Author Archives: John
The Money Trail – Laos
The local currency in Laos is the kip. Kip were harder to spend than other currencies because, unlike other places we’ve been, English numbers weren’t consistently placed on the money. 1 USD ~= 8,000 kip
Cruising the Mekong
As Shelley mentioned in our last post, after a few days in Luang Prabang, we hopped aboard a boat on the Mekong river, the Mekong Sun, bound for Chiang Sien, Thailand. The boat cruise worked great for us, because its … Continue reading
The Money Trail – Vietnam
The local currency of Vietnam is the dong. The visage of Ho Chi Minh is prominently displayed on each bill. 1 USD ~= 20,000 Vietnamese Dong
Scooter Dodging in Hanoi
After our slowdown in Hoi An, we were a little taken aback when we arrived in Hanoi. Hanoi was like the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City taken to the next level. I would say turned up to … Continue reading
Slowing Things Down in Hoi An
After a few days in HCMC, Shelley and I were ready to slow down a bit. There’s a lot of motorbike traffic in HCMC and it’s a city very much on the go. So, when we arrived in the sleepy … Continue reading
The Money Trail – Cambodia
The official currency of Cambodia is the riel. However, it might as well be the US dollar. Every ATM that we used in Cambodia dispensed US dollars and everyone seemed to prefer transacting in US currency. The only time we … Continue reading
Roads
Wanna know one thing I’ll no longer take for granted when I get back to Texas? Roads. The roads in Cambodia made for some seriously adventurous driving. This video shows the main “highway” between Kampot and Sihanoukville, where we caught … Continue reading
Holiday in Cambodia
Except in Siem Reap, the jumping off point for tours of Angkor, tourism has yet to completely take over Cambodia. So, when we arrived in the small town of Kampot, about 3 hours south of Phnom Pehn near the coast, … Continue reading
The Money Trail – Singapore
Singapore is so neat and clean, even their money is white! Seriously, they must take the soiled money out of circulation. I didn’t see any. Singapore is the first country we’ve visited where the US dollar is worth less than … Continue reading
Angry Tourists
After catching up on some errands over the weekend – Shelley needed to have some pages added to her passport, all of our clothes needed washing, and we were running low on toothpaste, shampoo and such – we took some … Continue reading