I’m not getting lazy. Trent just happens to be a great writer with lots of good stuff to say about our sabbatical adventures. So, here is another guest blog post by him, all about our four days in Luang Prabang, which is fun to say and fun for play! Luang Prabang! Trent just chillin’ with … More Lovin’ Luang Prabang
Our visit to Laos has been an unexpected adventure from the beginning. When we arrived in Thailand nearly six months ago, we didn’t have any plans to visit Laos. Heck, two years ago, I couldn’t have found it on a map (blame my US geography education or lack thereof), pronounce it correctly, or tell you … More Adventures in Border Crossing: Thailand to Laos
For three days in April, Thailand celebrates the New Year, or Songkran. Businesses are largely closed. Kids are out of school. Half of the people in Bangkok leave town, returning to their homes and families all over Thailand to celebrate and make merit. The other half don their tropical shirts, grab a water gun (or … More Celebrating the Thai New Year Thai-style
Before arriving in Singapore, the sum total of my knowledge of the city was based solely on 1) spare snippets shared by my husband from his time working on assignment there ~13 years ago, 2) the recent commentary by a young Singaporean couple with whom we dined during a cruise through Vietnam’s Halong Bay a … More Singapore, you captured my imagination. And my wallet.
On our 8th day in Cambodia, we visited the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh. It was important to us to learn more about the disturbing history of the Khmer Rouge in this country. I am embarrassed to say how little I really understood before coming here. If you don’t know much, please google … More Reflections on the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh
When you think of Siem Reap, you probably think of Angkor Wat and temples, temples, temples. And you’d be right. We spent the better part of two days exploring the temples of Angkor Wat Archaeological Park (we could have spent many more days). But when we weren’t playing amateur archaeologists, we were spending our brief … More Top Three Cultural Experiences in Siem Reap
Words will fail me as I try to describe the beauty and the magnificence of the thousand year old ruins of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia. But I will try anyway. And hopefully the pictures will fill in some gaps. The three day passes to the Angkor Archaeological Park, a World Heritage Site, were … More The Ancient Ruins of Angkor Wat
On the 304th day of our sabbatical (hard to believe we are closing in on the final weeks), we flew from Chiang Rai to Bangkok to meet up with our friend Zeph, who flew in from Denver to vacation with us for a few weeks. We were both very excited to see a familiar face. … More Sabbatical days 304-308: Bangkok Take 2
Chiang Rai is the northernmost “big” city in Thailand, up near the border with Laos and Burma (aka Myanmar). The population is around 200K. It is a beautiful mountainous area, flanked by rivers and home to people from many cultures, including ethnic hill tribes. Thailand in the foreground, Myanmar in the center, Laos on the … More Four days in Chiang Rai
Pai is a small town in northern Thailand. It took us three hours by minibus ($6 per ticket) to get here from Chiang Mai. We had heard many people talk about Pai as a chill and laid back place to hang out, and they were so right. Many people described it as a much smaller … More Sabbatical Days 299-300: Make Time for Pai
The Found Year 