Cu-chi Tunnels, Vietnam War Museum
Today we met in front of the hotel at 7 for the half day tour to the Cu Chi Tunnels. The tunnels dug in the 1960s by the Vietnamese to hide from the US Soldiers during the Vietnam War. The tunnels …
Asia
Sihanoukville to Ho Chi Minh City
In one Peace! Since the last post. We met the 4 awesome new friends we met while boating to dinner at our hotel. The BBQ special where you pick your own meat. I got the Squid again, YUMM, and we had a few beers. They were 2 guys from England who were school teachers traveling …
Sihanoukville Beach, Cambodia
It’s day 3 at the Beach on Cambodian’s most southern tip. The guys want to stay a couple more days here. I’d like to get to Vietnam soon. Gotta keep truckin’ along! We thankfully are staying at the best Bungalow hotel/restaurant/bar. Every night they have a special where a lady with a truck full of …
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
1975: After taking power, the Khmer Rouge leadership renamed the country “Democratic Kampuchea“. The Khmer Rouge subjected Cambodia to a radical social reform process that was aimed at creating a purely agrarian-based Communist society. The city-dwellers were deported to the countryside, where they were combined with the local population and subjected to forced labor. About …
Adventures in Siem Reap to Phnom Penh
After my post yesterday I went back to volunteer at the school for 3 hours to help with the class. The afternoon class was much smaller, about 6 students. One girl came back and was very eager to learn. During the break, all the kids from the school (120ish) come out to play in the …
Orphanage School in Siem Reap, Cambodia
There were a couple of brochures on Non-profit orgs for poor children & orphans in the area at our guesthouse – Siem Reap. I had written a couple through websites I found.. a few asking for large sums of donation, a few that did not need volunteers right now. I made a all to one …
Cambodian Children = Adorably Clever.
Alex the Frenchie, Chad & I hired a Tuk Tuk to take us around Angkor Wat for the day. Angkor Wat, known as the 8th wonder of the world, is an ancient Khmer empire that stretched out miles around. It is possible to explore all of the complex by foot though renting a bicycle may …
Alive in Cambodia
“Alive” has been the theme of my headlines when writing home to parents. But really, That’s what came to mind when writing the headline for this particular entry. The last 2 nights after I wrote my last entry, it did rain in so we had to stay another night in Ton Sai, Krabi beach. Beautiful …
Lost Luggage, Extreme Rains at Tonsai Beach
On our last morning in Yangon, we awoke at 6 am, got breakfast upstairs at White house hotel. The owner was kind enough to put us in the taxi ride with another traveler to save money. Every day we meet a few travelers all with different interesting stories. I love all of them. This individual …
Angels in Burma – My last day.
I got up the usual around 7 am. Had breakfast at our hotel – Gypsy Inn. At every guesthouse you really feel at home. The owners greet you upon arrival, bring you fresh towels, and their wives and daughter/relatives will cook for you, sit on the patio and chat w you about your origin, help …