So after we left Siem Reap we took a 12hr bus to Bangkok where we got street food in the city and immediately headed to the airport to meet up with our friends Charlie and Emily. They being absolutely insane decided to come out and visit us on their one week of vacation from work. Yeah they flew travelled 30hrs each direction for 6 days … Continue reading The Thai Islands: Pretty much just one Perfect Sunset
This was on my Cambodian dirt bike adventure after dinner and my guide La had headed to bed. I was sitting writing my report of the day and just as I finished the owner of the homestay came over to hang out. His name was Pek, and this is his story. Pek was born in 1973 in Siem Reap. He was a child during the … Continue reading The Story of Pek
So for Christmas, in addition to my epic Vietnamese motorcycle lego, Athena found and planned a 4-day dirt bike trip through the jungles of Cambodia outside Siem Reap. So naturally it was a countdown until I got to get out and ride some motorbikes! When the day finally came it was weird saying goodbye to Athena for 4 whole days since this would be the … Continue reading Kickstart Cambodia: A Dirt Bike Ride Through the Cambodian Jungle
UPDATE: If you’ve been following along or happen to get an email when I put up a new one of these get ready. Its been a long bit since I posted and it turned out that I was having too much fun traveling to stop and figure out photo uploads and all that jazz. But I do have a bunch written from the last 4 … Continue reading Kampong Chhnang: “River Pottery”
I will again preface this with I am not a professional historian so what is conveyed bellow is what I understand to be correct. If you know more and would like to educate me further, please reach out so I can correct any misinformation. Thanks. Something which is known by some, but largely forgotten by the international community, is the atrocities which occurred in Cambodia … Continue reading The Khmer Rouge Genocide: Tuol Sleng and Choeung Ek
The bus ride across the border into Cambodia was easy and pretty fast. The bus took us straight to the center of Phnom Penh, where we got a tuk tuk to our hostel. While it may not be nearly as interesting to anyone else, I’ve been having a great time seeing all the tuk tuk variants that each country uses. And Cambodia’s are definitely a … Continue reading Phnom Penh: Not Exactly My Favorite
Originally we had wanted to spend Christmas on an beach somewhere but after our quick 2 day stop in Mui Ne we decided not to stay there. And Phu Quoc, the Vietnamese island in the south, was supposed to get hit with a major storm. So as we have many times before, we modified our plans and decided to spend our foreign Christmas in good … Continue reading Ho-Ho-Ho Chi Minh
With the aid of some over the counter “sleeping aids”, the 16 hour bus ride really wasn’t that bad. At 5′ 9″ (175cm) I’ve never had an issue with my height, but I can say traveling Asia has been the first time that I’ve ever been genuinely thankful for it. I can just barely fit with my legs stretched out, with my feet turned a … Continue reading Dalat: Finally Some Sun
Hoi An sits about 35km south of the much larger city of Da Nang. It’s an ancient fishing village that in the late 2000’s was named a UNESCO world heritage sight. At the time it was known for its small streets, and classic and well preserved architecture. Now however, much like the Hi Van pass, it’s infamy as the local home of Jeremey, James, and … Continue reading Hoi An: The Town of Tailors
Premature apologies for the lack and poor quality of photos. Believe it or not nice, mirrorless cameras don’t love torrential rain. So after Cat Ba things changed a bit. Our beautiful sunsets disappeared and were replaced with grey, cold, and a truly continuous rain. The quote from Forest Gump says it the best. “One day it started to rain, and then it didn’t stop for … Continue reading Vietnam: The North to Hoi An, it was wet
Why Not Roam 