In my new ‘spirit of recession’, Couper, Mom (the nanny and no, I do not miss the irony of the name) and I boarded a bus to Phnom Penh today. We took the Mekong Express bus from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, a six hour journey with one 15 minute stop in the middle. Here were the pros and cons: Pro: My two-year-old who is potty training did not have an accident and slept for […] View full post »
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When my Laos director told me she had a new cooking course she wanted me to try I gently tried to bow out. Cooking is just not my thing…at all, and while I have taken fantastic Thai cooking classes I am not as big a fan of Laotian food and thought it would be a waste for me and my ‘no spice’ palate. Somehow my gentle no wasn’t enough and I was signed up. I […] View full post » This week I came up to Laos to check out some new hotels and check in with my office. There were also some new tours I wanted to try, so with both kids in school in Cambodia it seemed like a good time to head North. My first day I was signed up for Ock Pop Tok’s new one-day weaving course. I have to admit that I was a bit nervous the night before, you […] View full post » I know it’s the end of January, but I think you need a month to feel out the new year before making large commitments…let’s just say I’ve been dating 2009 and I am now ready to take it to the next level. Here are my new years commitments related to travel, I thought I could skip the ‘be nicer to my husband and dance more’ ones. 1. Return to our roots as a tour […] View full post » This tour is different than any other, normally we will take our guests on tour of whatever they are interested in. This tour the guests are able to follow what Jeab and I are interested in J . Such as -having dinner at our favorite local restaurant and or go to a club to dance – basically do what local Thai people do!! Last time Andrea was in Bangkok she told me that she […] View full post » |
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Some kids get to go to the movies, some kids get to go to ice cream, our kids get to see a 12th Century UNESCO World Heritage site lit up with hundreds of lights. 
This evening we were invited to a preview of the Angkor Wat Night Tour, a chance to visit Angkor Wat after the crowds have left with strategic lighting allowing for an amazing perspective. On February 9 the Angkor Wat Night Tour […] 