Category Archives: Adventure 2012
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
The Fight Against Human Trafficking in Cambodia
As we traveled around Cambodia, we heard mention here and there about the problem of human trafficking inside the country–as well as across its borders–but in Phnom Penh we learned much more about the issue. We visited two international NGOs … Continue reading
Phnom Penh and the Khmer Rouge
After a harrowing six-hour drive from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, John, Anne and I arrived into the heart of Cambodia’s capital city after nightfall and headed out to Cantina, a Mexican restaurant owned by a man from Santa Barbara … Continue reading
Taking Siem Reap by Storm: Indiana John and the Temple of the Chinese Tourists
I know, the title is terrible, but it’s fitting… From Kampot, John and I headed north to Siem Reap, which is the jumping off point for tours of Angkor, the ancient Khmer capital and the home of Angkor Wat. 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
Good Friends and Good Food in Singapore
We flew out of Bali and into Singapore on a Thursday afternoon, and in just a quick couple of hours it seemed like we had jumped planets. On the taxi ride into downtown Singapore from the airport, I stared in … Continue reading
The Money Trail – Indonesia
Landing at the Bali airport and withdrawing a cool million (Indonesian rupiah) from the ATM there was an interesting experience. Definitely made us feel like high rollers! 1 USD ~= 9000 Rupiah