Asia is huge. I think we forget the majority of the world’s population lives in Asia. It’s also very different from one place to the next, sometimes within the same country. Having finished our wandering through Southeast Asia’s mainland over the last five months I’m still no authority but at least the picture is a [...]
WS and I knew that Angkor Wat was on our must see list when we decided to take our wandering journey. Recently up for the “new” Seven Wonders of the World (did not win), we were even more excited to be able to visit. When I found out how large the complex actually was, I [...]
The holocaust was a horrible crime. On a trip to Europe years ago, my brother and I visited the concentration camp of Dachau. To see the gas chambers, ovens and stand on the ashes of 30,000 people was a sobering experience. The complex has almost a solemn, memorial feel to it. And although it was [...]
The street kids in Phnom Penh really affected me. I told WS that I was going to put them in my backpack and take them home. Since this was not an option, I have since dragged WS to every nongovernmental organization that had a restaurant to benefit the kids. We went with Amanda to a [...]
I think WD’s humorous little guessing game hint at “where in the world” we are turned around and slapped us in the face. Our first night in Phnom Penh, I ordered a pizza at a sidewalk café and it was served with a fried egg on top. I’m all for trying new interesting local cuisine [...]
