Yesterday’s Southeast Asia recap focusing on food and transport shows two of the more typical blog topics when it comes to travel. Often, I find that I take pictures of signage and random things (like funny looking dogs) and forget to compile and post them. In reality, these little oddities and humorous mistranslations are one […]
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Southeast Asia Recap: Food and Transport
Last week, my friend Lauren (aka my southeast Asia travel buddy) and I caught up over lunch. We first traveled abroad together in Africa in 2008 and then in southeast Asia in 2010. We threw out ideas for a future trip (maybe in 2012… see a pattern?) but mostly reminisced about ridiculous times and favorite […]
Montage Monday: Visiting Angkor Wat, Cambodia
One of my favorite places that I visited on my trip was the temples at Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia. It truly is a big kid’s playground. There are so many beautiful temples that you can wander through, climb on, and explore. I was obsessed with all of the detailed carvings on the temples, […]
The One with the Sunglasses
I consider myself overall to be a responsible person (if we omit the summer in Hawaii and losing my bank card in Bali). And generally speaking, I would say I have good luck in the sunglasses department until I turned 25.
Battambang: If Top Chef Came to Cambodia, I’d Be a Contestant
Battambang is home to two popular cooking schools, and I believe they are the cheapest you will find in Southeast Asia. While the going rate at most seem to be around $25-30, in Battambang it’s just $7-8. We chose Nari’s Kitchen and had a great time.
Battambang: Skip the Buns of Steel Video and Visit These Temples
It was our second day in Battambang and our driver K was taking us to two temples on top of mountains: Phnomh Sampeau and Phnomh Banan.