We have been home in our house which feels like a castle since we now have our own bed etc. The weather was very pleasant at 60-70 degrees Fahrenheit but now it is wintery and cold. We have received about 7 inches of heavy snow and another snow storm is on the way. Although it […]
Oahu, Hawaii, USA: March 4th through March 9th
What a journey! We found ourselves in blue sunny Hawaii to visit my dear uncle Abi after a 3 hour plane ride to Taiwan from Phnom Penh, an 8 hour layover in Taiwan, and another 9 hours from Taiwan to Honolulu on China airlines. The layover was’t terrible due to the airport being very pleasant […]
Phnom Penh: February 28th-March 3rd, 2016
We arrived by minivan to Phnom Penh after a 5 hour ride to stay at the Frangipani Fine Arts Hotel. It was a very sweet and quiet place with a nice courtyard and friendly staff. It cost us about $60.00 US dollars per night. This hotel was located in the heart of the art district […]
Sen Monorom: February 25th-February 27th.
We left Ban Lung at about 0945 on an overcrowded minivan for the 215 km trip to Sen Monorom ($10 each), also known as Mondulkiri. We got the suicide seats right up front, but fortunately had seat belts. It was a comfortable ride due to the road being in good shape (it was built about […]
Update: March 1, 2016
We are now in Honolulu, Hawaii and we will be heading home soon. We should be back home on March 9. Unfortunately we have not had very good Internet connections while we have been in Cambodia, which has made if difficult to keep the blog up to date. We may have to wait until we […]
Ban Lung: February 22-24, 2016
We left Siem Reap at 0800 via Asia Van Transfer minivan to Ban Long which cost $29 each for the entire Siem Reap-Ban Lung trip. It took 4.5 hours to cover the 300 km distance to Stung Treng, which was a stop along the way. The road was in good shape, but at times we […]
Siem Reap: February. 8-21st
We arrived at the Siem Reap airport and of course had to get our visas and go through customs and immigration etc. At the visa desk the official said “That will be 60 bucks” with a very funny accent and the B accentuated. He smiled and said “Did I say that right” while smiling. It […]
Pakse, Laos; February 7th and 8th, 2016
We returned to Pakse for a few days in preparation to fly to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Unfortunately, Pete got Denise’s nasty cold and was out of commission for these days. Denise did venture out to several temples and actually climbed up to the Buddha on the hill. We did find a great hotel called the […]
Four Thousand Islands, Don Khong, Laos; February 2-6
We took a minivan combined with a boat taxi further south to a place called 4000 islands otherwise known as Si Phan Don. It is where the Mekong river passes around thousands of sandbars and fishing boats abound. Pete was recovered mostly from his GI problems but Denise got a nasty cold. It was a […]
Pakse, Laos: January 31st-February 2nd 2016
Pakse, Laos:31 Jan-02 Feb 2016 We arrived in Pakse by private car which was worth not having to endure another bus journey. This is a very quiet and dusty town (due to the dry season). We stayed at the Residence Sisouk, $50.00 per night which was overpriced, but had very nice architectural features including dark […]