Category Archives: Places
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
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
North, South Tour of Bali
After a relaxing week in Ubud, we headed out to see other parts of the island. I used my first trip to Bali as a guide (my very first trip out of the US was to Bali, back in 2001) … Continue reading
Honeymoon in Ubud
Since the very beginning of our relationship, I’ve been hearing stories from John about magical Bali. I have to admit, I was a little skeptical. I’m not sure why–I guess I just imagined it being pretty touristy, overrun by ladies … Continue reading
Pulau Pangkor
As John wrote in his last blog post, after the Cameron Highlands, we headed to the beach to spend a few days on a little Malaysian island called Pulau Pangkor. It was quiet and totally untouristy, and it gave us … Continue reading
Highland Adventures
After saying our goodbyes to the Injays, we boarded a plane bound for Malaysia. But, we wouldn’t be without friends for long. We quickly met up with our hip, Austin buddies Cheng and Negina, who had been visiting Cheng’s family … Continue reading
Hiroshima and Miyajima
A few days after we’d gotten to Kobe, once we’d gotten our energy back, we headed west on the shinkansen–Japan’s bullet train–for an overnight trip to Hiroshima and Miyajima. From the time we’d started planning our trip to Japan, we … Continue reading
Life with the Injays: Refreshing and Uplifting
After a few days in Tokyo, we headed south to Kobe to visit our good friends Trish and Mike Injaychock and their adorable kiddos. We arrived to find Trish fully outfitted in a yukata, a summer kimono. There was a festival … Continue reading