Ankor’s Temples : Day 3
Banteay Srei, Cambodian Landmine Museum and BBC After more than two months away from home one can start to feel nostalgic about even the most stupid things like washing machines and dryers.… Read More
Ankor’s Temples : Day 2
Day two started off at 4 am to get to Angkor Wat or “Temple City” to catch the sunrise over the huge site. We arrived in the pale light of the rising… Read More
Ankor’s Temples : Day 1
We came to Cambodia to visit the ancient temples of the Khmer Empire. Located north of the center of Siem Reap city, the temples cost $20 per day to visit, although the… Read More
Tourist Trap
It was inevitable that Angelo and I would be the center of a tourist scam during our trip. After arriving to Siem Reap, Cambodia from Thailand we were excited to go out… Read More
Elephant Nature Park
This past weekend I dragged Angelo with me to Elephant Nature Park in northern Chiang Mai – Mae Taeng District in Thailand. The ENP picked us up at our hotel at 8am… Read More
Wat Chedi Luang
Wat Chedi Luang is a large Buddhist temple that began construction around the 14th century, but probably not finished until the mid 15th century. You cannot climb up the steps of the… Read More
A week in Bangkok
Our experience in Bangkok was very short and somewhat limited. Due to the Thai coup d’état occurring only one day after our arrival there was a curfew for the entire country. We… Read More
Water Temple and Rice Terrace
Angelo and I had the luxury of hiring a driver for a whole day last weekend. His name is Windu Ketut, and we highly recommend him if you need a driver in… Read More
Balinese Dance
Angelo and I recently had the privledge of taking a Balinese dance class with I Nyoman Joni. We took the private dance class at the ARMA Museum ( Agung Rai Museum of… Read More
Bali… Paradise ?
Our trip to Bali, Indonesia started early in the morning. At 4:30am we left Tokyo on the metro for Narita Airport. It is always a whirlwind carrying luggage on the Tokyo subway,… Read More
Kichijoji and Inokashira Park
Last week our Japanese friend and host took us to a nice part of town called Kichijoji. Our friend Junko Sasaki has been so kind to let us stay with her for… Read More