We left Cambodia at midnight on Saturday and headed to Seoul, Korea. We were traveling Asiana Airlines, a new airline for us, but it meant we went through Seoul and had a 9 hour layover. When I booked the flight they asked if I wanted a hotel room or a day tour. “Day tour!” I said with confidence. Now, flying at 35,000 feet at one in the morning with both kids sleeping on my lap […] View full post »
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Name: Somphone Sayasit Age: 29 yrs. old Married with two children, 4 yr. old girl Poy and 1yr. old boy Tino Worked for tour companies for the last 10 yrs., been a guide for 6 One of the things I miss when I’m not in Asia is the lack of death defying acts! Sure, you can turn on Fear Factor or Jackass, but really in every day life America is lacking in people that are willing to put their life on the line for simple things. For instance today, on our way home from the bank we pulled over to watch this little accident waiting to happen as a crew […] View full post » I always get a bit nostalgic when it comes time to switch continents. The truth is I love both my homes and in Cambodia I miss the calm of my Truckee house, and the girls in my Truckee office, but when in Truckee I miss my staff and friends in Cambodia and the constant adventures that happen while living in Southeast Asia. With Saturday and our flight home approaching fast I pulled some of my […] View full post » No one seemed to be able to pick just one photo this week so it’s really a photo montage of our adventures around the globe: Kwanchanok “Jeab” Meechai/Thailand Director/Bangkok, Thailand I had the road trip with my family to Cha-Am. As monsoon season is coming so it rained so heavy on our way there then we had to stop the car at the gas station. I was praying with the sacred temple beside the road […] View full post » Our guides are the backbone of our company and our biggest asset. I thought we would do a weekly Saturday blog dedicated just to our guides. Feel free to send in recommendations on who we should interview next and we will try to get to everyone. I thought it was appropriate to start it off in Cambodia, where it all began after-all. Sina was one of the first guides we ever worked with in Cambodia […] View full post » We took the new overnight bus from Siem Reap to Sihanoukville to check it out and to get to the beach for Mother’s Day. I didn’t even get my camera out of the bag so… * I don’t have a photo of Brandon getting the second to last row and Callie and I getting two seats in the back row with chairs that didn’t recline! * I don’t have a photo of the scary war […] View full post » I haven’t visited Vang Vieng in a couple of years and when I was there it was a true backpackers haven with nary a decent hotel in site. Nicole Long, our Laos director recently took a trip to Vang Vieng, Laos to see what changes were happening and whether it could be a destination we include on tours. She also stayed at a few of the hotels in town and we are proud to present […] View full post » They bounce off him, and stick on you! This is how dad travels: Sorry this is a little late, I got distracted with a fun trip to Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh over the weekend. Here is the last of our Mother of all Weeks series by Loan, featuring Van, our Directors in Vietnam: |
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What did it take to become a guide in Luang Prabang, Lao P.D.R.? When I began working as a guide there was no policy or rules to follow. If I wanted to get work as a guide I would have […] 
This is how mom travels: 
Our trip to Sihanoukville and Phnom Penh was fun, but I am done with buses for a while, you can only be a human pillow/jungle gym/trampoline/punching bag and napkin for so many hours! […] 
Sorry for the delayed reply because Van is so busy for her Seminar. I can not understand that she never drop off her huge dreams 
that I admire her very much. Please see the following […] 