Perhaps in homage to our ancestors, (they would have wanted us to go to this), we decided to go to one of the Apsara, or traditional Cambodian, dance shows. They start with a buffet, then do an hour long show. To be honest, they did a fine job, and the food wasn’t too bad. But […]
Author: Steve
Angkor Thom
Angkor Thom was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khner Empire. It was established in the late twelfth century and covers an area of 9 km². At the centre of the city is the Bayon state temple, with the other major sites clustered around the Victory Square immediately to the north including the Elephant […]
The HeroRats of APOPO
From the APOPO website: THE PROBLEMOver 60 countries are contaminated with hidden landmines and other explosive remnants of war, that cause tragic accidents and hamper communities from developing their productive land.Meanwhile, slow and inaccurate detection methods make tuberculosis the world’s most deadly infectious disease. 10.6 million new people contracted TB in 2022, 3.1 million went […]
Ta Prohm Temple (Lara Croft)
Ta Prohm Temple was made famous by the tree growing over it in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, the 2001 movie. Turns out, there are trees all over the place, not just the famous one. As we drove there from Angkor Wat, we passe moats, royal pools, and miles of ancient stone walls. Walking in, we […]
Angkor Wat
Nikki from Journey’s End gave us the contact info for a remork driver name Tear. He was excellent, both as driver and “quasi” guide. Walking through Angkor Wat is wandering through the ancient ruins of a once-great civilization, where one cannot help but feel the history and former grandeur of every weathered stone and towering […]
Tuk Tuk Food Tour
Apologies to start. I don’t really remember the names of most of the foods we tasted. It’s more on me than on Hong, our wonderful guide. Hong grew up in a small agricultural village a ways away from Siem Reap. She regaled us with stories of how to catch baby frogs and rats to eat. […]
Cambodia Ho’
We dropped off the car in Koh Chang, and Nikki took us to the ferry. Turns out our ticket didn’t go quite as smoothly as hoped, but eventually we made it on to the ferry back to the mainland. After a wait, we boarded the Boonsiri bus to the border of Cambodia. It took a […]
Journey’s Odds and End
We’ve come to the end of our stay at Journey’s End on Koh Chang in the Gulf of Thailand. Every morning, I developed a routine that included: get up, threw on elephant pants, walk down to the beach, make myself a double cup of coffee, and do the NYT Wordle, Connections, Strands, Sudoku and the […]
The Sunsets of Journey’s End
A Virtual Coffee Table Book As many of you know, we are complete sunset junkies. During our stay at Journey’s End, we enjoyed a sunset every night. None were ever the same. December 23
Trat
We flew from Vientiane to Don Muoang (the “Old”) Airport in Bangkok. Made our way to lodging, and it wasn’t much. But hey, $30 per night in Bangkok. Had dinner on a rooftop restaurant. The next day we took the MRT to Chatuchak Weekend Market and did some shopping. Pete and Lek showed up. We […]