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China, Thailand, Cambodia: The Asia 2011 Family adventure itinerary
Asia 2011 was our longest, hardest and most rewarding adventure. The pain and pleasure of being a family of four cramped together in small cars, Asian hotel rooms and jammed public transportation was only exceeded by the challenges and rewards of experiencing some of the planets oldest and most developed civilizations in remote places and … Continue reading
Phallic symbols intimidate me on our last day of Siem Reap: Day 30 Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Our last day in Siem Reap is a whirlwind of the best Angkor has to offer, sexy carvings, waterfalls and monsoons. We begin with the two major sites to see in Angkor and end with two distant ones accessable only by car. Tonight we leave for Bangkok on our way to Chiang Mai and have … Continue reading
Exploring the ruins of the greatest ancient city: Angkor Wat – Day 29 – Asia – Cambodia
‘Coffee? You want coffee? Yes? Maybe latah. You remembah me, ookay? Coffee. Maybe latah.’ In the dark, the young boy follows us persistently. ’No, thank you’ I say, even though Trish and I both would like some coffee. But the little ‘restaurant’ outside Srah Srang, which is a tiny temple at the edge … Continue reading
The holy grail of adventure travel is cheap laundry service: Day 28, Angkor Wat Cambodia
The smell is terrible. It’s 5:30 am. I’m digging through my clothes in the dark for something to wear on our morning adventure: microlight flying over the Angkor Wat temples and Tonle Sap lake of Cambodia.
Explaining genocide to our kids: S-21 and the killing fields: Day 27 Asia – Cambodia
It’s simple to walk out the door of the hotel, grab a tuk-tuk and visit the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda, along the Tonle Sap riverbank. It’s our first stop of the day. Such ease was unthinkable until only very recently. Cambodia has been the pawn of local and world powers for the last several … Continue reading
