephant camp.  After screwing around for a couple of weeks in Chiang Mai we finally decided that we’d better get moving on an elephant experience or we were going to run out of time. After asking some of … Continue reading The Bucket List Gets Shorter →